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azure: Retirement: Azure Machine Learning - Data labeling Deprecation

Azure Updates

2025-10-01

Azure Machine Learning's built-in data labeling capability will be retired on September 30, 2026. Customers can continue to use the service until that date but should plan to transition to third‑party data labeling providers before the retirement.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: MSSQL extension integration with Microsoft Fabric

Azure Updates

2025-10-01

The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code is available in public preview with built-in connectivity to Microsoft Fabric SQL databases. A new Fabric option in the Connection Dialog lets developers sign in with Microsoft Entra ID and access Fabric resources directly from VS Code, bringing Fabric SQL into the development workflow.

azure: Retirement: Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) for Linux nodes on AKS to Be Retired by September 30, 2028

Azure Updates

2025-10-01

Azure will retire Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) on Linux nodes in AKS on September 30, 2028. Customers must migrate AKS clusters using NPM to Cilium Network Policy before that date to avoid disruptions.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late September 2025

Azure Updates

2025-10-01

In late September 2025 Azure SQL announced a Public Preview feature that adds immutability to long-term retention (LTR) backups to protect backups from ransomware and tampering.

September (8)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Soft Delete feature in Azure Compute Gallery

Azure Updates

2025-09-30

Azure Compute Gallery now has a Public Preview of a Soft Delete feature that lets you recover accidentally deleted images within a 7-day retention period.

azure: Retirement: Support for Service Connector (preview) on Azure Container Apps will end on March 30th, 2026

Azure Updates

2025-09-30

Microsoft will end support for Service Connector (preview) on Azure Container Apps on March 30, 2026. After that date the preview Service Connector will no longer be supported on Azure Container Apps; consult the original update for details and next steps.

azure: Retirement: NVv4-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on September 30, 2026

Azure Updates

2025-09-30

Microsoft Azure will retire the NVv4-series virtual machines (listed SKUs) on September 30, 2026.

azure: Retirement: Spark Native Connector for Semantic Link

Azure Updates

2025-09-30

Microsoft announces the retirement of the Spark native connector effective October 1, 2025, citing low usage, high maintenance costs, and potential security vulnerabilities; source text is truncated before completing the stated goal.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Visualize New Azure Resource Manager Metrics through Azure Monitor

Azure Updates

2025-09-29

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is generally available with enhanced integration into Azure Monitor Metrics, enabling subscription-level visualization of new ARM metrics for deeper visibility and more granular monitoring of Resource Manager operations.

azure: Azure VMware Solution AV36 Node Retirement on June 30, 2028

Azure Updates

2025-09-27

Microsoft will retire the AV36 node type for Azure VMware Solution on June 30, 2028. Current AV36 Reserved Instance (RI) terms are not affected, and customers are advised to review their RI expiration timelines.

azure: Retirement: Entity Linking from Azure AI Language

Azure Updates

2025-09-26

Microsoft announced the planned retirement of the Entity Linking feature in Azure AI Language and recommends considering replacement solutions; Named Entity Recognition (NER) in Azure AI Language is suggested as an alternative for entity identification. The provided article content is truncated and lacks full details.

azure: Retirement: The Linux Consumption hosting plan of Azure Functions will be retired on September 30, 2028. Migrate to Flex Consumption.

Azure Updates

2025-09-26

Microsoft is retiring the Azure Functions Linux Consumption hosting plan on September 30, 2028 and recommends migrating affected functions to the Flex Consumption plan, which provides faster scaling, advanced networking, cold start mitigation, and concurrency control.