Azure regional changes — 2026-08-31

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Daily executive summary

Compared with the 2026-08-30 snapshot, the 2026-08-31 scan recorded 223 new listings, 66 regressions, and 0 parked unknown transitions.

Where it changed: AKS extensions: 177 new listings, 0 regressions; VM SKUs: 46 new listings, 66 regressions.

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

What changed: 66 recurring disappearances, 223 net-new regional listings.

What this means: Review the 66 regressions against existing regional targets and fallbacks first; treat the 223 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 (2026-08-25 to 2026-08-31): across 7 recorded scans, there were 1,131 new listings and 261 regressions. New listings led on 6 scans; regressions led on 1.

Archived commentary and representative evidence

Latest scan: 223 new availability signals and 66 regressions across 59 regions.

VM SKUs: VM sizes withdrawn (66 signals; 66 recurring disappearances, up to 3 prior disappearances). 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 90.8% of prior observations. Examples: uksouth · Azure virtual-machine size for right-sizing compute (dc16ads.cc.v5); uksouth · Azure virtual-machine size for right-sizing compute (dc16ads.v5); uksouth · Azure virtual-machine size for right-sizing compute (dc16as.cc.v5); uksouth · Azure virtual-machine size for right-sizing compute (dc16as.v5); and 62 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 · AKS cluster extension type for managed cluster capabilities (apcommunications.plattmonthlysubscription); australiacentral · AKS cluster extension type for managed cluster capabilities (apcommunications.platttestmonthlysubscription); australiacentral · AKS cluster extension type for managed cluster capabilities (hamadalabs.windyflo); australiacentral2 · AKS cluster extension type for managed cluster capabilities (apcommunications.plattmonthlysubscription); and 173 more.

VM SKUs: VM sizes now offered (46 signals; 46 net-new regional availabilities). SRE impact: more compute shapes for right-sizing, performance, and cost tuning. Coverage now ranges from 15 to 24 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 100.0% of prior observations. Expansion pattern: first observed in Middle East; regional expansion of an existing signal. Examples: israelcentral · Azure virtual-machine size for right-sizing compute (e128.32ads.v7); israelcentral · Azure virtual-machine size for right-sizing compute (e128.32as.v7); israelcentral · Azure virtual-machine size for right-sizing compute (e128.64ads.v7); israelcentral · Azure virtual-machine size for right-sizing compute (e128.64as.v7); and 42 more.

What this means for Azure users: review placement and fallback plans using these catalog/list signals before changing production deployments.

Engineering context

  • uksouth vmSkus.standard.dc16ads.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 99/109 prior days (90.8%)3 prior disappearancescoverage 11/64 monitored regions (17.2%, -1 region)coverage removed from 8.3% of prior regionsEurope: 3 current, 4 prior
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, indonesiacentral, italynorth, jioindiacentral, and 5 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • uksouth vmSkus.standard.dc16ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 99/109 prior days (90.8%)3 prior disappearancescoverage 17/64 monitored regions (26.6%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.6% 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
  • uksouth vmSkus.standard.dc16as.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 99/109 prior days (90.8%)3 prior disappearancescoverage 11/64 monitored regions (17.2%, -1 region)coverage removed from 8.3% of prior regionsEurope: 3 current, 4 prior
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, indonesiacentral, italynorth, jioindiacentral, and 5 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • uksouth vmSkus.standard.dc16as.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 99/109 prior days (90.8%)3 prior disappearancescoverage 18/64 monitored regions (28.1%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.3% 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
  • uksouth vmSkus.standard.dc2ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 99/109 prior days (90.8%)3 prior disappearancescoverage 17/64 monitored regions (26.6%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.6% 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
  • uksouth vmSkus.standard.dc2as.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 99/109 prior days (90.8%)3 prior disappearancescoverage 17/64 monitored regions (26.6%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.6% 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
  • uksouth vmSkus.standard.dc32ads.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 99/109 prior days (90.8%)3 prior disappearancescoverage 11/64 monitored regions (17.2%, -1 region)coverage removed from 8.3% of prior regionsEurope: 3 current, 4 prior
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, indonesiacentral, italynorth, jioindiacentral, and 5 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • uksouth vmSkus.standard.dc32ads.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 99/109 prior days (90.8%)3 prior disappearancescoverage 17/64 monitored regions (26.6%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.6% 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
  • uksouth vmSkus.standard.dc32as.cc.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 99/109 prior days (90.8%)3 prior disappearancescoverage 11/64 monitored regions (17.2%, -1 region)coverage removed from 8.3% of prior regionsEurope: 3 current, 4 prior
    Still available in centralindia, eastus, eastus2euap, indonesiacentral, italynorth, jioindiacentral, and 5 more. VM size availability affects right-sizing, performance, cost, and capacity fallback choices. Azure VM sizes
  • uksouth vmSkus.standard.dc32as.v5 available → unavailable recurring disappearance
    unavailable 99/109 prior days (90.8%)3 prior disappearancescoverage 17/64 monitored regions (26.6%, -1 region)coverage removed from 5.6% 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

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