Azure regional changes — 2026-07-17

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Daily executive summary

Compared with the 2026-07-16 snapshot, the 2026-07-17 scan recorded 168 new listings, 133 regressions, and 0 parked unknown transitions.

Where it changed: VM SKUs: 107 new listings, 132 regressions; AKS extensions: 59 new listings, 0 regressions; Azure AI models: 2 new listings, 1 regression.

Representative changes: GPT-5 4 mini model from OpenAI (version 2026-03-17) was no longer listed in centralindia; Standard Dc16ads Cc V5 VM size was no longer listed in 2 regions; Standard Dc16ads V5 VM size was no longer listed in 2 regions.

What changed: 67 first recorded disappearances, 66 recurring disappearances, 168 net-new regional listings.

What this means: Review the 133 regressions against existing regional targets and fallbacks first; treat the 168 new listings as options to validate. These are read-only catalog/list signals, not quota, capacity, or deployment results. Zero new delistings does not establish recovery of earlier missing listings.

7-day context (2026-07-11 to 2026-07-17): across 7 recorded scans, there were 2,132 new listings and 1,225 regressions. New listings led on 4 scans; regressions led on 3.

Archived commentary and representative evidence

Latest scan: 168 new availability signals and 133 regressions across 59 regions.

Azure AI models: models/versions delisted (likely deprecation) (1 signal; 1 deprecation candidate). SRE impact: review model deployment targets and fallback model/version choices. Coverage now ranges from 30 to 30 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 13.6% of prior observations. Examples: centralindia · openai.gpt-5-4-mini.2026-03-17.

VM SKUs: VM sizes withdrawn (132 signals; 66 deprecation candidates, 66 recurring disappearances, up to 1 prior disappearance). SRE impact: capacity planning and SKU fallback lists should be rechecked. Coverage now ranges from 11 to 18 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 97.0% of prior observations. Examples: francecentral · dc16ads.cc.v5; francecentral · dc16ads.v5; francecentral · dc16as.cc.v5; francecentral · dc16as.v5; and 128 more.

AKS extensions: extension types now listed (59 signals; 59 net-new regional availabilities). SRE impact: new managed cluster capabilities such as GitOps, policy, or observability. Coverage now ranges from 59 to 59 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 100.0% of prior observations. Expansion pattern: first observed anywhere in the monitored regions. Examples: australiacentral · bside.contaitools; australiacentral2 · bside.contaitools; australiaeast · bside.contaitools; australiasoutheast · bside.contaitools; and 55 more.

Azure AI models: newer models/versions rolling out (2 signals; 2 net-new regional availabilities). SRE impact: new regional model/version options for latency, residency, and model selection. Coverage now ranges from 28 to 28 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 100.0% of prior observations. Expansion pattern: regional expansion of an existing signal. Examples: westus3 · openai.gpt-5-codex.2025-09-15; westus3 · openai.gpt-5-pro.2025-10-06.

VM SKUs: VM sizes now offered (107 signals; 107 net-new regional availabilities). SRE impact: more compute shapes for right-sizing, performance, and cost tuning. Coverage now ranges from 50 to 56 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 100.0% of prior observations. Expansion pattern: regional expansion of an existing signal. Examples: chilecentral · d128ds.v6; chilecentral · d128lds.v6; chilecentral · d128ls.v6; chilecentral · d128s.v6; and 103 more.

Engineering context

  • centralindia aiModels.openai.gpt-5-4-mini.2026-03-17 available → unavailable deprecation candidate
    unavailable 9/66 prior days (13.6%)coverage 30/64 monitored regions (46.9%, -1 region)coverage removed from 3.2% of prior regionsAsia: 4 current, 5 prior
    Still available in australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralus, eastus, and 24 more. Use this to evaluate model capabilities, regional deployment options, latency, and data residency. Azure OpenAI model availability
  • francecentral vmSkus.standard.dc16ads.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 63/66 prior days (95.5%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 11/64 monitored regions (17.2%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 15.4% of prior regionsEurope: 3 current, 4 prior
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, jioindiawest, and 5 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • francecentral vmSkus.standard.dc16ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 63/66 prior days (95.5%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 17/64 monitored regions (26.6%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 10.5% of prior regionsEurope: 5 current, 6 prior
    Still available in centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, germanywestcentral, and 11 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • francecentral vmSkus.standard.dc16as.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 63/66 prior days (95.5%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 11/64 monitored regions (17.2%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 15.4% of prior regionsEurope: 3 current, 4 prior
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, jioindiawest, and 5 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • francecentral vmSkus.standard.dc16as.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 63/66 prior days (95.5%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 18/64 monitored regions (28.1%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 10.0% of prior regionsEurope: 5 current, 6 prior
    Still available in centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, germanywestcentral, and 12 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • francecentral vmSkus.standard.dc2ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 63/66 prior days (95.5%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 17/64 monitored regions (26.6%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 10.5% of prior regionsEurope: 5 current, 6 prior
    Still available in centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, germanywestcentral, and 11 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • francecentral vmSkus.standard.dc2as.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 63/66 prior days (95.5%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 17/64 monitored regions (26.6%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 10.5% of prior regionsEurope: 5 current, 6 prior
    Still available in centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, germanywestcentral, and 11 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • francecentral vmSkus.standard.dc32ads.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 63/66 prior days (95.5%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 11/64 monitored regions (17.2%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 15.4% of prior regionsEurope: 3 current, 4 prior
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, jioindiawest, and 5 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • francecentral vmSkus.standard.dc32ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 63/66 prior days (95.5%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 17/64 monitored regions (26.6%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 10.5% of prior regionsEurope: 5 current, 6 prior
    Still available in centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, germanywestcentral, and 11 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • francecentral vmSkus.standard.dc32as.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 63/66 prior days (95.5%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 11/64 monitored regions (17.2%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 15.4% of prior regionsEurope: 3 current, 4 prior
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, jioindiawest, and 5 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes

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