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Retirement: Azure Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters
The Azure Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes will be retired on October 9, 2027. Customers currently using the extension should plan to migrate to the Azure Key Vault Secret Store Extension before the retirement date.
Retirement: Microsoft Dev Box will be retired on September 18, 2028
Microsoft Dev Box will retire on September 18, 2028. Beginning on September 14, 2026, Microsoft Dev Box will begin the closing-down process. After retirement, Microsoft Dev Box will no longer be available.
Retirement: Azure Deployment Environments will be retired on February 22, 2027
Azure Deployment Environments will retire on February 22, 2027. Beginning on September 14, 2026, Azure Deployment Environments will begin the closing-down process. After retirement, the service will no longer be available.
Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in East US 3
Now you can deploy Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in the East US 3 Azure region.
Public Preview: Microsoft Agent 365 integration with Azure API Management
The integration between Microsoft Agent 365 and Azure API Management is now available in public preview, helping organizations connect centralized governance with runtime enforcement for MCP servers and tools.
Generally Available: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door
Announcing the general availability of exceptions for Web Application Firewall on Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door.
Generally Available: Managed StandardV2 NAT Gateway for AKS
AKS will now provision and manage a StandardV2 NAT Gateway for clusters using an AKS-managed virtual network.
Generally Available: Anyscale on Azure
Anyscale on Azure is now Generally Available. Anyscale on Azure is a managed platform for running distributed Python workloads on Ray. It deploys directly onto your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster and integrates with the Azure services your team already uses.
Retirement: Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub
Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub will be retired on September 30, 2029.
Retirement: Support for Java 8, 11 and 17 will end on September 1, 2027
On September 1, 2027 support for Java 8, 11 and 17 will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer be available, and we’ll no longer provide customer service for Java 8, 11 and 17. Required action
Retirement: Always Encrypted with Intel SGX Enclaves
Always Encrypted with Intel SGX enclaves in Azure SQL Database will retire on October 31, 2027 as support for SGX-enabled DC-series hardware is phased out.
Retirement: Pod name dimension in AKS pod platform metrics
Beginning September 30, 2027, support for the pod name dimension on the following Azure Monitor platform metrics is retiring, and these metrics are transitioning to aggregate pod counters: Number of pods by phase (kube_pod_status_phase)
Public Preview: AKS on bare metal now on Ubuntu
Running Kubernetes on-premises often means adding a virtualization layer, adapting to unfamiliar infrastructure, or giving up control over the hardware and software your applications depend on.
Generally Available: SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines in Azure Bleu
SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines is now available in Azure Bleu, enabling you to deploy and manage SQL Server workloads in France's sovereign cloud environment while meeting data residency and sovereignty requirements.
Public Preview: Azure HorizonDB expands to additional regions
Azure HorizonDB is expanding to additional Azure regions, giving you greater flexibility to deploy PostgreSQL workloads closer to your applications and users.
205 services
AI Anomaly Detector
Easily add anomaly detection capabilities to your apps.
Azure AI Bot Service
Create bots and connect them across channels.
Azure AI Custom Vision
Easily customize your own state-of-the-art computer vision models for your unique use case.
Azure AI Immersive Reader
Empower users of all ages and abilities to read and comprehend text.
Azure AI Search
Connect agents to one unified context layer for data sources, memory and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
Azure AI Video Indexer
Easily extract meaningful insights from audio and video files using media AI.
Azure Content Understanding in Foundry Tools
Accelerate multimodal AI agent development.
Azure Databricks
Design AI with Apache Spark™-based analytics.
Azure Document Intelligence in Foundry Tools
Accelerate information extraction from documents.
Azure Language in Foundry Tools
Build apps that understand, analyze, and generate human language with AI.
Azure Machine Learning
Use an enterprise-grade service for the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle.
Azure Open Datasets
Cloud platform to host and share curated open datasets to accelerate development of machine learning models.
Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models
Apply advanced coding and language models to a variety of use cases.
