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VM retirement covers the end-of-life planning WindowsForum.com readers face when Microsoft schedules Azure virtual machine series for shutdown. The tagged discussion centers on the Azure DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series, Intel SGX confidential computing VMs with a published retirement date of October 31, 2029, announced through Azure Updates and confirmed in Microsoft Learn guidance. The practical focus is migration: identifying affected workloads, understanding the roughly three-year transition window, and moving to the latest generation of confidential VMs before support ends. It is a useful reference for anyone tracking Azure infrastructure lifecycle deadlines and replacement options.
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    Azure DCsv3/DCdsv3 Retirement: SGX VM Migration Deadline and Replacement Options

    Microsoft has set a retirement date for its third-generation Intel SGX confidential computing machines on Azure. On October 31, 2029, the DCsv3-series and DCdsv3-series virtual machines will be retired. Microsoft's Azure Updates feed announced the retirement on October 1, 2026, and the Microsoft...