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2026 (5)

November (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery for Azure Local

Azure Updates

2026-11-02

Azure Site Recovery support for Azure Local is now generally available. It lets customers protect supported Windows and Linux virtual machines by replicating them for disaster recovery.

October (1)

azure: Retirement: DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on October 31, 2029

Azure Updates

2026-10-01

DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Linux, Windows, and Dedicated Host virtual machines will be retired on October 31, 2029. After that date, they will no longer be available for use or purchase, so workloads should be migrated before then.

September (3)

azure: Retirement: NVv3-series Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Updates

2026-09-30

Microsoft Azure retired several NVv3-series virtual machine sizes on September 30, 2026. Any remaining NVv3-series VMs are also being retired.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Instant Access for VM restore points

Azure Updates

2026-09-24

Instant Access for application-consistent restore points on Azure virtual machines is now generally available. It lets you start restoring a disk from a restore point before the underlying snapshot copy completes, for VMs using Premium SSD v2 or Ultra disks as data disks.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Mdsv4 and Msv4 Series Virtual Machines for SAP

Azure Updates

2026-09-18

Azure announced public preview availability of the Mdsv4 and Msv4 memory-optimized virtual machine series for SAP. The series uses 6th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and includes advanced security features plus Azure Boost technologies.