Azure decommissioning - December 2023

Hi there 

I know that 2023 is over, but if you missed them, here are the decommissions announced by the Azure teams during the month of December:

1). 5G & Space

• Azure Object Anchors
  • The service will be withdrawn on May 20, 2024. So for those like me, who don't know this service, it allows you to create 3D content objects through virtual points on physical objects.

• Azure Spatial Anchors
  • Same punishment for the Azure Spatial Anchors service which will be withdrawn on November 20, 2024. Just like the previous one, I didn't know it, and it allows developers to generate mixed reality applications.

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2). Containers

• Azure Container Apps
  • On the Azure Container Apps side, the product team has decided to remove the plane 2023-04-01-preview control API from March 6, 2024. You simply need to switch to the latest stable version of the API i.e. 2023-05-01
• Azure Kubernetes Service
  • On the AKS side, the Pod Security Policy functionality which was in preview, will be removed as of August 1, 2024. Instead, Microsoft encourages you to use the Pod security admission controller functionality or the Azure policy service.

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3). Management and Governance

• Azure Automation
  • On August 31, 2024, change tracking and inventory with the Log Analytics agent will be removed. Instead you are encouraged to migrate to change tracking and inventory in Azure Monitoring Agent.
  • The removal of the Update Management features, as well as the Log Analytics agent as of August 31, 2024. Azure Update Manager is the perfect replacement for Update Management, in fact I'm going to take a look at it because I might have some needed on one of my projects.
• Azure Monitor
  • The removal of custom alerts from Container insights recommended alerts on May 31, 2024, instead of March 14, 2026. You are therefore encouraged to use the Prometheus rules instead.

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4). Network

• VPN Gateway
  • The withdrawal of the Standard and High Performance SKUs for the VPN gateway service on September 30, 2025. You will therefore need to consider using another SKU before this date to avoid any impact on your infrastructure.

See you soon 😉