{
  "slug": "azure-sentinel-21vianet-china-retirement",
  "title": "Microsoft Sentinel: retirement in Azure operated by 21Vianet",
  "summary": "Retirement date for Microsoft Sentinel in Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet (Azure in China): 18 Aug 2026. After that date the Microsoft Sentinel portal and any associated Sentinel services or features are no longer accessible in that environment.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Microsoft Sentinel",
  "service_slug": "sentinel",
  "category": "service",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2025-08-20",
  "effective_date": "2026-08-18",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "Microsoft announced a plan to retire and remove all features and services related to Microsoft Sentinel within Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet, also known as Azure in China. After the retirement date, customers can no longer access the Microsoft Sentinel portal or any associated Microsoft Sentinel services or features in that environment.",
  "migration_path": "Work with your account representative for Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet to assess the impact of this retirement on your operations in that environment.",
  "replacement": null,
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=498754",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/china/overview-operations"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "498754",
  "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-sentinel-21vianet-china-retirement",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/5",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-sentinel-21vianet-china-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-sentinel-21vianet-china-retirement.json",
  "estate_check": null,
  "source_note": null
}