Azure continuously advances through new infrastructure generations, platform capabilities, services, and innovations that lead the industry in performance, security, reliability, and efficiency.

Our Virtual Machine (VM) Lifecycle policy guides how we manage these transitions, giving Azure customers transparency, predictability, and guidance to plan for and execute technology changes with confidence.

Our goal is to help every organization plan and navigate these modernization steps in line with Azure’s latest innovations and ongoing platform investments.

Learn more about virtual machines in Azure To give you access to the most advanced cloud and AI infrastructure, deployed on the most sophisticated silicon and hardware, the Azure Virtual Machine lifecycle is built around three customer outcomes: Transparency to easily understand the lifecycle status of Azure technologies, Microsoft’s level of ongoing investment, and the recommended path forward as new innovations become available.

Predictability to plan against defined lifecycle stages, understand what to expect at each stage, and advance notice as technologies progress through their lifecycle.

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