Azure Speech in Foundry Tools
Energize your apps and agents with prebuilt, customizable, multilingual speech AI models.
Azure SRE Agent
Automate repetitive tasks and improve incident response using an autonomous incident mitigation and resource optimization agent with intelligent precision.
Azure Translator in Foundry Tools
Break language barriers with instant, AI-powered translation.
Azure Vision in Foundry Tools
Discover vision AI from image and video analysis.
Content Safety in Foundry Control Plane
Automated image, text, and video moderation.
Data Science Virtual Machines
Rich pre-configured environment for AI development.
Foundry Agent Service
Create AI agents that automate complex business processes—completing specific tasks while keeping humans in control.
Foundry Control Plane
Observe, control, secure, and govern AI agents across your organization.
Foundry IQ
Unlock ubiquitous knowledge for agents. Deliver superior results with AI agents grounded on organizational data.
Foundry Models
Empowering you to find the best model for every use case.
Foundry Tools
Build cutting-edge, market-ready AI applications with customizable tools, APIs, and models.
Health Bot
A managed service purpose-built for development of virtual healthcare assistants.
Microsoft Foundry
The AI app and agent factory.
Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro
Unify geospatial data with enterprise AI and analytics to enhance business decisions.
Microsoft Security Copilot
Protect at the speed and scale of AI with a generative AI-powered assistant.
Observability in Foundry Control Plane
Observe and optimize AI apps and agents with end-to-end monitoring, tracing, and evaluation.
Phi open models
A family of powerful, small language models (SLMs) with groundbreaking performance at low cost and low latency.
Azure Analysis Services
Enterprise-grade analytics engine as a service.
Azure Chaos Studio
Improve application resilience by simulating outages and other disruptions through fault injection.
Azure Data Explorer
Fast and highly scalable data exploration service.
Azure Data Factory
Hybrid data integration at enterprise scale, made easy.
Azure Data Lake Storage
Scalable, secure data lake for high-performance analytics.
Azure Data Share
A simple and safe service for sharing big data with external organizations.
Azure Stream Analytics
Real-time analytics on fast-moving streaming data.
Azure Synapse Analytics
Limitless analytics with unmatched time to insight.
Data Catalog
Get more value from your enterprise data assets.
Data Lake Analytics
Distributed analytics service that makes big data easy.
Event Hubs
Receive telemetry from millions of devices.
HDInsight
Provision cloud Hadoop, Spark, R Server, HBase, and Storm clusters.
Microsoft Fabric
Reshape how everyone accesses, manages, and acts on data and insights by connecting every data source and analytics service together—on a single, AI-powered platform.
Microsoft Graph Data Connect
A secure, high-throughput connector designed to copy select Microsoft 365 productivity datasets into your Azure tenant.
Microsoft Purview
Govern, protect, and manage your data estate.
Power BI
Transform your data into interactive, shareable insights with AI‑powered dashboards and reports.
Power BI Embedded
White label Power BI to quickly and easily provide exceptional customer facing dashboards and analytics in your own applications.
App Service
Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile.
Azure Compute Fleet
Easily provision and manage Azure compute capacity at scale.
Azure Container Apps
Build and deploy modern apps and microservices using serverless containers.
Azure Container Instances
Launch containers with hypervisor isolation.
Azure Dedicated Host
A dedicated physical server to host your Azure VMs for Windows and Linux.
Azure Functions
Execute event-driven serverless code functions with an end-to-end development experience.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Deploy and scale containers on managed Kubernetes.
Azure Linux
Explore a Microsoft-maintained Linux distribution optimized for Azure Virtual Machines and AKS workloads.
Azure Quantum
Jump in and explore a diverse selection of today's quantum hardware, software, and solutions.
Azure Spot Virtual Machines
Provision unused compute capacity at deep discounts to run interruptible workloads.
Azure Spring Apps
Build and deploy Spring Boot applications with a fully managed service from Microsoft and VMware.
Azure Virtual Desktop
Enable a secure, remote desktop experience from anywhere.
