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azure: Retirement: NP-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on May 31, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-03-19

Microsoft Azure will retire NP-series VM sizes Standard_NP10s, Standard_NP20s, and Standard_NP40s on May 31, 2027. Users should migrate workloads to alternative Azure GPU VM sizes before that date to avoid service disruption.

azure: Retirement: HBv2-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on May 31, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-03-19

Microsoft Azure will retire HBv2-series VM sizes on May 31, 2027. The affected sizes are Standard_HB120rs_v2, Standard_HB120-96rs_v2, Standard_HB120-64rs_v2, Standard_HB120-32rs_v2, and Standard_HB120-16rs_v2.