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announced by the Azure teams during the month of December: 1). 5G & Space Azure Object Anchors The service will be withdrawn on May 20, 2024.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 Azure Spatial Anchors Same punishment for the Azure Spatial Anchors service which will be withdrawn on November 20, 2024.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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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 😉Azure September: Announced end of life
For those who missed the last announces of Azure end of life, please find a small recap: Azure AI Intelligence The Azure AI Document Intelligence API v2.0 will be retired on August 31, 2026. You are simply encouraged to migrate to the same API but in version 3.1 which obviously offers more features than the previous one. Azure AI Video Indexer Due to the withdrawal of Azure Media Services, announced during the month of July, Microsoft has decided to remove all dependencies related to Azure Media from Azure AI Video Indexer, starting January 15, 2024. Azure FarmBeats The Azure FarmBeats project will be retired on September 30, 2023. For those who are not familiar with Azure FarmBeats, it is a solution that allows you to aggregate agricultural datasets from different providers. Instead, Microsoft offers Azure Data Manager for Agriculture, which is actually an enhanced version of the Azure FarmBeats project. Azure HPC Azure FXT Edge Filer which is a caching appliance for HPC computing tasks will be retired on December 31, 2026. However, no information on a possible service which will replace it. Azure Kubernetes Service The AKS product team has decided to remove Azure Monitor for AKS-Engine on September 14, 2026. You are therefore encouraged to use Azure Monitor for Containers functionality instead. We continue with another decommission on AKS which concerns the HTTP application routing add-on module, which will be deleted on March 3, 2025. Please note that this module is no longer supported since version 1.22 of K8S. Instead, you are encouraged to use the Web Application routing add-on. Azure Sphere The Classic version of Azure Sphere CLI will be decommissioned on September 30, 2024. No worries here for its replacement which is none other than Azure Sphere CLI. Azure Database for MariaDB End of life of Azure Database for MariaDB which will be retired on September 19, 2025. Microsoft therefore suggests that you use Azure Database for MySQL instead which offers more features. Azure Monitor The removal of the Data Collector API that manages custom log ingestion into Azure Monitor logs will be done on September 14, 2026. Before this date, you will need to migrate to the rules-based log ingestion API which provides all the functionality of the Data Collector API, plus some new features. On September 30, 2026 the "Classic" URL Ping Tests configured on Application Insights will be deleted, in favor of the "Standard" tests. Azure Storage The product team announced for September 13, 2024 the removal of the old Azure Storage Python client libraries, but also the Azure Storage Ruby client libraries, as well as the old Azure Storage Go client libraries. Instead you will have to use the new libraries. Azure Maps The product team announces that the Azure Maps Data V1/V2 APIs will be retired on September 16, 2024. Instead, Azure Maps has deployed Data Registry APIs that provide enhanced data security. Azure Maps Render V1 APIs will be retired on September 17, 2026. You are therefore encouraged to migrate or deploy Azure Maps Render V2 APIs, which provide improved data quality and performance compared to the previous version. The Azure Maps Gen1 pricing tier will no longer exist from September 15, 2026. You will therefore need to upgrade to the Azure Maps Gen2 pricing tier which offers simplified pricing and better flexibility.
