Virtual Machines

Retirement: DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on October 31, 2029

On October 31, 2029, DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Linux, Windows and Dedicated Host virtual machines will be retired. After that date, they will no longer be available for use or purchase.

Retirement: Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 Azure VMs

As part of the Microsoft Azure VM lifecycle policy, Microsoft is announcing the retirement of the Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 Azure VM series in public cloud Azure regions. These VMs will enter the End-of-Life lifecycle stage and retire on November 15, 2029.

Retirement: NVv3-series Azure Virtual Machines

On September 30, 2026, Microsoft Azure retired the Standard_NV12s_v3, Standard_NV12hs_v3, Standard_NV24s_v3, Standard_NV24ms_v3, Standard_NV32ms_v3, and Standard_NV48s_v3 virtual machines (VMs) in the NVv3-series VMs.

Retirement: NVv4-series Azure Virtual Machines

On September 30, 2026, Microsoft Azure retired the Standard_NV4as_v4, Standard_NV4ahs_v4, Standard_NV8as_v4, Standard_NV8ahs_v4, Standard_NV16as_v4, Standard_NV16ahs_v4, Standard_NV32as_v4, and Standard_NV32ahs_v4 virtual machines (VMs) in the NVv4-series VMs.

Public Preview: Automatic Zone Placement for Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Automatic Zone Placement for VM Scale Sets (Public Preview) enables Azure to automatically select the best availability zones for your scale set based on SKU availability, capacity, and placement requirements.

Generally Available: Storage optimized Lasv5 and Laosv5 Azure VM series

The Laosv5 series and Lasv5 storage optimized VMs, based on the 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ processor (Turin), are now generally available.

Generally Available: Instant Access for VM restore points

Instant Access for application-consistent restore points on virtual machines (that have Premium v2 or Ultra disks as data disks) is now generally available.

Public Preview: Mdsv4 and Msv4 Series Virtual Machines for SAP

The Mdsv4 and Msv4 Series are memory-optimized virtual machine series built on 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and enhanced with advanced security capabilities and the latest Azure Boost technologies.

Generally Available: Azure Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching for VM/VMSS

Azure Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching is now generally available for new virtual machines and Virtual Machine Scale Sets. The capability caches the complete OS image on a VM’s local storage, eliminating remote-storage reads after caching finishes.

Generally Available: Azure 248 and 372 vCPU sizes for D/E v7 series VMs

Azure announces the general availability of 248 and 372 vCPU Dl/D/E v7 VM sizes, powered by Intel® Xeon® 6 processors.

Generally Available: vCore Customization: Disable Multithreading and Configurable Constrained Cores

Today, we are announcing the General Availability of VM vCore Customization for Azure Virtual Machines, introducing two new capabilities: Disable Simultaneous Multi-Threading/Hyper-Threading (SMT/HT) and Configurable Constrained Cores.

Retirement: Nested confidential (cc_v5) VMs will be retired on September 1, 2026

On September 1, 2026, the cc_v5 confidential VM series will be retired and will no longer be available for use or purchase. Any affected VM that has not been resized before that date will deallocated.

Generally Available: Trusted Launch as Default

Trusted Launch as Default (TLaD) is now generally available for new Azure Gen2 virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets.

Public Preview: Instant Access via application consistent restore points

Azure introduces Instant Access for VM Restore Points, enabling you to restore disks immediately after a restore point is created—without waiting for background data replication.

Generally Available: Azure NC RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition v6 Series Virtual Machines

Azure NCv6-series virtual machines (VMs) are now generally available in the Azure Southeast Asia and West US 2 regions.

Generally Available: Premium SSD v2 disks now support non-zonal Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Premium SSD v2 disks now support non-zonal, single-instance Azure virtual machines in select Azure regions with Availability Zones (AZs). Customers can now deploy Premium SSD v2 with non-zonal virtual machines without selecting an Availability Zone.

Private Preview: Guest RDMA on Azure Boost

Guest RDMA is now in preview on Azure, starting in the UK South region, bringing high-throughput, ultra-low latency networking directly into guest VMs within the same region.

Announcing: Confidential Live Migration for Intel TDX confidential VMs in Azure

Microsoft is announcing Confidential Live Migration in Azure, a new capability designed to improve operational flexibility and availability for Intel® TDX Confidential VMs during platform servicing.

Private Preview: Storage optimized Lasv5 and Laosv5 Azure VM series

The Lasv5 and Laosv5 storage optimized VMs, based on the 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ processor (Turin), are in preview.

Preview: Azure Cobalt 200 Arm-based Dpsv7, Dplsv7, Epsv7, Mpsv4, and Lpsv5-series Virtual Machines

The general purpose Dpsv7 and Dplsv7, memory-optimized Epsv7, high-memory Mpsv4, and dense storage Lpsv5 VMs are now available in preview.