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Azure Classic Administrator roles are retiring on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
On 31 August 2024, Azure classic administrator roles will be retired. Transition from Azure Classic Administrator roles to RBAC roles
Visual Studio App Center retirement
Target retirement date: March 31, 2025
Visual Studio App Center is scheduled for retirement on March 31, 2025.
Retirement: Support for Application Gateway Web Application Firewall v2 Configuration is ending
Target retirement date: March 15, 2027
On 15 March 2027, the Application Gateway WAF v2 Configuration will be retired. To continue using this service, switch to the Application Gateway WAF v2 Policy before the retirement date.
Public Preview: Modernizing Azure Resource Manager Throttling
In 2024, Azure Resource Manager is introducing a revamped throttling experience for subscriptions, with increased limits and a token bucket algorithm for managing requests. This will enhance API management and improve productivity. The transition to the new architecture will be gradual, leading to a more efficient and dynamic throttling experience. For more information, consult the Azure Resource Manager documentation.
Cloud Services (classic) deployment model is retiring on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
Cloud Services (classic) retiring in August 2024.
January 2024
Cloud Services (classic) deployment model is retiring on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
Migrate your cloud services to a new deployment model before 31 August 2024.
General Availability: Azure MySQL Import feature for Azure Database for MySQL Single to Flexible Server migrations
Target availability: Q1 2024
Easily migrate your Azure Database for MySQL – Single Server workloads to Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server with Azure MySQL Import.
December 2023
On 31 August 2024, both the update management feature of Azure Automation and the Log Analytics agent it uses will be retired
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
n 31 August 2024, both the update management feature of Azure Automation and the Log Analytics agent it uses will be retired
Change tracking and inventory with Log Analytics agent in Azure Automation will be retired on 31 August 2024
Target retirement date: August 31, 2024
On 31 August 2024, change tracking and inventory with Log Analytics agent in Azure Automation will be retired.
Container insights recommended alerts (custom metrics) (preview) retirement moving up to 31 May 2024
Target retirement date: June 01, 2024
Transition to Prometheus recommended alert rules (preview) before 31 May 2024.
Retirement: Azure Container Apps preview API versions 2023-04-01-preview
Target retirement date: March 06, 2024
Azure Resource Manager API version 2023-04-01-preview will be retired in March 2024. Upgrade to a newer version before then.
Standard and High-Performance VPN Gateway SKUs will be retired on 30 September 2025
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Standard and High-Performance VPN Gateway SKUs are retiring on September 30th, 2025
Pod Security Policy is being deprecated with AKS 1.25 and 2023-06-01 API version
Target retirement date: October 14, 2025
Migrate your AKS cluster from Pod Security Policy to Pod Security Admission
Azure Object Anchors Retirement
Target retirement date: May 21, 2024
Please note that Azure Object Anchors (AOA) will be retired on May 20, 2024. Object anchoring capability is generally available (GA) in Dynamics 365 Guides.
Azure Spatial Anchors Retirement
Target retirement date: November 21, 2024
Please note that Azure Spatial Anchors (ASA) will be retired on November 20, 2024.
November 2023
Public preview: Private subnet
Private subnet is a new feature that allows you to create subnets that prevent the creation of insecure default outbound public IP address creation
Game Dev VM Marketplace Application will be retired on February 1st, 2024
Target retirement date: February 01, 2024
Announcement of Azure Game Dev VM retirement
October 2023
Changes to My Groups admin controls
Target retirement date: June 30, 2024
New settings will enable admins to restrict end users from viewing and editing security groups in My Groups. The existing settings that allow enabling or disabling of My Groups will be retired in June 2024.
Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired— updates and more information
Target retirement date: September 30, 2025
Default outbound access connectivity for virtual machines will be retired in September 2025 -- updates and more information
Migrate to Azure Resource Manager control plane API version 2021-11-01 by 30 September 2026
Target retirement date: September 30, 2026
Older control plane APIs in Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Hubs, and Azure Relay will be retired.
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