{
  "slug": "azure-databricks-standard-tier-retirement",
  "title": "Azure Databricks: Standard tier retirement",
  "summary": "Retirement of the Azure Databricks Standard tier: Oct 2026. From that point, all Standard tier workspaces are automatically upgraded to the Premium tier.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure Databricks",
  "service_slug": "databricks",
  "category": "feature",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2025-09-16",
  "effective_date": "2026-10-01",
  "effective_precision": "month",
  "impact": "From Oct 2026, all Azure Databricks Standard tier workspaces are automatically upgraded to the Premium tier. Azure subscriptions no longer support the creation of Standard tier workspaces after April 1st, 2026.",
  "migration_path": "Microsoft has not published migration steps. See the source for details.",
  "replacement": "Azure Databricks Premium tier",
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=502623",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/databricks/"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "502623",
  "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",
  "url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-databricks-standard-tier-retirement",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/1j",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-databricks-standard-tier-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-databricks-standard-tier-retirement.json",
  "estate_check": {
    "resource_types": [
      "microsoft.databricks/workspaces",
      "azurerm_databricks_workspace"
    ],
    "fields": [
      "sku"
    ],
    "inputs": [
      "Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)",
      "Terraform state or plan (JSON)",
      "ARM template"
    ]
  }
}