Updates Archives
Monthly updates for 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 Monitor support for OpenCensus will end on 30 September 2024 - transition to using Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Python Distro
Target retirement date: September 29, 2023
Azure Monitor support for OpenCensus will end on 30 September 2024
Extended support for Python 3.8 ends on October 2024
Target retirement date: October 01, 2024
Extended support for Python 3.8 ends on October 2024 — upgrade your apps to Python 3.9
Extended support for PHP 8.1 ends on 25 November 2024
Target retirement date: November 25, 2024
Extended support for PHP 8.1 ends on 25 November 2024 — upgrade your apps to PHP 8.2
Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired— transition to a new method of internet access
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Default outbound access connectivity for virtual machines will be retired in September 2025
Retirement notice: Azure Communication Services Network Traversal (TURN) Public Preview is retiring.
Target retirement date: March 31, 2024
Azure Communication Services Network Traversal (TURN) will be retired on 31 March 2024.Please migrate to an external service...
Azure Maps Web SDK Map Controls Version 1.xx will be retired on 19 September 2026 – transition to Azure Maps Web SDK Map Controls Version 3.xx
Target retirement date: August 19, 2026
Azure Maps Web SDK Map Controls Version 1.xx will be retired on 19 September 2026
Retirement notice: The legacy Azure Storage Java client libraries will be retired on 13 September 2024
Target retirement date: September 13, 2024
Upgrade to the latest version of the libraries before the Legacy Azure Storage Java client libraries are retired on 13 September 2024.
Retirement notice: The Azure Storage Android client libraries will be retired on 13 September 2024
Target retirement date: September 13, 2024
Azure Storage Android client libraries is being retired on 13 September 2024 - Transition to calling the Azure Storage REST API directly from your Android applications.
Update to Azure Functions Cosmos DB extension version 4.x by 31 August 2024 for continued support
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
Applications hosted on Azure Functions that are using Azure Cosmos DB extension version 3.x will be unsupported after 31 August 2024.
Support for the 1.x version of Azure Functions ends 14 September 2026
Target retirement date: September 14, 2026
Migrate to version 4.x of the Azure Functions runtime before support ends for version 1.x on 14 September 2026
Upgrade Azure Database for MySQL to MySQL v8.0 before support for v5.7 ends
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Oracle retiring MySQL v5.7 on Oct 31, 2023. Azure extending support for Single Server until Sep 16, 2024, and Flexible Server until Sep 30, 2025. Upgrade to MySQL v8.0 advised.
Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in more regions
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disks is now available on Azure Premium SSD and Standard SSD in China North 3, India Central, Switzerland North, South Africa North and Sweden Central regions..
Generally available: Azure Load Testing in Southeast Asia, Canada Central, Germany West Central and Central India
Azure Load Testing is in generally available in Southeast Asia, Canada Central, Germany West Central and Central India.
Generally Available: Artifact cache for Azure Container Registry
You can now cache OCI artifacts with ACR from seven different public registries.
GA: Azure Container Apps in Azure China cloud
You can now run microservices, API’s, and other container workloads without managing infrastructure in Azure China cloud
Generally Available: Azure Functions v4 Programming model for Node.js
Work in a more intuitive Azure Functions development experience.
Public preview: Azure Functions Support for Node.js 20
You can now develop functions using Node.js 20 locally and deploy them to all Azure Functions plans on Linux and Windows.
GA: Support for Python 3.11 in Azure Functions
Develop Python 3.11 apps locally and deploy them to all Azure Functions plans.
GA: Vertical Pod Autoscaling add-on for AKS
Use Vertical Pod Autoscaling add-on for AKS to improve cost-efficiency, and cluster utilization for your workloads
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