Cloud Services (extended support) deprecation

Question

Hi,

So two major components of Cloud Services (extended support) are scheduled for deprecation in September 2025.

Load Balancer (Basic SKU)

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/updates/azure-basic-load-balancer-will-be-retired-on-30-september-2025-upgrade-to-standard-load-balancer/

IP Address (Basic SKU)

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/updates/upgrade-to-standard-sku-public-ip-addresses-in-azure-by-30-september-2025-basic-sku-will-be-retired/

As far as I understand existing deployments of Cloud Services won't be affected.

But what about new deployments for Cloud Services? Does it mean that Cloud Services (extended support) are going to be deprecated too? Since Load Balancer (Standard) is not supported for them

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/966924/cloud-service-(extended-support)-arm-template-with

Thanks!

Answer 1

@Nikita Krivets

Q: But what about new deployments for Cloud Services? Does it mean that Cloud Services (extended support) are going to be deprecated too? Since Load Balancer (Standard) is not supported for them?

On confirmation with the internal team, deprecation of Load Balancer (Basic SKU) and IP Address (Basic SKU) doesn't imply that Cloud Services (extended support) is going to be deprecated. In fact, in the near future, CSES will be able to support Standard LoadBalancer and Standard PublicIPAddress. There is work in progress on this and it is in Private Preview currently.

Hope that addresses your concern.

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