{
  "slug": "azure-fxt-edge-filer-end-of-support",
  "title": "Azure FXT Edge Filer end of support",
  "summary": "Retirement date for Azure FXT Edge Filer: 31 Dec 2026. After 2026 there is no hardware or software support. Microsoft does not disable the devices, and customers may continue to use them.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure FXT Edge Filer",
  "service_slug": "fxt-edge-filer",
  "category": "service",
  "type": "end_of_support",
  "announced_date": "2023-09-15",
  "effective_date": "2026-12-31",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "After 2026, there is no hardware or software support for FXT Edge Filers. Through 2026, hardware and software support is for customers who maintain support licenses, and the last yearly support license renewal was December 2025. Orders for FXT Edge Filers were accepted through December 2023. Microsoft does not disable the devices, and customers may continue to use the hardware.",
  "migration_path": "Microsoft has not published migration steps. See the source for details.",
  "replacement": null,
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=fxtretirement",
  "extra_source_urls": [],
  "vendor_ref": "fxtretirement",
  "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-fxt-edge-filer-end-of-support",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/3b",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-fxt-edge-filer-end-of-support.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-fxt-edge-filer-end-of-support.json",
  "estate_check": null
}