Azure regional changes — 2026-07-26

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2 new400 regressions0 parked
Daily executive summary

Compared with the 2026-07-25 snapshot, the 2026-07-26 scan recorded 2 new listings, 400 regressions, and 0 parked unknown transitions.

Where it changed: VM SKUs: 0 new listings, 396 regressions; Azure AI models: 2 new listings, 4 regressions.

Representative changes: Standard Dc16ads Cc V5 VM size was no longer listed in 4 regions; Standard Dc16ads V5 VM size was no longer listed in 3 regions; Standard Dc16as Cc V5 VM size was no longer listed in 4 regions.

What changed: 70 first recorded disappearances, 330 recurring disappearances, 2 restored regional listings.

What this means: Review the 400 regressions against existing regional targets and fallbacks first; treat the 2 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 (2026-07-20 to 2026-07-26): across 7 recorded scans, there were 1,765 new listings and 1,231 regressions. New listings led on 5 scans; regressions led on 2.

Archived commentary and representative evidence

Latest scan: 2 new availability signals and 400 regressions across 8 regions.

Azure AI models: models/versions delisted (likely deprecation) (4 signals; 4 deprecation candidates). SRE impact: review model deployment targets and fallback model/version choices. Coverage now ranges from 29 to 31 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 69.3% of prior observations. Examples: centralindia · openai.gpt-5-1.2025-11-13; eastasia · openai.o3-mini.2025-01-31; eastasia · openai.o3.2025-04-16; qatarcentral · openai.gpt-5-1.2025-11-13.

VM SKUs: VM sizes withdrawn (396 signals; 66 deprecation candidates, 330 recurring disappearances, up to 3 prior disappearances). SRE impact: capacity planning and SKU fallback lists should be rechecked. Coverage now ranges from 0 to 24 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 98.7% of prior observations. Examples: australiaeast · dc16ads.cc.v5; australiaeast · dc16ads.v5; australiaeast · dc16as.cc.v5; australiaeast · dc16as.v5; and 392 more.

Azure AI models: newer models/versions rolling out (2 signals; 2 restored availabilities, up to 1 prior disappearance). SRE impact: new regional model/version options for latency, residency, and model selection. Coverage now ranges from 29 to 29 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 86.7% of prior observations. Expansion pattern: restored regional signal. Examples: northeurope · openai.text-embedding-3-large.1; northeurope · openai.text-embedding-3-small.1.

Engineering context

  • australiaeast vmSkus.standard.dc16ads.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 71/75 prior days (94.7%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 10/64 monitored regions (15.6%, -4 regions)coverage removed from 28.6% of prior regions
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, jioindiawest, and 4 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • australiaeast vmSkus.standard.dc16ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 71/75 prior days (94.7%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 16/64 monitored regions (25.0%, -3 regions)coverage removed from 15.8% of prior regions
    Still available in centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, germanywestcentral, and 10 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • australiaeast vmSkus.standard.dc16as.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 71/75 prior days (94.7%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 10/64 monitored regions (15.6%, -4 regions)coverage removed from 28.6% of prior regions
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, jioindiawest, and 4 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • australiaeast vmSkus.standard.dc16as.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 71/75 prior days (94.7%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 17/64 monitored regions (26.6%, -3 regions)coverage removed from 15.0% of prior regions
    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
  • australiaeast vmSkus.standard.dc2ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 71/75 prior days (94.7%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 16/64 monitored regions (25.0%, -3 regions)coverage removed from 15.8% of prior regions
    Still available in centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, germanywestcentral, and 10 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • australiaeast vmSkus.standard.dc2as.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 71/75 prior days (94.7%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 16/64 monitored regions (25.0%, -3 regions)coverage removed from 15.8% of prior regions
    Still available in centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, germanywestcentral, and 10 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • australiaeast vmSkus.standard.dc32ads.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 71/75 prior days (94.7%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 10/64 monitored regions (15.6%, -4 regions)coverage removed from 28.6% of prior regions
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, jioindiawest, and 4 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • australiaeast vmSkus.standard.dc32ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 71/75 prior days (94.7%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 16/64 monitored regions (25.0%, -3 regions)coverage removed from 15.8% of prior regions
    Still available in centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, germanywestcentral, and 10 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • australiaeast vmSkus.standard.dc32as.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 71/75 prior days (94.7%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 10/64 monitored regions (15.6%, -4 regions)coverage removed from 28.6% of prior regions
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, italynorth, jioindiacentral, jioindiawest, and 4 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • australiaeast vmSkus.standard.dc32as.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 71/75 prior days (94.7%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 16/64 monitored regions (25.0%, -3 regions)coverage removed from 15.8% of prior regions
    Still available in centralindia, centraluseuap, eastasia, eastus, eastus2euap, germanywestcentral, and 10 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes

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