diff --git a/internal/report/snapshots.go b/internal/report/snapshots.go
index c0a7b21..d216377 100644
--- a/internal/report/snapshots.go
+++ b/internal/report/snapshots.go
@@ -586,8 +586,17 @@ func CreateTableReport(logger *slog.Logger, Database db.Database, ctx context.Co
 		query = fmt.Sprintf(`%s WHERE %s`, query, templateExclusionFilter())
 	}
 	orderBy := snapshotOrderBy(columns)
+	orderDir := "DESC"
+	isHourly := strings.HasPrefix(tableName, "inventory_hourly_")
+	isDailySummaryTable := strings.HasPrefix(tableName, "inventory_daily_summary_")
+	isMonthlySummaryTable := strings.HasPrefix(tableName, "inventory_monthly_summary_")
+	if hasColumn(columns, "CreationTime") && (isHourly || isDailySummaryTable || isMonthlySummaryTable) {
+		// Sort inventory rows by creation time ascending so newest VMs appear last.
+		orderBy = "CreationTime"
+		orderDir = "ASC"
+	}
 	if orderBy != "" {
-		query = fmt.Sprintf(`%s ORDER BY "%s" DESC`, query, orderBy)
+		query = fmt.Sprintf(`%s ORDER BY "%s" %s`, query, orderBy, orderDir)
 	}
 
 	rows, err := dbConn.QueryxContext(ctx, query)
diff --git a/server/handler/updateCleanup.go b/server/handler/updateCleanup.go
index ae9343f..02f48cd 100644
--- a/server/handler/updateCleanup.go
+++ b/server/handler/updateCleanup.go
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // UpdateCleanup removes orphaned update records.
-// @Summary Cleanup updates
-// @Description Removes update records that are no longer associated with a VM.
+// @Summary Cleanup updates (deprecated)
+// @Description Deprecated: Removes update records that are no longer associated with a VM.
 // @Tags maintenance
+// @Deprecated
 // @Produce text/plain
 // @Success 200 {string} string "Cleanup completed"
 // @Failure 500 {string} string "Server error"
diff --git a/server/handler/vcCleanup.go b/server/handler/vcCleanup.go
index 309dac2..867d94b 100644
--- a/server/handler/vcCleanup.go
+++ b/server/handler/vcCleanup.go
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // VcCleanup removes inventory entries for a vCenter instance.
-// @Summary Cleanup vCenter inventory
-// @Description Removes all inventory entries associated with a vCenter URL.
+// @Summary Cleanup vCenter inventory (deprecated)
+// @Description Deprecated: Removes all inventory entries associated with a vCenter URL.
 // @Tags maintenance
+// @Deprecated
 // @Produce json
 // @Param vc_url query string true "vCenter URL"
 // @Success 200 {object} map[string]string "Cleanup completed"
diff --git a/server/handler/vmCreateEvent.go b/server/handler/vmCreateEvent.go
index 756a3e6..a8c85a7 100644
--- a/server/handler/vmCreateEvent.go
+++ b/server/handler/vmCreateEvent.go
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // VmCreateEvent records a VM creation CloudEvent.
-// @Summary Record VM create event
-// @Description Parses a VM create CloudEvent and stores the event data.
+// @Summary Record VM create event (deprecated)
+// @Description Deprecated: Parses a VM create CloudEvent and stores the event data.
 // @Tags events
+// @Deprecated
 // @Accept json
 // @Produce text/plain
 // @Param event body models.CloudEventReceived true "CloudEvent payload"
diff --git a/server/handler/vmDeleteEvent.go b/server/handler/vmDeleteEvent.go
index e754582..234f93c 100644
--- a/server/handler/vmDeleteEvent.go
+++ b/server/handler/vmDeleteEvent.go
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // VmDeleteEvent records a VM deletion CloudEvent in the inventory.
-// @Summary Record VM delete event
-// @Description Parses a VM delete CloudEvent and marks the VM as deleted in inventory.
+// @Summary Record VM delete event (deprecated)
+// @Description Deprecated: Parses a VM delete CloudEvent and marks the VM as deleted in inventory.
 // @Tags events
+// @Deprecated
 // @Accept json
 // @Produce text/plain
 // @Param event body models.CloudEventReceived true "CloudEvent payload"
diff --git a/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go b/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go
index 01ebec6..4802d69 100644
--- a/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go
+++ b/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // VmModifyEvent records a VM modification CloudEvent.
-// @Summary Record VM modify event
-// @Description Parses a VM modify CloudEvent and creates an update record when relevant changes are detected.
+// @Summary Record VM modify event (deprecated)
+// @Description Deprecated: Parses a VM modify CloudEvent and creates an update record when relevant changes are detected.
 // @Tags events
+// @Deprecated
 // @Accept json
 // @Produce json
 // @Param event body models.CloudEventReceived true "CloudEvent payload"
diff --git a/server/handler/vmMoveEvent.go b/server/handler/vmMoveEvent.go
index f5e2c34..be3dc63 100644
--- a/server/handler/vmMoveEvent.go
+++ b/server/handler/vmMoveEvent.go
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // VmMoveEvent records a VM move CloudEvent as an update.
-// @Summary Record VM move event
-// @Description Parses a VM move CloudEvent and creates an update record.
+// @Summary Record VM move event (deprecated)
+// @Description Deprecated: Parses a VM move CloudEvent and creates an update record.
 // @Tags events
+// @Deprecated
 // @Accept json
 // @Produce json
 // @Param event body models.CloudEventReceived true "CloudEvent payload"