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September 2023

Sep 29

Azure Batch CLI extensions will be retired on 30 September 2024

Target retirement date: October 01, 2024

End of Life Announcement of Azure Batch CLI Extensions on 30 September 2024

  • Batch
  • Retirements
  • SDK and Tools
Sep 29

Action required: Migrate to using ARG query for “Get Alert Summary” in Azure Monitor

NOW AVAILABLE

Target retirement date: September 30, 2026

The GetAlertSummary API will be retired on 30-Sep-2026.

  • Alerts
  • Compliance
  • Retirements
  • Services
  • Features
Sep 29

We’re ending support for the 2017-03-01-GA API.

Target retirement date: September 16, 2026

You’re receiving this email because you currently use the 2017-03-01-GA API of Azure Container Registry.

  • Retirements
Sep 29

Azure Batch task authentication token will be retired on 30 September 2024

Target retirement date: October 01, 2024

End of life announcement of Azure Batch task authentication token on 30 September 2024

  • Batch
  • Retirements
  • Features
Sep 29

Azure CycleCloud support for HTCondor scheduler cluster type will be retired on 30 September 2024

Target retirement date: October 01, 2024

Community support for Azure CycleCloud HTCondor scheduler cluster type is ending on 30 September 2024

  • Azure CycleCloud
  • Retirements
  • Features
Sep 29

Azure CycleCloud support for BeeGFS filesystem cluster type will be retired on 30 September 2024

Target retirement date: October 01, 2024

Community support for Azure CycleCloud BeeGFS filesystem cluster type is ending on 30 September 2024

  • Azure CycleCloud
  • Retirements
  • Features
Sep 29

Azure CycleCloud support for automatic configuration of LVM for Azure CycleCloud volume mounts will be retired on 30 September 2024

Target retirement date: October 01, 2024

Community support for Automatic configuration of LVM for Azure CycleCloud volume mounts is ending on 30 September 2024

  • Azure CycleCloud
  • Retirements
  • Features
Sep 29

AI Services Personalizer will be retired on 1 October 2026

AI Services Personalizer will be retired on 1 October 2026

  • Azure AI Personalizer
  • Retirements
  • Features
Sep 29

Azure AI Translator S2-S4 billing instances will be retired on 1 October 2026 – transition to Commitment Tiers for discounted pricing.

Target retirement date: October 01, 2026

Retirement notice: Translator S2-S4 Volume Discount Instances will be retired on 1 October 2026

  • Retirements
  • Pricing & Offerings
Sep 29

AI Services Anomaly Detector will be retired on 1 October 2026

Target retirement date: October 01, 2026

AI Services Anomaly Detector will be retired on 1 October 2026

  • Retirements
  • Services
Sep 29

AI Services Metrics Advisor will be retired on 1 October 2026

Target retirement date: October 01, 2026

AI Services Metrics Advisor will be retired on 1 October 2026.

  • Retirements
  • Services
Sep 29

Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) will be retired on 30 September 2026 - Please transition to Azure Virtual Desktop

Target retirement date: September 30, 2026

<b>Because Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) will retire on 30 September 2026</b>, please transition to Azure Virtual Desktop by that date. <br><br> Azure Virtual Desktop fully replaces Azure Virtual Desktop (classic). Azure Virtual Desktop includes, but isn’t limited to, the following benefits: • Deployments via Azure Resource Manager • Unified resource management • Improved networking and security • Scaling and automation features • Feature availability and updates

  • Retirements
Sep 29

App Service Environment version 1 and version 2 will be retired on 31 August 2024

Target retirement date: August 31, 2024

Migrate to App Service Environment v3 by 31 August 2024.

  • App Service
  • Retirements
Sep 29

Computer Vision v1.0, v2.0, v2.1, v3.0, and v3.1 APIs will be retired on 13 September 2026

Target retirement date: September 13, 2026

Migrate to Azure Computer Vision 3.2 API before 13 September 2026

  • Retirements
Sep 29

SMART on FHIR proxy feature in Azure Health Data Services will be retired on 21st September 2026 - Transition to SMART on FHIR (Enhanced).

Target retirement date: September 21, 2026

SMART on FHIR proxy feature in Azure Health Data Services will be retired on 21st September 2026 - Transition to SMART on FHIR (Enhanced) to enable SMART on FHIR scenarios.

  • Retirements
Sep 29

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

  • Retirements
Sep 29

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

  • Azure Monitor
  • Application Insights
  • Retirements
Sep 29

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

  • Retirements
Sep 29

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

  • Retirements
Sep 29

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

  • Bandwidth
  • Retirements

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