AzureRetirement
Azure Cloud Services: Cloud Services (extended support) retirement
Retirement date for the Cloud Services (extended support) deployment model: 31 Mar 2027. Microsoft directs customers to migrate services deployed with this model to Service Fabric managed cluster by that date.
Retires , 31 Mar 2027
What breaks
The Cloud Services (extended support) deployment model is retired on the retirement date. Services that were deployed using this model are affected and need to be migrated. The source states the migration deadline in one sentence as before the retirement date and in another as by the retirement date. Microsoft describes migration to Service Fabric managed cluster as the way to avoid service disruptions.
Who is affected
Matching resource types
microsoft.compute/cloudservices
Detected by the estate check from
- Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)
- ARM template
What to do
- View impacted resources in the Azure portal under Cloud services (extended support).
- Follow the migration instructions to move to Service Fabric managed cluster.
Replacement
Service Fabric managed cluster
Sources
- Official sourceazure.microsoft.comOfficial
- Additional sourceaka.msOfficial
Last checked against the first source in this list on .
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