, 18 Aug 2026
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Cloud retirements and end of support dates in the Features category from the last 90 days
Last checked · 536 items from official sources
- Due in 30 days4Next: Azure Kubernetes Service: managed NGINX ingress (Application Routing) retirement approx. The vendor gives a month, not a day.
- Due in 90 days7Includes items due soonerDay 31 to 90: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: gemini-3.7-flash retirement
- Due in 180 days22Includes items due soonerDay 91 to 180: Azure Blob Storage: AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) retirement approx. The vendor gives a month, not a day.
- Ended in last 90 days24Latest: Azure Databricks: Standard tier retirement approx. The vendor gives a month, not a day. (shown below)
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| Aug 2026 · 1 item | ||||||
| , 18 Aug 2026 | retirement in Azure operated by 21VianetAzureMicrosoft Defender for CloudRetirement date for Microsoft Defender for Cloud in Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet (Azure in China): 18 Aug 2026. Microsoft announced the removal of all related features and services in that environment. | Azure | Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Retirement | ||
| Sep 2026 · 15 items | ||||||
| , 14 Sep 2026 | runtime version 1.x end of supportAzureAzure FunctionsEnd of support date for version 1.x of the Azure Functions runtime: 14 Sep 2026. The version can still be used after that date but no longer receives support or software and security updates. | Azure | Azure Functions | End of support | ||
| , 14 Sep 2026 | AKS-Engine monitoring retirementAzureAzure MonitorRetirement date for AKS-Engine and for Azure Monitor support of applications hosted on it: 14 Sep 2026. Azure Monitor users lose the UX support, portal experience and monitoring agent for those applications. | Azure | Azure Monitor | Retirement | ||
| , 15 Sep 2026 | Gen1 price tier (Standard S0 and S1) retirementAzureAzure MapsRetirement date for the Azure Maps Gen1 price tier (Standard S0 and Standard S1): 15 Sep 2026. On that date, accounts still on Gen1 are automatically upgraded to the Gen2 price tier. | Azure | Azure Maps | Retirement | ||
| , 15 Sep 2026 | Activity Logs legacy solution retirementAzureAzure MonitorThe Azure Activity Logs legacy solution is retired and replaced by Diagnostic settings. The source gives 15 March 2026 as the date the legacy flow stops working and all customers are auto migrated, and a manual move period through 15 Sep 2026. | Azure | Azure Monitor | Retirement | ||
| , 15 Sep 2026 | NVIDIA P100 GPU shutdownGCPCompute EngineShutdown date for NVIDIA P100 GPUs on Google Cloud: 15 Sep 2026. After that date, resources that run NVIDIA P100 GPUs cannot be created or accessed. | GCP | Compute Engine | Retirement | ||
| , 21 Sep 2026 | SMART on FHIR proxy retirementAzureAzure Health Data ServicesRetirement date for the SMART on FHIR proxy feature in the FHIR service of Azure Health Data Services: 21 Sep 2026. Microsoft names SMART on FHIR (Enhanced) as the replacement. | Azure | Azure Health Data Services | Retirement | ||
| , 30 Sep 2026 | runtime v3 on Linux Consumption retirementAzureAzure FunctionsAfter 30 Sep 2026, function apps using Azure Functions runtime v3 on the Linux Consumption plan no longer start or process executions. | Azure | Azure Functions | Retirement | ||
| , 30 Sep 2026 | Network Policy Manager on Windows nodes end of supportAzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceEnd of support date for Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) on Windows nodes in AKS: 30 Sep 2026. Microsoft points to alternatives such as Network Security Groups on the node level or Project Calico. | Azure | Azure Kubernetes Service | End of support | ||
| , 30 Sep 2026 | data labeling retirementAzureAzure Machine LearningRetirement date for data labeling in Azure Machine Learning: 30 Sep 2026. On that date, workloads running data labeling are deleted and the associated application data is lost. | Azure | Azure Machine Learning | Retirement | ||
| , 30 Sep 2026 | external data import and data connections retirementAzureAzure Machine LearningImport data from external sources (Preview) and external Data Connections (Preview) in Azure Machine Learning are not available after 30 Sep 2026. Existing connections are not available, and imported assets stay available but scheduled refreshes stop working. | Azure | Azure Machine Learning | Retirement | ||
| , 30 Sep 2026 | Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance retirementAzureAzure MonitorRetirement date for Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance: 30 Sep 2026. After that date, customers can no longer access the service. | Azure | Azure Monitor | Retirement | ||
| , 30 Sep 2026 | Container insights ContainerLog table retirementAzureAzure MonitorRetirement date for the ContainerLog table in Azure Monitor container insights: 30 Sep 2026. Workloads that use it need to transition to the ContainerLogV2 table. | Azure | Azure Monitor | Retirement | ||
| , 30 Sep 2026 | Container Insights legacy authentication retirementAzureAzure MonitorRetirement date for legacy authentication in Azure Monitor Container Insights: 30 Sep 2026. Clusters that use it must move to Managed Identity authentication. | Azure | Azure Monitor | Retirement | ||
