Cloud service sunsets
A cloud service or feature reaching end of support.
Next 30 days
Managed NGINX Ingress with Application Routing Add-on
Is retired on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
In 31 to 90 days
Looker Mobile (Legacy) app
Starting on January 31, 2027, support for the Looker Mobile (Legacy) app will be discontinued and the app will be unavailable for download from the App Store or Play Store.
And 1 more retirement from Google Cloud that day
- Looker Mobile (Legacy) applicationUnverified
Migrate from Azure Blueprints
Is retired.
And 1 more retirement from Microsoft that day
- NVv3-series Azure Virtual MachinesUnverifiedAzure Virtual Machines
In 91 days to a year
Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise
And Enterprise Flash tiers is retiring on March 31, 2027 and new creation requests will be blocked starting April 1, 2026.
And 3 more cloud service sunsets from Microsoft that day
- Azure SQL Elastic query - Shard_Map_Manager modeUnverifiedAzure SQL Database
- Emissions Impact Dashboard for AzureUnverifiedAzure
- Sidecar for remote-write for Azure Monitor managed service for PrometheusUnverifiedAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Prompt Flow in Azure ML and Foundry
Prompt Flow will be retired from Microsoft Foundry and Azure Machine Learning on April 20, 2027 and replaced by a single, modern orchestration platform: Microsoft Agent Framework.
HBv2-series Azure Virtual Machines
On May 31, 2027, Microsoft Azure will retire the following HBv2-series virtual machine (VMs) sizes: Standard_HB120rs_v2, Standard_HB120-96rs_v2, Standard_HB120-64rs_v2, Standard_HB120-32rs_v2, and Standard_HB120-16rs_v2.
And 3 more cloud service sunsets from Microsoft that day
- HBv2/HC-Series/NP-Series Azure Virtual Machine in Azure Batch PoolUnverifiedAzure Batch
- HC-series Azure Virtual MachinesUnverifiedAzure Virtual Machines
- NP-series Azure Virtual MachinesUnverifiedAzure Virtual Machines
Azure Kubernetes Service support for Ubuntu 22.04
On June 30, 2027, we'll retire Ubuntu 22.04 on Azure Kubernetes Service.
Azure VMware Solution License-included service
Is retired.
And 1 more retirement from Microsoft that day
Azure VMware Solution AV36 node End of Support now
Is retired.
Pod name dimension in AKS pod platform metrics
Is retired on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Azure Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters
The Azure Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes will be retired on October 9, 2027.
Always Encrypted with Intel SGX Enclaves
Always Encrypted with Intel SGX enclaves in Azure SQL Database will retire on October 31, 2027 as support for SGX-enabled DC-series hardware is phased out.
More than a year out
D-series, Ds-series, Dv2-series, Dsv2-series, and Ls-series Virtual Machines for Azure Batch pools
Is retired.
Azure VMware Solution AV36 Node Retirement now
Is retired.
Entity Linking from Azure AI Language
Entity Linking will be retired on 8 September 2028, please transition off by that date.
And 1 more retirement from Microsoft that day
- Operating System (OS) Disks on Standard HDDUnverifiedAzure Disk Storage
Azure Disk Encryption
Will be retired on September 15, 2028 and we recommend you transition to Encryption at Host by that date.
And 1 more retirement from Microsoft that day
- hsmPlatform 1 Keys in Azure Key VaultUnverifiedAzure Key Vault
Azure Cache for Redis
(Basic, Standard and Premium) will be retired on September 30, 2028.
And 1 more retirement from Microsoft that day
- Azure Communication Services (ACS) standalone servicesUnverifiedAzure Communication Services
Spark Native Connector for Semantic Link
Is retired on Azure Microsoft Fabric.
Av2-series, F-series, Fs-series, Fsv2-series, G-series, Gs-series, and Lsv2-series Virtual Machines
Is retired on Azure Batch.
Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL
On March 31, 2029, Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL will be retired, and you'll need to migrate to Azure Database for PostgreSQL Elastic Cluster by that date.
And 3 more cloud service sunsets from Microsoft that day
- Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB NoSQLUnverifiedAzure Cosmos DB
- Manually registered Azure VPN Clients for Azure Government and MicrosoftUnverifiedAzure VPN Gateway
- Select Azure AI Language FeaturesUnverifiedAzure AI Language
DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Virtual Machines
On October 31, 2029, DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Linux, Windows and Dedicated Host virtual machines will be retired.
Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 Azure VMs
Reaches end of life on Azure Virtual Machines.
Azure Sphere
The Azure Sphere service is retiring and will stop supporting all customer application, OS, bug and security updates, along with DAA certificate issuance, on July 31, 2031.
Recently retired
Custom Resource Providers
Was retired on Azure Resource Manager.
Support for Python-2.7; 3.8 and PowerShell- 7.1; 7.2
Was retired on Azure Automation.
Azure Machine Learning - Data labeling
Was retired.
And 6 more cloud service sunsets from Microsoft that day
- Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) for Windows nodes on AKSUnverifiedAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- External Data Import & Data Connections in Azure Machine LearningUnverifiedAzure Machine Learning
- Legacy Authentication in Azure Monitor - Container InsightsUnverifiedAzure Monitor
- NVv3 and NVv4-series Azure virtual machine in Azure Batch poolsUnverifiedAzure Batch
- NVv3-series Azure Virtual MachinesUnverifiedAzure
- NVv4-series Azure Virtual MachinesUnverifiedAzure
Containerized data connector agent for the Microsoft Sentinel solution for SAP applications
Was retired on Azure Microsoft Sentinel.
Azure VPN Client for Linux (Preview)
Was retired on Azure Virtual WAN.
And 1 more retirement from Microsoft that day
- Nested confidential (cc_v5) VMsUnverifiedAzure Virtual Machines
"Send data to Event Hubs & Storage (Preview)" retiring
Was retired on Azure Monitor.
Azure Reserved Virtual Machines Instances for select VM series
Was retired on Azure Virtual Machines.
Flatcar Container Linux for AKS (preview)
Was retired on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Windows Server Annual Channel (preview)
Was retired on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).