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      "title": "Azure Batch: NVv3 and NVv4-series VM retirement",
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      "summary": "Retirement date for the D, Ds, Dv2, Dsv2 and Ls virtual machine series in Azure Batch pools: 1 May 2028. After that date, pools on these series cannot be created or scaled out and may be resized to zero nodes.",
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