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Community support for Standard_M192ids_v2 is ending on 31 March 2027
Target retirement date: March 18, 2027
Support for Standard_M192idms_v2 will be retired on 31 March 2027
Support for Standard_M192idms_v2 will be retired on 31 March 2027
Target retirement date: March 14, 2027
Community support for Standard_M192idms_v2 is ending on 31 March 2027
Community support for Standard_M192is_v2 is ending on 31 March 2027
Support for Standard_M192is_v2 will be retired on 31 March 2027.
Community support for Standard_M192ims_v2 is ending on 31 March 2027
Target retirement date: March 19, 2027
Support for Standard_M192ims_v2 will be retired on 31 March 2027.
September 2023
SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances will be retired by 30 June 2025 – transition to Virtual Machines
Target retirement date: June 30, 2025
SAP HANA Large Instance (HLI) on Gen4/Gen4.5 is being retired - Migrate to SAP certified Azure Virtual Machines before 30 June 2025
Azure AI Video Indexer features adjustments following Media Services Retirement
Target retirement date: July 01, 2024
Azure AI Video Indexer classic accounts will be retired on 30 June 2024 due to Azure Media Service retirement - migrate your current resources to ARM accounts.
July 2023
Retirement notice: Azure Media Services is being retired on 30 June 2024
Target retirement date: June 30, 2024
Azure Media Services will be retired on 30 June 2024 - transition to a Microsoft partner solution or Azure Video Indexer
March 2023
Generally available: Azure Firewall Basic
Azure Firewall Basic provides cost-effective, enterprise-grade network security for small and medium businesses (SMBs).
October 2022
Azure Media Services Face Detector retirement on 14 September 2023
Target retirement date: September 14, 2023
Retirement of the Azure Media Services Face Detector on 14 September 2023
Azure Media Services Video Analyzer Retirement on September 14, 2023
Target retirement date: September 14, 2023
Retirement of the Azure Media Services VideoAnalyzer preset on September 14, 2023
Azure Media Redactor retirement on 14 September 2023
Target retirement date: September 14, 2023
Retirement of the Azure Media Redactor on 14 September 2023.
Public preview: Azure Firewall Basic
Azure Firewall Basic provides cost-effective, enterprise-grade network security for small and medium businesses (SMBs).
September 2022
General availability: Azure Media Services low-latency live streaming
Azure Media Services is announcing the general availability of low-latency HLS with glass-to-glass latency of 4-7 seconds with support for automatic transcriptions and digital rights management.
June 2022
Public preview: API management authorisations
Simplify the process of managing authorisation using APIs against back-end services using OAuth2.
March 2022
Update: NV-series and NV_Promo Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on 31 August 2023
Target retirement date: August 31, 2023
Move to GPU accelerated virtual machines by 31 August 2023.
August 2021
General availability: AKS support for Kubernetes 1.21
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) users can now benefit from enhancements and capabilities in Kubernetes 1.21.
July 2021
Call recording in public preview for Azure Communication Services
Call recording for Azure Communication Services helps to simplify and improve the recording process during calls.
HPC Cache on E-Series VMs Support of Blob NFS 3.0 now generally available
Add Azure HPC Cache to support new workloads in Blob NFS 3.0.
June 2021
Call recording for Azure Communication Services coming soon
Call recording for Azure Communication Services helps to simplify and improve the recording process during calls.
Five more free services available with an Azure free account
We've added the option to use Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Key Vault, Azure Logic Apps, and the Encoding feature of Azure Media Services to services included with free accounts.
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