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HC-series Azure Virtual Machines retirement date and replacement

Azure Virtual Machines · Cloud service · retires May 31, 2027 (in 8 months)Unverified

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Dates

Checked Sep 25, 2026 on Microsoft's page
RetiresMay 31, 2027 (in 8 months)
AnnouncedMar 19, 2026
ReplacementNone named
NoticeOn May 31, 2027, Microsoft Azure will retire the following HC-series virtual machine (VMs) sizes: Standard_HC44rs, Standard_HC44-16rs, and Standard_HC44-32rs....
Sourceazure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=548543

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Sep 25Announced2027-05-31UnverifiedOn May 31, 2027, Microsoft Azure will retire the following HC-series virtual machine (VMs) sizes: Standard_HC44rs, Standard_HC44-16rs, and Standard_HC44-32rs....Source

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