New features in Spotlight Enterprise 16.0

Platform support

  • Azure SQL Database full monitoring
  • SCOM 2025 Integration
  • Installation and monitoring of SQL Server 2022 CU25 (KB5081477)
  • Installation and monitoring of Microsoft SQL Server 2025 (RTM-CU6) (KB5093421)

Extend Monitoring of Azure SQL Databases

Added support for additional Azure SQL metrics, enhanced alerting, and improved performance visibility.

SCOM Management Pack 2025 Support

Added support for SCOM Management Pack 2025.

Exclude Specific Indexes from Fragmentation Analysis

Added the ability to exclude specific indexes when generating the list of fragmented indexes for a selected database, enabling more targeted and meaningful fragmentation analysis.

Import Multiple Certificates for Secure Email Configuration

Users can now import and manage multiple certificates, including root and intermediate certificates, when configuring email servers in Spotlight. This enhancement simplifies secure email setup and helps ensure proper certificate chain validation for SSL/TLS connections.

Azure SQL Database Monitoring Licensing Enhancements

Azure SQL database monitoring now contributes to license consumption. Four monitored Azure SQL database connections are counted as a single license, simplifying license management and reducing licensing costs for Azure database environments. For more information, see Azure SQL Database Monitoring Licensing.