{
  "slug": "azure-iot-central-retirement",
  "title": "Azure IoT Central retirement",
  "summary": "Retirement date for Azure IoT Central: 20 Sep 2029. The service can be used until the retirement date. Microsoft names Azure IoT Hub, Device Provisioning Service (DPS), and Azure Device Registry as the recommended platform.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure IoT Central",
  "service_slug": "iot-central",
  "category": "service",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2026-09-29",
  "effective_date": "2029-09-20",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "Azure IoT Central can be used until the retirement date. Microsoft asks customers to review their current Azure IoT Central applications, devices, dashboards, and integrations. Microsoft states that it is focusing future investment on Azure IoT platform services.",
  "migration_path": "1. Review your current Azure IoT Central applications, devices, dashboards, and integrations.\n2. Evaluate Azure IoT Hub and DPS as the target architecture for device connectivity and provisioning.\n3. Evaluate Microsoft Fabric for real-time analytics, dashboards, and broader data experiences.\n4. Use the [Azure IoT Central migration playbook](https://aka.ms/AzureIoTCentralMigrationPlaybook) to map existing IoT Central scenarios to Azure IoT services.\n5. Plan and execute your transition before the retirement date.\n6. If additional assistance is required, engage Microsoft field teams or an [Azure IoT migration partner](https://aka.ms/AzureIOTPartnerReference).",
  "replacement": "Azure IoT Hub, Device Provisioning Service (DPS), and Azure Device Registry, with Microsoft Fabric for analytics and dashboards",
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=569914",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://aka.ms/AzureIoTCentralMigrationPlaybook",
    "https://aka.ms/AzureIOTPartnerReference"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "569914",
  "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-iot-central-retirement",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/cs",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-iot-central-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-iot-central-retirement.json",
  "estate_check": {
    "resource_types": [
      "microsoft.iotcentral/iotapps",
      "azurerm_iotcentral_application"
    ],
    "fields": [],
    "inputs": [
      "Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)",
      "Terraform state or plan (JSON)",
      "ARM template"
    ]
  },
  "source_note": null
}