Azure VM Image Builder
Simplify your image building process with easy to use tool.
Azure VMware Solution
Run your VMware workloads natively on Azure.
Batch
Cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management.
Cloud Services
Create highly-available, infinitely-scalable cloud applications and APIs.
Linux Virtual Machines
Provision virtual machines for Ubuntu, Red Hat, and more.
Nutanix Cloud Clusters
Optimize costs and simplify scale, flexibility, app migration, and disaster recovery for your Nutanix workloads.
SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Migrate SQL Server workloads to the cloud at lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
Static Web Apps
Streamlined full-stack development from source code to global high availability.
Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Manage and scale up to thousands of Linux and Windows VMs.
Virtual Machines
Provision Windows and Linux VMs in seconds.
Windows Server
Trusted cloud platform for your Windows Server workloads
App Configuration
Fast, scalable parameter storage for app configuration.
Azure Container Registry
Build, store, secure, and replicate container images and artifacts.
Azure Container Storage
Manage persistent volumes for stateful container applications.
Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager
Seamlessly manage Kubernetes clusters at scale.
Azure Red Hat OpenShift
Deploy and scale containers on managed Red Hat OpenShift.
Azure confidential ledger
Protect data with a tamperproof, unstructured data store hosted in trusted execution environments (TEEs) and backed by cryptographically verifiable evidence.
Azure Cosmos DB
Build or modernize scalable, high-performance apps.
Azure Database for MySQL
Modernize with a fully managed, scalable MySQL database.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Innovate with a fully managed, intelligent, and scalable PostgreSQL database.
Azure Database Migration Service
Simplify your data migration to Azure.
Azure DocumentDB
Build AI-driven apps and standardize on an open-source, MongoDB-compatible engine.
Azure HorizonDB
Build and scale mission-critical applications on a new PostgreSQL cloud database service engineered for performance.
Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
Modernize Cassandra data clusters with a managed instance in the cloud.
Azure Managed Redis
Take advantage of a fully managed, in-memory database with the latest Redis innovations.
Azure SQL
Migrate, modernize, and innovate on the modern SQL family of cloud databases.
Azure SQL Database
Build apps that scale with a managed and intelligent SQL database in the cloud.
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Modernize SQL Server applications with a managed, always-up-to-date SQL instance in the cloud.
Table Storage
Get a NoSQL key-value store using semi-structured datasets.
Artifact Signing
Secure your applications with a fully managed end-to-end signing service for code, documents, applications, and more.
Azure App Testing
Optimize app performance with high-scale load testing.
Azure Deployment Environments
Quickly spin up app infrastructure environments with project-based templates.
Azure DevOps
Services for teams to share code, track work, and ship software.
Azure DevTest Labs
Quickly create environments using reusable templates and artifacts.
Azure Pipelines
Continuously build, test, and deploy to any platform and cloud.
Microsoft Dev Box
Streamline development with secure, ready-to-code workstations in the cloud.
Microsoft Playwright Testing
Scalable end-to-end modern web app testing service.
SDKs
Get the SDKs and command-line tools you need.
Visual Studio
Powerful and flexible environment to develop apps in the cloud.
Visual Studio Code
A powerful, lightweight code editor for cloud development.
Azure Artifacts
Create, host, and share packages with your team.
Azure Boards
Plan, track, and discuss work across your teams.
Azure Managed Grafana
Deploy Grafana dashboards as a fully managed Azure service.
Azure Monitor
Full observability into your applications, infrastructure, and network.
Azure Repos
Get unlimited, cloud-hosted private Git repos for your project.
Azure Test Plans
Test and ship confidently with an exploratory test toolkit.
DevOps tool integrations
Use your favorite DevOps tools with Azure.
GitHub Advanced Security
Empower your developers to work better together, fix security issues faster, and reduce overall security risk.
GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps
Develop securely from inception to ship.
GitHub Copilot
Increase software development velocity and inspire continuous innovation with GitHub Copilot, the world’s most widely adopted AI developer tool.
