Change signals a shift away from legacy monitoring packs toward modern observability and Azure-based monitoring tools.

Microsoft will retire SCOM SQL monitoring packs in 2027, pushing customers toward Azure Monitor and cloud billing.

That’s about the sum of it – so hopefully you’ll have a chance to join us for some or all of the above during Season 18 Community Weekend, two days of fun running from Saturday, January 31st to Monday ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to discuss Azure growth, Copilot adoption and customer appetite for Defender, Purview and other security products during the Q2 earnings call.