Azure regional changes — 2026-07-31

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312 new3 regressions14 parked
Daily executive summary

Compared with the 2026-07-30 snapshot, the 2026-07-31 scan recorded 312 new listings, 3 regressions, and 14 parked unknown transitions.

Where it changed: VM SKUs: 257 new listings, 0 regressions; AKS extensions: 51 new listings, 0 regressions; Azure AI models: 4 new listings, 0 regressions; and 1 other area.

Representative changes: modelLatency.openai.o1 was no longer listed in github-global; modelLatency.openai.o3-mini was no longer listed in github-global; modelLatency.openai.o4-mini was no longer listed in github-global.

What changed: 3 recurring disappearances, 89 net-new regional listings, 223 restored regional listings.

What this means: Review the 3 regressions against existing regional targets and fallbacks first; treat the 312 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 (2026-07-25 to 2026-07-31): across 6 recorded scans, there were 1,205 new listings and 773 regressions. New listings led on 5 scans; regressions led on 1.

Archived commentary and representative evidence

Latest scan: 312 new availability signals and 3 regressions across 54 regions.

Model latency: models dropped from the speed board (3 signals; 3 recurring disappearances). SRE impact: benchmark coverage disappeared, reducing confidence in speed comparisons. Coverage now ranges from 0 to 0 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 55.7% of prior observations. Examples: github-global · openai.o1; github-global · openai.o3-mini; github-global · openai.o4-mini.

AKS extensions: extension types now listed (51 signals; 51 net-new regional availabilities). SRE impact: new managed cluster capabilities such as GitOps, policy, or observability. Coverage now ranges from 57 to 57 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 100.0% of prior observations. Expansion pattern: first observed in Africa; first observed in Asia; first observed in Middle East; first observed in Oceania; first observed in South America; first observed in this geography; regional expansion of an existing signal. Examples: australiacentral · microsoft.manageddranet; australiacentral2 · microsoft.manageddranet; australiaeast · microsoft.manageddranet; australiasoutheast · microsoft.manageddranet; and 47 more.

Azure AI models: newer models/versions rolling out (4 signals; 4 net-new regional availabilities). SRE impact: new regional model/version options for latency, residency, and model selection. Coverage now ranges from 6 to 6 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 100.0% of prior observations. Expansion pattern: first observed in Asia; first observed in Europe; regional expansion of an existing signal. Examples: eastus2 · openai.gpt-live-transcribe.2026-07-28; francecentral · openai.gpt-live-transcribe.2026-07-28; southindia · openai.gpt-live-transcribe.2026-07-28; swedencentral · openai.gpt-live-transcribe.2026-07-28.

VM SKUs: VM sizes now offered (257 signals; 34 net-new regional availabilities, 223 restored availabilities, up to 3 prior disappearances). SRE impact: more compute shapes for right-sizing, performance, and cost tuning. Coverage now ranges from 1 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: eastus2 · basic.a0; eastus2 · basic.a1; eastus2 · basic.a2; eastus2 · basic.a3; and 253 more.

Engineering context

  • github-global modelLatency.openai.o1 available → None recurring disappearance
    unavailable 44/79 prior days (55.7%)coverage 0/64 monitored regions (0.0%, -1 region)coverage removed from 100.0% of prior regions
  • github-global modelLatency.openai.o3-mini available → None recurring disappearance
    unavailable 44/79 prior days (55.7%)coverage 0/64 monitored regions (0.0%, -1 region)coverage removed from 100.0% of prior regions
  • github-global modelLatency.openai.o4-mini available → None recurring disappearance
    unavailable 33/79 prior days (41.8%)coverage 0/64 monitored regions (0.0%, -1 region)coverage removed from 100.0% of prior regions
  • australiacentral extensionTypes.microsoft.manageddranet unavailable → available net-new regional availability
    unavailable 78/79 prior days (98.7%)coverage 57/64 monitored regions (89.1%, +51 regions)Oceania: 5 current, 0 priorfirst observed in Oceania
    Also newly available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, austriaeast, belgiumcentral, and 45 more. Cluster extensions provide Azure Resource Manager-driven installation and lifecycle management for AKS capabilities. AKS cluster extensions
  • australiacentral2 extensionTypes.microsoft.manageddranet unavailable → available net-new regional availability
    unavailable 78/79 prior days (98.7%)coverage 57/64 monitored regions (89.1%, +51 regions)Oceania: 5 current, 0 priorfirst observed in Oceania
    Also newly available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, austriaeast, belgiumcentral, and 45 more. Cluster extensions provide Azure Resource Manager-driven installation and lifecycle management for AKS capabilities. AKS cluster extensions
  • australiaeast extensionTypes.microsoft.manageddranet unavailable → available net-new regional availability
    unavailable 78/79 prior days (98.7%)coverage 57/64 monitored regions (89.1%, +51 regions)Oceania: 5 current, 0 priorfirst observed in Oceania
    Also newly available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, austriaeast, belgiumcentral, and 45 more. Cluster extensions provide Azure Resource Manager-driven installation and lifecycle management for AKS capabilities. AKS cluster extensions
  • australiasoutheast extensionTypes.microsoft.manageddranet unavailable → available net-new regional availability
    unavailable 78/79 prior days (98.7%)coverage 57/64 monitored regions (89.1%, +51 regions)Oceania: 5 current, 0 priorfirst observed in Oceania
    Also newly available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, austriaeast, belgiumcentral, and 45 more. Cluster extensions provide Azure Resource Manager-driven installation and lifecycle management for AKS capabilities. AKS cluster extensions
  • austriaeast extensionTypes.microsoft.manageddranet unavailable → available net-new regional availability
    unavailable 78/79 prior days (98.7%)coverage 57/64 monitored regions (89.1%, +51 regions)Europe: 19 current, 1 priorregional expansion of an existing signal
    Also newly available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, austriaeast, belgiumcentral, and 45 more. Cluster extensions provide Azure Resource Manager-driven installation and lifecycle management for AKS capabilities. AKS cluster extensions
  • belgiumcentral extensionTypes.microsoft.manageddranet unavailable → available net-new regional availability
    unavailable 78/79 prior days (98.7%)coverage 57/64 monitored regions (89.1%, +51 regions)Europe: 19 current, 1 priorregional expansion of an existing signal
    Also newly available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, austriaeast, belgiumcentral, and 45 more. Cluster extensions provide Azure Resource Manager-driven installation and lifecycle management for AKS capabilities. AKS cluster extensions
  • brazilsouth extensionTypes.microsoft.manageddranet unavailable → available net-new regional availability
    unavailable 78/79 prior days (98.7%)coverage 57/64 monitored regions (89.1%, +51 regions)South America: 3 current, 0 priorfirst observed in South America
    Also newly available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, austriaeast, belgiumcentral, and 45 more. Cluster extensions provide Azure Resource Manager-driven installation and lifecycle management for AKS capabilities. AKS cluster extensions

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