| , 30 Sep 2026 | Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) retirementAzureAzure Virtual DesktopRetirement date for Azure Virtual Desktop (classic): 30 Sep 2026. Azure Virtual Desktop fully replaces it. | Azure | Azure Virtual Desktop | Retirement | ||
| , 30 Sep 2026 | VpnGw1-5 non-AZ SKUs retirementAzureAzure VPN GatewayRetirement date for the VpnGw1-5 non-AZ SKUs of Azure VPN Gateway: 30 Sep 2026. Microsoft migrates gateways on these SKUs to the VpnGw1-5 AZ SKUs automatically. | Azure | Azure VPN Gateway | Retirement | ||
| Oct 2026 · 8 items | ||||||
| , 1 Oct 2026 | S2-S4 pricing instances retirementAzureAzure AI TranslatorDeadline to migrate Azure AI Translator Volume Discount S2-S4 pricing instances to Commitment Tiers: 1 Oct 2026. Microsoft consolidated the paid pricing instances into Commitment Tiers. | Azure | Azure AI Translator | Retirement | ||
| , 1 Oct 2026 | FSV2-series hardware retirementAzureAzure SQL DatabaseRetirement date for the FSV2-series hardware option in Azure SQL Database: 1 Oct 2026. After that date, databases still on FSV2-series hardware are no longer supported and are migrated to the General-purpose tier. | Azure | Azure SQL Database | Retirement | ||
| , 13 Oct 2026 | GPv1 and legacy blob storage account retirementAzureAzure Storage AccountsGeneral purpose v1 (GPv1) storage accounts, legacy blob storage accounts and Files accounts hosted on GPv1 are retired on 13 Oct 2026. After that date, remaining GPv1 accounts are migrated to GPv2 automatically. | Azure | Azure Storage Accounts | Retirement | ||
| , 20 Oct 2026 | gemini-2.5-flash retirementGCPGemini Enterprise Agent PlatformRetirement date for gemini-2.5-flash on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: 20 Oct 2026. Google's model versions page mentions errors caused by models reaching their retirement dates, without describing them, and links a migration guide. | GCP | Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | Retirement | ||
| , 20 Oct 2026 | gemini-2.5-flash-lite retirementGCPGemini Enterprise Agent PlatformRetirement date for gemini-2.5-flash-lite on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: 20 Oct 2026. Google's model versions page mentions errors caused by models reaching their retirement dates, without describing them, and links a migration guide. | GCP | Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | Retirement | ||
| , 20 Oct 2026 | gemini-2.5-pro retirementGCPGemini Enterprise Agent PlatformRetirement date for gemini-2.5-pro on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: 20 Oct 2026. Google's model versions page mentions errors caused by models reaching their retirement dates, without describing them, and links a migration guide. | GCP | Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | Retirement | ||
| approx. The vendor gives a month, not a day. | , Oct 2026 | Standard tier retirementAzureAzure DatabricksRetirement of the Azure Databricks Standard tier: Oct 2026. From that point, all Standard tier workspaces are automatically upgraded to the Premium tier. | Azure | Azure Databricks | Retirement | |
| , 31 Oct 2026 | Custom Resource Providers retirementAzureAzure Resource ManagerThe Custom Resource Provider (CuRP) feature of Azure Resource Manager is retired by 31 Oct 2026. Creates, updates, patches and actions are blocked from July 31, 2026. | Azure | Azure Resource Manager | Retirement | ||
Aug 2026 · 1 item
Sep 2026 · 15 items
, 14 Sep 2026
runtime version 1.x end of support
AzureAzure FunctionsEnd of support
, 14 Sep 2026
AKS-Engine monitoring retirement
AzureAzure MonitorRetirement
, 15 Sep 2026
Gen1 price tier (Standard S0 and S1) retirement
AzureAzure MapsRetirement
, 15 Sep 2026
Activity Logs legacy solution retirement
AzureAzure MonitorRetirement
, 15 Sep 2026
GCPCompute EngineRetirement
, 21 Sep 2026
SMART on FHIR proxy retirement
AzureAzure Health Data ServicesRetirement
, 30 Sep 2026
runtime v3 on Linux Consumption retirement
AzureAzure FunctionsRetirement
, 30 Sep 2026
Network Policy Manager on Windows nodes end of support
AzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceEnd of support
, 30 Sep 2026
AzureAzure Machine LearningRetirement
, 30 Sep 2026
external data import and data connections retirement
AzureAzure Machine LearningRetirement
, 30 Sep 2026
Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance retirement
AzureAzure MonitorRetirement
, 30 Sep 2026
Container insights ContainerLog table retirement
AzureAzure MonitorRetirement
, 30 Sep 2026
Container Insights legacy authentication retirement
AzureAzure MonitorRetirement
, 30 Sep 2026
Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) retirement
AzureAzure Virtual DesktopRetirement
, 30 Sep 2026
VpnGw1-5 non-AZ SKUs retirement
AzureAzure VPN GatewayRetirement
Oct 2026 · 8 items
, 1 Oct 2026
S2-S4 pricing instances retirement
AzureAzure AI TranslatorRetirement
, 1 Oct 2026
FSV2-series hardware retirement
AzureAzure SQL DatabaseRetirement
, 13 Oct 2026
GPv1 and legacy blob storage account retirement
AzureAzure Storage AccountsRetirement
, 20 Oct 2026
GCPGemini Enterprise Agent PlatformRetirement
, 20 Oct 2026
gemini-2.5-flash-lite retirement
GCPGemini Enterprise Agent PlatformRetirement
, 20 Oct 2026
GCPGemini Enterprise Agent PlatformRetirement
, Oct 2026 approx. The vendor gives a month, not a day.
AzureAzure DatabricksRetirement
, 31 Oct 2026
Custom Resource Providers retirement
AzureAzure Resource ManagerRetirement