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Azure Scheduler will be retired on 31 January 2022
Target retirement date: January 31, 2022
Transition to Azure Log Apps before 31 January 2022.
September 2019
Extend Azure Scheduler retirement date to 31 January 2022
Target retirement date: January 31, 2022
Based on customer feedback and requests, we are offering an extension to the deadline for service retirement for Scheduler from 31 December 2019 to 31 January 2022.
December 2018
Update: Azure Scheduler will be retired on 31 January 2022
Target retirement date: January 31, 2020
Move from Azure Scheduler to Azure Logic Apps by 31 January 2022
May 2017
Introducing the Azure app (preview)
With the Azure mobile app, you can check status and critical metrics of your Azure resources, get notifications and alerts, and perform simple operations to resolve common issues.
October 2016
Azure Scheduler updates HTTP/HTTPS job timeout
The HTTP/HTTPS job timeout in Azure Scheduler has increased from 30 seconds to 60 seconds.
September 2016
Azure Scheduler available in United Kingdom
Azure Scheduler is available in the United Kingdom South (London, England) and United Kingdom West (Cardiff, Wales) regions.
August 2016
Azure Scheduler gets new PowerShell cmdlets
You can use Azure PowerShell 2.0.1 cmdlets to manage Azure Scheduler job collections and jobs in Azure Resource Manager.
May 2016
Scheduler available in Canada regions
Azure Scheduler is available in the Canada East and Canada Central regions.
Azure Scheduler: P10 and new P20 Premium plans
The Azure Scheduler Premium plan has been renamed to P10 Premium, and a new P20 Premium plan has been released.
March 2016
Azure DevTest Labs: Schedule VM auto-start
You can use Azure DevTest Labs to set a VM auto-start policy.
December 2015
General availability: Azure Scheduler
Azure Scheduler user experience is now generally available in the new Azure Portal.
March 2015
Azure Scheduler available in Australia
Users can create Azure Scheduler jobs in the Australia East and Australia Southeast regions.
August 2014
Azure Scheduler available in Brazil South region
Users can now create Azure Scheduler jobs in the Brazil South region.
June 2014
Scheduler Premium tier and updates to Standard tier
The new Scheduler Premium tier and updates to the Standard tier give you access to more units and job collections.
May 2014
Scheduler GA pricing update
Scheduler GA pricing is now in effect.
April 2014
Azure Management Library 2.0.0-Preview for .NET and Node.js
This Preview release includes support for Azure Resource Manager.
General Availability: Scheduler
Azure Scheduler is generally available in all Azure regions, backed by an enterprise SLA, and is ready to use for production scenarios.
Management Libraries for .NET
New management libraries include an SDK that automates how you provision and manage Azure assets.
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