---
title: "Azure retirements, end of support dates and breaking changes in the Features category due in the next 180 days"
url: "https://eolwatch.dev/?window=180&cloud=azure&category=features"
as_of: "2026-11-13"
total: 11
---

# Azure retirements, end of support dates and breaking changes in the Features category due in the next 180 days

11 items: due in the next 180 days, earliest date first. Filters: cloud Azure; category Features. Countdowns are counted for 13 Nov 2026 (UTC).

## Next 180 days

| Date | Countdown | Item | Service | Type | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2026 | This month | [Azure Kubernetes Service: managed NGINX ingress (Application Routing) retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-aks-managed-nginx-ingress-application-routing-retirement.md) | Azure Kubernetes Service | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=555839) |
| Mar 2027 | In 108 days at the earliest | [Azure Blob Storage: AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-blob-storage-azurednszone-endpoints-retirement.md) | Azure Blob Storage | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558276) |
| 15 Mar 2027 | In 122 days | [Azure API Management: built-in analytics dashboards retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-api-management-built-in-analytics-dashboards-retirement.md) | Azure API Management | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=begin-using-azure-monitor-based-dashboards-in-azure-api-management-before-the-builtin-analytics-dashboards-are-retired-on-15) |
| 15 Mar 2027 | In 122 days | [Azure Application Gateway: WAF v2 Configuration retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-application-gateway-waf-v2-configuration-retirement.md) | Azure Application Gateway | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=retirement-support-for-application-gateway-web-application-firewall-v2-configuration-is-ending) |
| 30 Mar 2027 | In 137 days | [Azure Managed Grafana: Essential SKU retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-managed-grafana-essential-sku-retirement.md) | Azure Managed Grafana | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=559395) |
| 31 Mar 2027 | In 138 days | [Azure App Service: Docker Compose feature retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-app-service-docker-compose-retirement.md) | Azure App Service | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=485167) |
| 31 Mar 2027 | In 138 days | [Azure Monitor: sidecar for Prometheus remote-write retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-monitor-prometheus-remote-write-sidecar-retirement.md) | Azure Monitor | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=550519) |
| 31 Mar 2027 | In 138 days | [Azure SQL Database: Elastic query Shard_Map_Manager mode end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-sql-database-elastic-query-shard-map-manager-end-of-support.md) | Azure SQL Database | End of support | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558086) |
| 31 Mar 2027 | In 138 days | [Azure VPN Gateway: SSTP protocol support retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-vpn-gateway-sstp-protocol-retirement.md) | Azure VPN Gateway | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499923) |
| 1 Apr 2027 | In 139 days | [Azure Data Factory: Memory Optimized Data Flows retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-data-factory-memory-optimized-data-flows-retirement.md) | Azure Data Factory | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=were-retiring-memory-optimized-data-flows-in-azure-data-factory-use-general-purpose-for-better-performance-at-a-lower-price) |
| 20 Apr 2027 | In 158 days | [Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft Foundry: Prompt Flow retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-machine-learning-prompt-flow-retirement.md) | Azure Machine Learning | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=502936) |

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