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announced by the Azure teams during the month of December: 1). 5G & Space Azure Object Anchors The service will be withdrawn on May 20, 2024.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 Azure Spatial Anchors Same punishment for the Azure Spatial Anchors service which will be withdrawn on November 20, 2024.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 😉
SMB over VPN gateway not possible
Hi, I have a problem with connecting SMB network shares from an on-premise Server to a VM located in azure over a Site-to-Site VPN and VPN gateway. We tried everything but it seems that these and other protokolls are natively blockeed from the Azure vpn gateway, is this correct? Are there any solutions to this problem or did I miss something in the configuration or connection/authentication? Thanks and regards
