Azure Virtual Machine A-series (Basic & Standard) are retiring on 31 August 2024

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Azure Virtual Machine A-series (Basic & Standard) are retiring on 31 August 2024

Deadline: Aug 31, 2024 Impacted Services:

• Azure Virtual Machine

More information:

• https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/updates/action-required-migrate-your-azure-workloads-to-av2series-vms-before-31-august-2024/
• https://aka.ms/Av1retirement

Notice

Here's the official report from Microsoft:

On 31 August 2024, we'll retire Basic and Standard A-series VMs. Before that date, you'll need to migrate your workloads to Av2-series VMs, which provide more memory per vCPU and faster storage on solid-state drives (SSDs).

Timeline

Phase	Date	Description
Announcement	Aug 24, 2021	Deprecation was announced
Deprecation	Aug 31, 2024	VMs will likely be de-allocated and no longer up & running.

Impact

VMs will likely be de-allocated and no longer up & running.

Required Action

Here's the official report from Microsoft:

To avoid service disruptions, migrate your workloads from Basic and Standard A-series VMs to Av2-series VMs before 31 August 2024.

Contact

You can get in touch through the following options:

• Get answers from Microsoft Q&A (link).
• Contact Azure support (link).

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