Tag Archives: SQL Server 2025

SSRS and Power BI Report Server

Microsoft announce that there won’t be a new version of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) for SQL Server 2025 and that Power BI Report Server will become the default reporting solution. Power BI Report Server has long been available for customers with SQL Server Enterprise Core licences with SA but with the launch of SQL Server 2025 the eligibility rules change. Any customer with a licence for a paid-for edition of SQL Server 2025 (with or without SA) will be able to use their SQL Server keys to install both SQL Server 2025 and Power BI Report Server. For customers who want to continue using SSRS 2022, that product remains supported until 11 January, 2033.

Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/45cID6T, and a useful FAQ here: https://bit.ly/4lWjVx2.

SQL Server 2025 is in public preview

Microsoft announce that SQL Server 2025 is now in public preview. There’s not much news on the licensing, apart from the introduction of SQL Server 2025 Standard Developer Edition. The Developer Edition has long been based on SQL Server Enterprise and this new edition will enable developers to test their apps that will use Standard edition in production. It will continue to be a free edition for dev and test purposes.

Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/44NKcbU.

SQL Server 2025

Microsoft announce that SQL Server 2025 is now in private preview with general availability sometime in 2025. No word yet on whether there will be changes to the licensing.

Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/3Zi81oX.