Github Enterprise
Unlock innovation at scale with GitHub Enterprise and Microsoft Azure.
Azure Arc
Secure, develop, and operate infrastructure, apps, and Azure services anywhere.
Azure ExpressRoute
Experience a fast, reliable, and private connection to Azure.
Azure IoT Edge
Extend cloud intelligence and analytics to edge devices.
Azure Local
Run your production workloads anywhere on a cloud connected distributed infrastructure.
Azure Operator Nexus
Discover a hybrid platform built for mission-critical mobile network applications and can support deployment of both containerized and virtualized network functions.
Azure Operator Service Manager
Simplify the deployment, upgrade, and management of complex operator services.
Azure Stack Edge
An Azure managed device that brings the compute, storage, and intelligence of Azure to the edge.
Azure Stack Hub
Azure Stack Hub is sold as an integrated hardware system, with software pre-installed on validated hardware.
Azure Storage Mover
Explore Azure Storage Mover to migrate data to Azure from on-premises or another cloud. Simplify migration with safe, scalable transfers built for modernization.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Extend threat protection to any infrastructure.
Microsoft Sentinel
Cloud-native SIEM and intelligent security analytics.
Microsoft Entra Domain Services
Manage your domain controllers in the cloud.
Microsoft Entra External ID
Personalize and help secure access to any application for customers and partners.
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Synchronize on-premises directories and enable single sign-on.
Microsoft Entra Verified ID
Build unique user-owned identity scenarios designed for trustworthy, secure, and efficient interactions between people and organizations.
API Management
Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale.
Azure Health Data Services
Unify and manage health data and protected health information (PHI) in the cloud.
Azure Web PubSub
Easily build real-time messaging web applications using WebSockets and the publish-subscribe pattern.
Event Grid
Reliable event delivery at massive scale.
Logic Apps
Automate the access and use of data across clouds.
Microsoft Energy Data Services
Accelerate your journey to energy data modernization and digital transformation.
Service Bus
Connect across private and public cloud environments.
Azure Digital Twins
Use IoT spatial intelligence to create models of physical environments.
Azure IoT Central
Go from proof of concept to proof of value.
Azure IoT Hub
Connect, monitor, and manage billions of IoT assets.
Azure IoT Operations
Unlock insights for intelligent local actions and global visibility. Enabled by Azure Arc.
Azure Maps
Add location data and mapping visuals to business applications and solutions.
Azure Sphere
Create, connect, and maintain secured intelligent IoT devices from the edge to the cloud.
Notification Hubs
Send push notifications to any platform from any back end.
Windows for IoT
Build intelligent edge solutions with world-class developer tools, long-term support, and enterprise-grade security.
Automation
Simplify cloud management with process automation.
Azure Advisor
Your personalized Azure best practices recommendation engine.
Azure Automanage
Effortless automation of cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
Azure Backup
Simplify data protection with built-in backup management at scale.
Azure Blueprints
Enabling quick, repeatable creation of governed environments.
Azure Copilot
Harness the collective intelligence of Azure agents with an AI companion.
Azure Infrastructure Resiliency Manager
Define, validate, and achieve infrastructure resiliency goals.
Azure Lighthouse
Empowering service providers to manage customers at scale and with precision.
Azure Managed Applications
Simplify management of cloud offerings.
Azure Migrate
Simplify migration and modernization with a unified platform.
Azure Network Watcher
Network performance monitoring and diagnostics solution.
Azure Policy
Implement corporate governance and standards at scale.
Azure Resource Manager
Simplify how you manage your app resources.
Azure Resource Manager templates
Deliver infrastructure as code for all your Azure resources using Resource Manager.
Azure Resource Mover
Simplify how you move multiple resources between Azure regions.
Azure Site Recovery
Keep your business running with built-in disaster recovery service.
Azure Traffic Manager
Route incoming traffic for high performance and availability.
Cloud Shell
Streamline Azure administration with a browser-based shell.
