With the upcoming release of SQL Server 2025, there will not be a new version of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). Instead, Power BI Report Server will be the default – offering new features including PBIX reports, data modelling, and custom visuals.
The Microsoft announcement states that “when SQL Server 2025 becomes generally available, any customer with a paid SQL Server license will have access to Power BI Report Server (PBRS) ” while PBRS was previously limited to Enterprise edition customers with Software Assurance.
Power BI Report Server (PBIRS) installation requires keys from SQL Server 2025 and later versions. For SQL Server 2022 (16.x) and previous versions, access to PBIRS is limited to customers with SQL Server Enterprise edition and Software Assurance (SA), who can use a PBIRS key provided by Microsoft.
You don’t have to transition immediately if you don’t want to as SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2022 will continue to receive security updates and support through January 11, 2033.
The announcement (with other SQL 2025 info) is here and there is more info here too.
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