Azure regional changes — 2026-08-17

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480 new18 regressions0 parked
Daily executive summary

Compared with the 2026-08-16 snapshot, the 2026-08-17 scan recorded 480 new listings, 18 regressions, and 0 parked unknown transitions.

Where it changed: VM SKUs: 480 new listings, 18 regressions.

Representative changes: Standard M208ms V2 VM size was no longer listed in 2 regions; Standard M208s V2 VM size was no longer listed in 2 regions; Standard M416 208ms V2 VM size was no longer listed in 2 regions.

What changed: 9 first recorded disappearances, 9 recurring disappearances, 242 net-new regional listings, 238 restored regional listings.

What this means: Review the 18 regressions against existing regional targets and fallbacks first; treat the 480 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 (2026-08-11 to 2026-08-17): across 7 recorded scans, there were 2,844 new listings and 794 regressions. New listings led on 5 scans; regressions led on 2.

Archived commentary and representative evidence

Latest scan: 480 new availability signals and 18 regressions across 8 regions.

VM SKUs: VM sizes withdrawn (18 signals; 9 deprecation candidates, 9 recurring disappearances). SRE impact: capacity planning and SKU fallback lists should be rechecked. Coverage now ranges from 38 to 38 of 64 monitored regions. Examples: italynorth · m208ms.v2; italynorth · m208s.v2; italynorth · m416.208ms.v2; italynorth · m416.208s.v2; and 14 more.

VM SKUs: VM sizes now offered (480 signals; 242 net-new regional availabilities, 238 restored availabilities, up to 3 prior disappearances). SRE impact: more compute shapes for right-sizing, performance, and cost tuning. Coverage now ranges from 2 to 26 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 100.0% of prior observations. Expansion pattern: first observed in Africa; first observed in Middle East; regional expansion of an existing signal; restored regional signal. Examples: australiacentral2 · d128nls.v6; australiacentral2 · d128ns.v6; australiacentral2 · d16nls.v6; australiacentral2 · d16ns.v6; and 476 more.

Engineering context

  • italynorth vmSkus.standard.m208ms.v2 available → unavailable deprecation candidate
    unavailable 0/96 prior days (0.0%)coverage 38/64 monitored regions (59.4%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 5.0% of prior regionsEurope: 8 current, 9 prior
    Still available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, brazilsouth, brazilsoutheast, and 32 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • italynorth vmSkus.standard.m208s.v2 available → unavailable deprecation candidate
    unavailable 0/96 prior days (0.0%)coverage 38/64 monitored regions (59.4%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 5.0% of prior regionsEurope: 8 current, 9 prior
    Still available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, brazilsouth, brazilsoutheast, and 32 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • italynorth vmSkus.standard.m416.208ms.v2 available → unavailable deprecation candidate
    unavailable 0/96 prior days (0.0%)coverage 38/64 monitored regions (59.4%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 5.0% of prior regionsEurope: 8 current, 9 prior
    Still available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, brazilsouth, brazilsoutheast, and 32 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • italynorth vmSkus.standard.m416.208s.v2 available → unavailable deprecation candidate
    unavailable 0/96 prior days (0.0%)coverage 38/64 monitored regions (59.4%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 5.0% of prior regionsEurope: 8 current, 9 prior
    Still available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, brazilsouth, brazilsoutheast, and 32 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • italynorth vmSkus.standard.m416ms.v2 available → unavailable deprecation candidate
    unavailable 0/96 prior days (0.0%)coverage 38/64 monitored regions (59.4%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 5.0% of prior regionsEurope: 8 current, 9 prior
    Still available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, brazilsouth, brazilsoutheast, and 32 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • italynorth vmSkus.standard.m416s.10.v2 available → unavailable deprecation candidate
    unavailable 0/96 prior days (0.0%)coverage 38/64 monitored regions (59.4%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 5.0% of prior regionsEurope: 8 current, 9 prior
    Still available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, brazilsouth, brazilsoutheast, and 32 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • italynorth vmSkus.standard.m416s.8.v2 available → unavailable deprecation candidate
    unavailable 0/96 prior days (0.0%)coverage 38/64 monitored regions (59.4%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 5.0% of prior regionsEurope: 8 current, 9 prior
    Still available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, brazilsouth, brazilsoutheast, and 32 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • italynorth vmSkus.standard.m416s.9.v2 available → unavailable deprecation candidate
    unavailable 0/96 prior days (0.0%)coverage 38/64 monitored regions (59.4%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 5.0% of prior regionsEurope: 8 current, 9 prior
    Still available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, brazilsouth, brazilsoutheast, and 32 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • italynorth vmSkus.standard.m416s.v2 available → unavailable deprecation candidate
    unavailable 0/96 prior days (0.0%)coverage 38/64 monitored regions (59.4%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 5.0% of prior regionsEurope: 8 current, 9 prior
    Still available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, brazilsouth, brazilsoutheast, and 32 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • jioindiacentral vmSkus.standard.m208ms.v2 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 0/96 prior days (0.0%)coverage 38/64 monitored regions (59.4%, -2 regions)coverage removed from 5.0% of prior regionsAsia: 9 current, 10 prior
    Still available in australiacentral, australiacentral2, australiaeast, australiasoutheast, brazilsouth, brazilsoutheast, and 32 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes

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