Defender External Attack Surface Management
Safeguard the digital experience by discovering all internet-exposed resources with Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management (EASM).
Microsoft Cost Management
Monitor, allocate, and optimize cloud costs with transparency, accuracy, and efficiency.
Update management center
Centrally manage updates and compliance at scale.
Content Delivery Network
Fast, reliable content delivery network with global reach.
Azure Data Box
Accelerate offline data migration to Azure with Azure Data Box. Move massive datasets fast, without network bandwidth.
Azure Communication Services
Build multichannel communication experiences.
Azure Application Gateway
Build secure, scalable, highly available web front ends in Azure.
Azure Bastion
Fully managed service that helps secure remote access to your virtual machines.
Azure Content Delivery Network
Azure DDoS Protection
Protect your Azure resources from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Azure DNS
Host your Domain Name System (DNS) domain in Azure.
Azure Enclave
Secure cloud environments for sensitive workloads with demanding compliance requirements.
Azure Firewall
Protect your Azure Virtual Network resources with cloud-native network security.
Azure Firewall Manager
Central network security policy and route management for globally distributed, software-defined perimeters.
Azure Front Door
Modern cloud CDN that delivers optimized experiences to your users anywhere.
Azure Load Balancer
Deliver high availability and network performance to your apps.
Azure Multicloud Interconnect
Connect your Azure environment with other cloud service providers.
Azure NAT Gateway
Provide highly reliable, secure, and scalable outbound connectivity to the internet.
Azure Network Function Manager
Extend Azure management for deploying 5G and SD-WAN network functions on edge devices.
Azure Private Link
Private access to services hosted on the Azure platform, keeping your data on the Microsoft network.
Azure Route Server
Enable network appliances to exchange routes dynamically with virtual networks in Azure.
Azure Virtual Network
Create your own private network infrastructure in the cloud.
Azure Virtual Network Manager
Centrally manage virtual networks in Azure from a single pane of glass.
Azure Virtual WAN
Optimize and automate branch to branch connectivity through Azure.
Azure VPN Gateway
Establish secure, cross-premises connectivity.
Azure Web Application Firewall
A cloud-native web application firewall (WAF) service that provides powerful protection for web apps.
Azure App Configuration
Azure Cloud HSM
Fully managed, customer-owned, single-tenant hardware security module that provides secure key storage and cryptographic operations within your private virtual network.
Azure Information Protection
Better protect your sensitive information—anytime, anywhere.
Azure Key Vault
Safeguard and maintain control of keys and other secrets.
Microsoft Azure Attestation
A unified solution for remotely verifying the trustworthiness of a platform and integrity of the binaries running inside it.
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Archive Storage
Industry leading price point for storing rarely accessed data.
Azure Blob Storage
Massively scalable and secure object storage.
Azure Disk Storage
High-performance, highly durable block storage.
Azure Elastic SAN
Elastic SAN is a cloud-native Storage Area Network (SAN) service built on Azure. Gain access to an end-to-end experience like your on-premises SAN.
Azure Files
Simple, secure and serverless enterprise-grade cloud file shares.
Azure Managed Lustre
Azure Managed Lustre is a fully managed, cloud based parallel file system that enables customers to run their high performance computing (HPC) workloads in the cloud.
Azure NetApp Files
Enterprise-grade Azure file shares, powered by NetApp.
Azure Storage Actions
Simplify storage data management at massive scale.
Azure Storage Discovery
Unlock storage insights with Azure Storage Discovery. Gain visibility with Azure storage monitoring and hone your data strategy with storage solutions insights.
Queue Storage
Effectively scale apps according to traffic.
Storage Accounts
Durable, highly available, and massively scalable cloud storage.
Storage Explorer
View and interact with Azure Storage resources.
Azure Lab Services
Set up virtual labs for classes, training, hackathons, and other related scenarios.
Azure Fluid Relay
Easily add real-time collaborative experiences to your apps with Fluid Framework.
Azure SignalR Service
Add real-time web functionalities easily.
