Azure Cache for Redis Retirement: What to Know and How to Prepare
Microsoft has announced the retirement of Azure Cache for Redis (Basic, Standard, Premium) and Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise/Enterprise Flash tiers. If you rely on these services today, it’s important to understand what’s changing, when, and how to prepare for a smooth transition to Azure Managed Redis. What’s Retiring and When? Azure Cache for Redis (Basic, Standard, Premium): Creation blocked for new customers: April 1, 2026 Creation blocked for existing customers: October 1, 2026 Retirement Date: September 30, 2028 Instances will be disabled starting October 1, 2028 Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise/Enterprise Flash: Creation blocked for all customers: April 1, 2026 Retirement Date: March 31, 2027 Instances will be migrated to Azure Managed Redis starting April 1, 2027 Existing instances will continue to run and receive regular maintenance until their respective retirement dates. More information here. Why Move to Azure Managed Redis? Azure Managed Redis is built on Redis Enterprise software, offering significant improvements: Enterprise-grade features: Active geo-replication, Redis modules, and more Performance & Cost: More performant and cost-effective than all tiers of Azure Cache for Redis Reliability: Zone redundancy by default, up to 99.999% availability with geo-replication Simplified Management: Native Azure experience, no Marketplace component, easier provisioning and billing compared to Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise Migration Guidance: What Customers Need to Do Upgrade Early Microsoft recommends upgrading to Azure Managed Redis as soon as possible, rather than waiting for the retirement deadline. Early migration ensures you benefit from new features and avoid last-minute disruptions. Migration Tooling For Basic/Standard/Premium: A command-line migration experience will be available in phases from February 2026, starting with the Basic caches support in preview. This tooling will allow you to migrate your cache endpoint, using the same hostname and access key for a seamless transition. For Enterprise/EnterpriseFlash: Migration tooling will roll out in phases starting March 2026. Downtime: If you use the migration tooling, expect only a brief connection blip (a few seconds) when the DNS record is updated. This is similar to the downtime experienced during regular maintenance. Application Changes Update your Redis hostname and access key to point to the new Azure Managed Redis instance. Azure Managed Redis is clustered by default. Most client libraries (e.g., StackExchange.Redis) work out-of-the-box, but check your library’s documentation for cluster support. Non-clustered support is available up to 25GB, but clustering is recommended for performance and scalability. For migrating data, see various options outlined in this blogpost: Data Migration with RIOT-X for Azure Managed Redis | Microsoft Community Hub and here. Reservations You can cancel or exchange your existing reservations for Azure Cache for Redis as described in Microsoft Cost Management documentation. Feature Parity and Regional Availability: What’s Coming and When Azure Managed Redis is actively being enhanced to close feature gaps and expand regional coverage. Here are the key ETAs for upcoming features and regions (all dates are tentative): Azure Public Regions France Central: November 2025 Qatar Central: December 2026 Azure Sovereign Clouds China Cloud: July 2026 US Gov Cloud: July 2026 Larger SKUs Memory Optimized, Balanced, Compute Optimized (up to 500GB): May 2026 Management Operations Scheduling maintenance windows: February 2026 Keyspace notifications: March 2026 If you need a feature or region that isn’t yet available, reach out to support or email AzureManagedRedis@microsoft.com for guidance. Resources for a Smooth Migration Migration Overview & Guidance Choosing the Right Tier Azure Managed Redis architecture Key Takeaways for Customers Don’t wait—start planning your migration to Azure Managed Redis now. Migration tooling will make the process easier, with phased rollouts starting November 2025. Feature parity is a priority, with major gaps closing by March–June 2026. Reach out to Microsoft support if you have blockers or need help with migration.
Azure database - Allocated Space not expanding
Hello, Please help me. Our windows azure database allocated space is not expanding. We have an elastic standard tier. Our database space details are, Used space 71.91 GB Allocated space 71.91 GB Maximum storage size 300 GB We are not able to add any new records in the database.Building faster AI agents with Azure Managed Redis and .NET Aspire
AI is evolving fast—and so are the tools to build intelligent, responsive applications. In our recent Microsoft Reactor session, Catherine Wang (Principal Product Manager at Microsoft) and Roberto Perez (Microsoft MVP and Senior Global Solutions Architect at Redis) shared how Azure Managed Redis helps you create Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) AI agents with exceptional speed and consistency. Why RAG agents? RAG applications combine the power of large language models (LLMs) with your own data to answer questions accurately. For example, a customer support chatbot can deliver precise, pre-approved answers instead of inventing them on the fly. This ensures consistency, reduces risk, and improves customer experience. Where Azure Managed Redis fits with agentic scenarios In this project, Azure Managed Redis is used as a high-performance, in-memory vector database to support Agentic Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), enabling fast similarity searches over embeddings to retrieve and ground the LLM with the most relevant known answers. Beyond this, Azure Managed Redis is a versatile platform that supports a range of AI-native use cases, including: Semantic Cache – Cache and reuse previous LLM responses based on semantic similarity to reduce latency and improve reliability. LLM Memory – Persist recent interactions and context to maintain coherent, multi-turn conversations. Agentic Memory – Store long-term agent knowledge, actions, and plans to enable more intelligent and autonomous behavior over time. Feature Store – Serve real-time features to machine learning models during inference for personalization and decision-making. These capabilities make Azure Managed Redis a foundational building block for building fast, stateful, and intelligent AI applications. Demo highlights In the session, the team demonstrates how to: Deploy a RAG AI agent using .NET Aspire and Azure Container Apps. Secure your Redis instance with Azure Entra ID, removing the need for connection strings. Use Semantic Kernel to orchestrate agents and retrieve knowledge base content via vector search. Monitor and debug microservices with built-in observability tools. Finally, we walk through code examples in C# and Python, demonstrating how you can integrate Redis search, vector similarity, and prompt orchestration into your own apps. Get Started Ready to explore? ✅ Watch the full session replay: Building a RAG AI Agent Using Azure Redis ✅ Try the sample code: Azure Managed Redis RAG AI SampleAzure Late Show Podcast @Microsoft Ignite 2019: MySQL in App or Azure Database for MySQL?
https://azurelate.show Hello, During the Microsoft_Ignite 2019 had the pleasure to have a nice conversation with JosueVidal on the main differences and benefits of using Azure Database for MySQL vs MySQL in App and main concerns from the organizations when moving their databases to the Cloud. Some Highlights: Main concerns and painpoints when migrating databases to the Cloud [1:23] Addressing Security on Database migration[1:52] Benefits of using Azure Database for MySQL [3:30] Considerations to migrate Databases to the Cloud [6:18] Would be great to know your input also on how you use Azure Database for MySQL. Thanks!
