{
  "slug": "azure-sql-database-elastic-query-shard-map-manager-end-of-support",
  "title": "Azure SQL Database: Elastic query Shard_Map_Manager mode end of support",
  "summary": "End of support date for Azure SQL Elastic query in Shard_Map_Manager mode: 31 Mar 2027. Existing workloads keep running after that date but no longer receive updates or support from Microsoft.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure SQL Database",
  "service_slug": "sql-database",
  "category": "feature",
  "type": "end_of_support",
  "announced_date": "2026-03-20",
  "effective_date": "2027-03-31",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "Elastic query with the Shard_Map_Manager external data source type reaches end of support on 31 Mar 2027. Existing workloads that use this mode can continue to run. They no longer receive updates or support from Microsoft.",
  "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=558086",
  "extra_source_urls": [],
  "vendor_ref": "558086",
  "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-sql-database-elastic-query-shard-map-manager-end-of-support",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/5e",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-sql-database-elastic-query-shard-map-manager-end-of-support.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-sql-database-elastic-query-shard-map-manager-end-of-support.json",
  "estate_check": null
}