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Microsoft Marketplace Multiparty Private Offers expand to 30 European countries
Microsoft Marketplace now supports multiparty private offers in 30 European countries, enabling partners to procure third-party cloud and AI solutions for their customers. This expansion allows software companies to reach new markets by leveraging partners' existing customer bases and established relationships.
feature announcement - Azure Updates securityazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure App Service, Functions, Logic Apps to retire TLS 1.0/1.1 on May 31, 2027
Azure is retiring support for TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 across App Service, Functions, and Logic Apps to enhance security. After May 31, 2027, connections using these legacy protocols will no longer be accepted. This impacts any client, application, or service relying on TLS 1.0 or 1.1 for connectivity.
deprecation - Azure Updates azuregadeprecationengineer ·
Azure Document Intelligence v3.0 API Retirement
The Azure Document Intelligence v3.0 API will be retired on March 30, 2029. Users must migrate to the latest generally available v4.0 API before this date. After the retirement date, the v3.0 API will no longer be accessible.
deprecation - Azure Updates infraazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure Reserved VM Instances for select VM series retiring July 2026
Azure is retiring one-year Reserved Virtual Machines Instances for several VM series, including Av2, Amv2, Bv1, D, F, G, and Lsv2, starting July 1, 2026. Purchases and renewals for these specific instances will cease on this date. This impacts users relying on these older reservation types for cost savings on specific VM series, prompting a need to migrate to newer instance types or reservation options.
deprecation - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Red Hat OpenShift now available in Austria East
Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift has been launched in the Austria East region, offering customers and partners access to the service. This new region includes three availability zones designed to support resilient and scalable operations, addressing data residency requirements for customers operating within Austria.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure ML Prompt Flow to be retired April 2027
Microsoft is retiring Prompt Flow in Azure Machine Learning and Foundry on April 20, 2027. It will be replaced by the unified Microsoft Agent Framework, which promises new capabilities and a streamlined experience. This retirement will affect users who currently rely on Prompt Flow for their orchestration needs.
deprecation - Azure Updates azuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure App Service: .NET 8 (LTS) support ends Nov 10, 2026
Support for .NET 8 (LTS) on Azure App Service will end on November 10, 2026. Apps will continue to run but will no longer receive security updates or customer service. Developers must upgrade their applications to .NET 10 (LTS) before this date to ensure continued security and support.
deprecation - Azure Updates dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server now available in Denmark East
Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is now generally available in the Denmark East region. This expansion provides users in Northern Europe with a new regional option for deploying managed PostgreSQL databases.
feature announcement - Azure Updates infraazuredeprecation ·
Azure Functions runtime v3 on Linux Consumption retired Sep 30, 2026
Azure Functions runtime v3 on Linux Consumption will stop running on September 30, 2026. This enforcement is part of Azure's effort to reduce reliance on legacy infrastructure and focus investments on supported platforms. Function App owners currently using this runtime should migrate to a supported version before the enforcement date.
deprecation - Azure Updates infraazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure Kubernetes Service to retire Ubuntu 22.04 support June 30, 2027
Azure Kubernetes Service will retire support for Ubuntu 22.04 on June 30, 2027. Users must transition to Ubuntu 24.04 or later by this date to avoid service disruptions. Newer versions offer improved kernel updates and security enhancements.
deprecation - Azure Updates infraazureeolengineer ·
Azure retires HBv2, HC, and NP-series VMs in Batch pools May 2027
Support for HBv2-series, HC-series, and NP-series virtual machines in Azure Batch pools will end on May 31, 2027. This affects users who leverage these specific high-performance computing VMs for their Azure Batch workloads. Users should migrate to alternative VM series before the end-of-life date to avoid service disruption.
deprecation - Azure Updates observabilityazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU retires March 30, 2027
The Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU is scheduled for retirement on March 30, 2027. Users of this SKU should migrate to the Standard SKU or Azure Monitor Dashboards with Grafana before the deadline to prevent service disruption.
deprecation - Azure Updates azuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure App Service and Functions on Windows: Python Support Retired March 31, 2027
Azure will retire Python support for App Service and Functions on Windows starting March 31, 2027. After this date, existing Python applications hosted on these platforms will stop running, though configurations and content will be preserved. Affected users should migrate their Python workloads to supported operating systems or services.
deprecation - Azure Updates azurepreviewdeprecationengineer ·
Azure DNS Endpoints for Storage Accounts Retiring March 2027
AzureDnsZone endpoints for Azure Blob storage accounts will be retired in March 2027. Customers currently using these endpoints, which are in preview, should migrate to Standard endpoints for all storage account deployments.
deprecation - Azure Updates infraazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure Service Fabric support for Windows Server 2022 ends March 31, 2027
Azure Service Fabric will no longer support clusters running on Windows Server 2022 after March 31, 2027. Customers must upgrade to Windows Server 2025 by this date to maintain a supported state, aligning with Service Fabric's OS image support. This change impacts all users running Service Fabric on Windows Server 2022.
deprecation - Azure Updates infraazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure Service Fabric support for Windows Server 2019 ends March 31, 2027
Azure Service Fabric will end support for clusters running on Windows Server 2019 on March 31, 2027. Customers must upgrade to Windows Server 2025 by this date to remain supported. This aligns Service Fabric's OS image support with broader Microsoft strategies.
deprecation - Azure Updates networkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure NetApp Files adds cool access enhancement in preview
Azure NetApp Files now offers a QoS update with cool access enabled on Premium and Ultra service levels. This enhancement automatically adjusts throughput as data moves to cool storage, balancing performance and cost for mixed workloads and benefiting users managing both hot and cool data tiers.
feature patch announcement - Azure Updates aiazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure AI Language features to be retired March 31, 2029
Microsoft will retire eight Azure AI Language features on March 31, 2029. These include Key Phrase Extraction, Sentiment Analysis, Custom Text Classification, Conversational Language Understanding, and Custom Question Answering. Affected users should migrate to newer capabilities before the retirement date.
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