---
slug: "azure-cache-for-redis-enterprise-retirement"
title: "Azure Cache for Redis: Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for the Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers: 30 Mar 2027. New creation requests are blocked starting April 1, 2026. Microsoft recommends migrating workloads to Azure Managed Redis."
cloud: "azure"
service: "Azure Cache for Redis"
service_slug: "cache-for-redis"
category: "service"
type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2025-10-08"
effective_date: "2027-03-30"
effective_precision: "day"
replacement: "Azure Managed Redis"
affected_versions: []
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499606"
extra_source_urls: ["https://aka.ms/AzureCacheForRedisRetirement"]
vendor_ref: "499606"
last_checked_at: "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z"
created_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
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---

# Azure Cache for Redis: Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers retirement

Retirement date for the Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers: 30 Mar 2027. New creation requests are blocked starting April 1, 2026. Microsoft recommends migrating workloads to Azure Managed Redis.

- Effective date: 30 Mar 2027
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Cache for Redis](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/cache-for-redis.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Service](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/services.md)
- Replacement: Azure Managed Redis
- Announced: 8 Oct 2025
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499606)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

The Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers of Azure Cache for Redis are retired on the retirement date. New creation requests are blocked starting April 1, 2026. Remaining Enterprise and Enterprise Flash instances are migrated to Azure Managed Redis automatically after April 1, 2027. The source title and the source text state retirement dates that are one day apart.

## Who is affected

### Matching resource types

- `microsoft.cache/redisenterprise`
- `azurerm_redis_enterprise_cluster`

### Fields the check reads

- `sku`

### Detected by the estate check from

- Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)
- Terraform state or plan (JSON)
- ARM template

## What to do

Migrate workloads to Azure Managed Redis by the retirement date. Microsoft links further detail under [Learn more](https://aka.ms/AzureCacheForRedisRetirement).

## Replacement

Azure Managed Redis

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499606) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/AzureCacheForRedisRetirement) (aka.ms, Official)

Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026.

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