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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."
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service: "Azure SQL Database"
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type: "end_of_support"
announced_date: "2026-03-20"
effective_date: "2027-03-31"
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replacement: null
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source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558086"
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last_checked_at: "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z"
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updated_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
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# Azure SQL Database: Elastic query Shard_Map_Manager mode end of support

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.

- Effective date: 31 Mar 2027
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure SQL Database](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/sql-database.md)
- Type: End of support
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Replacement: Not stated by vendor
- Announced: 20 Mar 2026
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558086)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

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.

## What to do

Microsoft has not published migration steps. See the source for details.

## Replacement

Not stated by vendor.

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558086) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)

Last checked against this source on 12 Nov 2026.

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