Database, Analytics, and AI/ML

Microsoft Investing Little on AI in Its Own Management Services October 4, 2026 Although Microsoft promotes AI, including upsells in the form of Copilots, Azure AI, and the...more Agent 365 for GCC Is Available, but It Has Security, Compliance, and Other Gaps October 2, 2026 Microsoft 365 G7 mirrors E7 by adding Agent 365, which brings agent governance, observability, and...more Fabric for GCC and GCC High Is Imminent September 28, 2026 Fabric, Microsoft’s data and analytics platform, is finally in public preview for US Government Community...more Microsoft 365 G7 Government Suite: A Release in Progress September 25, 2026 The initial release of Microsoft 365 G7, the equivalent of Microsoft 365 E7 but licensed...more Understanding Copilot Studio Harnesses and Their Costs September 22, 2026 An AI harness is a layer between an agent or an AI application and the...more Microsoft IQ Enables Enterprise Intelligence, But at What Cost? September 21, 2026 Enterprise intelligence is shifting from stored information to metered services consumed by AI. Microsoft IQ...more Agent 365: Microsoft Attempts to Herd Your AI Agents Updated: September 21, 2026 Microsoft’s Agent 365 seeks to help organizations increase the manageability, security, and compliance of their...more Microsoft 365 E7 Suite Available: It’s All About AI Updated: September 21, 2026 Unlike the E3 and E5 tiers of Microsoft 365, E7 is likely of very limited...more Microsoft 365 AI Governance Features: A Dog’s Breakfast September 14, 2026 Aspects of AI governance are addressed by many features across Microsoft 365’s compliance, identity, security,...more GitHub Copilot Brings Another AI Consumption Unit to Track September 14, 2026 Microsoft has revised the metered usage units for GitHub Copilot and added a new “Max”...more The Hidden Costs of M365 Copilot September 10, 2026 Microsoft injected unpredictable consumption costs into user subscription licensing with Copilot Cowork, and there’s more...more Power Platform’s Final Release Wave and How Updates Will Now Be Delivered September 8, 2026 Power Platform is no longer delivering updates in “waves” and is moving to a continuous...more Demystifying Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: September 4, 2026 Microsoft’s range of Copilots, initially broad and confusing, is narrowing, but remains convoluted. Copilots, like...more Protecting Power BI Premium Pricing During the Move to Fabric August 31, 2026 Power BI Premium P customers must move to Fabric F SKUs at the end of...more Azure Copilot Agents Simplify Azure Operation, Optimization Updated: August 31, 2026 The Azure portal has had a Copilot for more than a year, but it has...more Should Your Organization Buy Agent 365? August 21, 2026 Agent 365 brings substantial governance, security, and identity capabilities to agent deployments, but certain organizations...more

Microsoft’s Units for Metered AI Consumption Costs September 14, 2026 Navigating Microsoft’s Copilots Updated: September 1, 2026 Per Core License Model Flowchart May 1, 2026 SQL Server Edition Packaging May 1, 2026 Reporting and Analytics Tools for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents April 7, 2026 Server Application Version Support March 17, 2026 GitHub Copilot Tier Comparison June 3, 2025

  Product Reference Managed Redis Azure Managed Redis is an Azure-hosted, Microsoft-managed caching service built on Redis software. Redis is...more   Licensing Reference Managed Redis Azure Managed Redis is an Azure-hosted, Microsoft-managed caching service built on Redis software.   Licensing Reference Managed Instance for Cassandra Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra is a platform service that runs unmodified open-source Apache...more   Licensing Reference Azure Machine Learning Machine Learning charges for Azure resources consumed, including compute, storage, networking, model training, inference, and...more   Product Reference Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra is a PaaS service that uses a native Cassandra...more   Product Reference Azure Support Plans Paid Azure support plans provide both break-fix support and guidance to developers and operations staff...more   Licensing Reference Power BI Report Server A component of SQL Server that enables customers to host and share Power BI reports...more   Product Reference Fabric IQ Fabric IQ is a Fabric workload in preview that adds reusable business context to data...more   Product Reference Power BI Report Server Microsoft’s on-premises report server, hosting paginated reports built on Report Definition Language (RDL) and Power...more   Product Reference SQL Server Analysis Services SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) is a role in SQL Server, Microsoft’s longstanding on-premises database...more   Product Reference SQL Server Integration Services SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a role in SQL Server, Microsoft’s longstanding on-premises database...more   Product Reference SQL Server SQL Server is a server-based product that provides database management, integration, reporting, business intelligence (BI),...more   Product Reference Cache for Redis Cache for Redis is being retired in favor of Azure Managed Redis. It’s an in-memory...more   Product Reference Cosmos DB in Fabric Cosmos DB in Fabric is a special deployment of a Cosmos DB NoSQL document database...more   Product Reference HorizonDB A fully managed, PostgreSQL-compatible database service, designed for mission-critical applications that need fast throughput, sub-millisecond...more   Product Reference DocumentDB Azure DocumentDB offers a highly compatible MongoDB service using the open-standard DocumentDB platform that runs...more

Database, Analytics, and AI/ML Roadmap

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