DB24 Release Notes - Version 2025.4

Release Date: September 8, 2025

The DB24 2025.4 release marks a major milestone with the introduction of AiQ (Aggregated Instance Quality), a scoring system that helps you understand the health of your SQL Server environments in one clear, unified view.

Key updates:

New AiQ (Aggregated Instance Quality) scoring system with baselines, trends, and actionable insights
Reworked Portal Dashboard with modular widgets and performance-focused navigation
Multiple fixes across Runtime, Portal, and Core for better accuracy and resilience

New DB24 License Key system

Existing customers must update to the new license key model – contact DB24 Support if you haven't received yours yet.

🌟 Spotlight: AiQ (Aggregated Instance Quality)

Aggregated Instance Quality (AiQ) provides a clear, unified score for each of your SQL Server instances.

Daily Scoring: Once per day, DB24 calculates an AiQ score for every instance
Wide-Ranging Metrics: Scores are based on grouped parameters across subcategories
Action-Oriented: AiQ highlights where improvements can be made
Baseline & Trends: 4-week deltas show whether an instance is improving or regressing

➡️ New Features

New Reworked Dashboard

Redesigned with modular widgets and a cleaner, more modern layout
Tag-based filtering enables focus on relevant subsets of instances

Enriched Instance & Database information

InstanceInfo: Added fields such as language, date format, default paths, HADR status
DBInfo: Added visibility for Service Broker enablement

🐞 Bug Fixes

Runtime - SQL Server Version Parser: Fixed inconsistencies with older SQL Server builds
Portal - Memory Usage Report: Corrected data sourcing issues
Runtime - Instance Information Stability: Replaced truncation with merge updates
Runtime - Filespace Check on wrong volume: Corrected disk-space validation logic