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slug: "azure-content-delivery-network-standard-from-microsoft-classic-retirement"
title: "Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic) retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic): 30 Sep 2027. Microsoft directs customers to migrate to Azure Front Door Standard or Premium by that date to avoid service disruptions."
cloud: "azure"
service: "Azure Content Delivery Network"
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type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2024-09-26"
effective_date: "2027-09-30"
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replacement: "Azure Front Door Standard or Premium"
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# Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic) retirement

Retirement date for Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic): 30 Sep 2027. Microsoft directs customers to migrate to Azure Front Door Standard or Premium by that date to avoid service disruptions.

- Effective date: 30 Sep 2027
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Content Delivery Network](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/content-delivery-network.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Replacement: Azure Front Door Standard or Premium
- Announced: 26 Sep 2024
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=azure-cdn-standard-from-microsoft-classic-will-be-retired-on-30-september-2027)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic) is retired on 30 Sep 2027. Since October 1st, 2025, new Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic) resources can no longer be created via the Azure portal, Terraform or command line tools, and all new resources need to be created using Azure Front Door Standard or Premium.

## Who is affected

### Matching resource types

- `microsoft.cdn/profiles`
- `azurerm_cdn_profile`

### 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 to Azure Front Door Standard or Premium](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2287306) by 30 Sep 2027 to avoid service disruptions.

## Replacement

Azure Front Door Standard or Premium

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=azure-cdn-standard-from-microsoft-classic-will-be-retired-on-30-september-2027) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)

Last checked against this source on 12 Nov 2026.

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