Microsoft has announced that SCOM Management Packs for SSRS, PBIRS, and SSAS will reach End of Support in January 2027, forcing enterprise migration to Azure Monitor.
Microsoft will retire SCOM SQL monitoring packs in 2027, pushing customers toward Azure Monitor and cloud billing.
Teams using Azure Private Link and Geo-backups see major improvements in the latest January stability update for MySQL Flexible Servers.
General availability on newer Linux distributions and CU1 signal a push toward stability, security and production readiness.