Azure regional changes — 2026-07-23

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332 new254 regressions0 parked
Daily executive summary

Compared with the 2026-07-22 snapshot, the 2026-07-23 scan recorded 332 new listings, 254 regressions, and 0 parked unknown transitions.

Where it changed: VM SKUs: 100 new listings, 254 regressions; AKS extensions: 177 new listings, 0 regressions; Azure AI models: 55 new listings, 0 regressions.

Representative changes: Standard Dc16ads Cc V5 VM size was no longer listed in eastus2; Standard Dc16ads V5 VM size was no longer listed in eastus2; Standard Dc16as Cc V5 VM size was no longer listed in eastus2.

What changed: 254 recurring disappearances, 266 net-new regional listings, 66 restored regional listings.

What this means: Review the 254 regressions against existing regional targets and fallbacks first; treat the 332 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 (2026-07-17 to 2026-07-23): across 7 recorded scans, there were 1,393 new listings and 671 regressions. New listings led on 6 scans; regressions led on 1.

Archived commentary and representative evidence

Latest scan: 332 new availability signals and 254 regressions across 60 regions.

VM SKUs: VM sizes withdrawn (254 signals; 254 recurring disappearances, up to 2 prior disappearances). SRE impact: capacity planning and SKU fallback lists should be rechecked. Coverage now ranges from 12 to 55 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 90.3% of prior observations. Examples: eastus2 · dc16ads.cc.v5; eastus2 · dc16ads.v5; eastus2 · dc16as.cc.v5; eastus2 · dc16as.v5; and 250 more.

AKS extensions: extension types now listed (177 signals; 177 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 · dcassociatesgroup.qdrant; australiacentral · dcassociatesgroup.traefik; australiacentral · prathamsoftware.codepulseai; australiacentral2 · dcassociatesgroup.qdrant; and 173 more.

Azure AI models: newer models/versions rolling out (55 signals; 55 net-new regional availabilities). SRE impact: new regional model/version options for latency, residency, and model selection. Coverage now ranges from 7 to 29 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 100.0% of prior observations. Expansion pattern: first observed anywhere in the monitored regions; first observed in Africa; first observed in Asia; first observed in Middle East; first observed in Oceania; first observed in South America; regional expansion of an existing signal. Examples: australiaeast · openai.gpt-5-1-codex-max.2025-12-04; brazilsouth · openai.gpt-5-1-codex-max.2025-12-04; canadacentral · openai.gpt-5-1-codex-max.2025-12-04; canadaeast · openai.gpt-5-1-codex-max.2025-12-04; and 51 more.

VM SKUs: VM sizes now offered (100 signals; 34 net-new regional availabilities, 66 restored availabilities, up to 1 prior disappearance). SRE impact: more compute shapes for right-sizing, performance, and cost tuning. Coverage now ranges from 12 to 40 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 100.0% of prior observations. Expansion pattern: regional expansion of an existing signal; restored regional signal. Examples: australiaeast · dc16ads.cc.v5; australiaeast · dc16ads.v5; australiaeast · dc16as.cc.v5; australiaeast · dc16as.v5; and 96 more.

Engineering context

  • eastus2 vmSkus.standard.dc16ads.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 64/72 prior days (88.9%)2 prior disappearancescoverage 12/64 monitored regions (18.8%, -1 region)coverage removed from 7.7% of prior regionsNorth America: 4 current, 6 prior
    Also newly available in australiaeast. Still available in australiaeast, centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, and 6 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • eastus2 vmSkus.standard.dc16ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 64/72 prior days (88.9%)2 prior disappearancescoverage 18/64 monitored regions (28.1%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.3% of prior regionsNorth America: 5 current, 7 prior
    Also newly available in australiaeast. Still available in australiaeast, centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, and 12 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • eastus2 vmSkus.standard.dc16as.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 64/72 prior days (88.9%)2 prior disappearancescoverage 12/64 monitored regions (18.8%, -1 region)coverage removed from 7.7% of prior regionsNorth America: 4 current, 6 prior
    Also newly available in australiaeast. Still available in australiaeast, centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, and 6 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • eastus2 vmSkus.standard.dc16as.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 64/72 prior days (88.9%)2 prior disappearancescoverage 19/64 monitored regions (29.7%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.0% of prior regionsNorth America: 5 current, 7 prior
    Also newly available in australiaeast. Still available in australiaeast, centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, and 13 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • eastus2 vmSkus.standard.dc2ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 64/72 prior days (88.9%)2 prior disappearancescoverage 18/64 monitored regions (28.1%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.3% of prior regionsNorth America: 5 current, 7 prior
    Also newly available in australiaeast. Still available in australiaeast, centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, and 12 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • eastus2 vmSkus.standard.dc2as.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 64/72 prior days (88.9%)2 prior disappearancescoverage 18/64 monitored regions (28.1%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.3% of prior regionsNorth America: 5 current, 7 prior
    Also newly available in australiaeast. Still available in australiaeast, centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, and 12 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • eastus2 vmSkus.standard.dc32ads.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 64/72 prior days (88.9%)2 prior disappearancescoverage 12/64 monitored regions (18.8%, -1 region)coverage removed from 7.7% of prior regionsNorth America: 4 current, 6 prior
    Also newly available in australiaeast. Still available in australiaeast, centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, and 6 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • eastus2 vmSkus.standard.dc32ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 64/72 prior days (88.9%)2 prior disappearancescoverage 18/64 monitored regions (28.1%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.3% of prior regionsNorth America: 5 current, 7 prior
    Also newly available in australiaeast. Still available in australiaeast, centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, and 12 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • eastus2 vmSkus.standard.dc32as.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 64/72 prior days (88.9%)2 prior disappearancescoverage 12/64 monitored regions (18.8%, -1 region)coverage removed from 7.7% of prior regionsNorth America: 4 current, 6 prior
    Also newly available in australiaeast. Still available in australiaeast, centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, and 6 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • eastus2 vmSkus.standard.dc32as.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 64/72 prior days (88.9%)2 prior disappearancescoverage 18/64 monitored regions (28.1%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.3% of prior regionsNorth America: 5 current, 7 prior
    Also newly available in australiaeast. Still available in australiaeast, centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, and 12 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes

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