Azure regional changes

At a glance — since 2026-10-04Daily regional evidence

2 AKS extensions, 2 AI models, and 6 VM sizes gained new regions · 4 VM sizes returned · nothing dropped

What this proves: read-only catalog/list or measurement evidence; not quota, capacity, successful deployment, outage, or confirmed retirement. Methodology

AKS extensions

▲ 2 AKS extensions +118 new listings

New regions: +59 regionsAustralia Central, Australia Central 2, Australia East, Australia South East, Austria East, Belgium Central, Brazil South, Brazil South East, Canada Central, Canada East, Central India, Central US, Chile Central, Denmark East, East Asia, East US, East US 2, France Central, France South, Germany North, Germany West Central, India South Central, Indonesia Central, Israel Central, Italy North, Japan East, Japan West, Jio India Central, Jio India West, Korea Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, North Central US, North Europe, Norway East, Norway West, Poland Central, Qatar Central, South Africa North, South Africa West, South Central US, South East Asia, South India, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE Central, UAE North, UK South, UK West, West Central US, West Europe, West India, West US, West US 2, West US 3

  • infernosim.infernosimazureenterprise AKS extension A regional extension catalog identifier +59 regionsAustralia Central, Australia Central 2, Australia East, Australia South East, Austria East, Belgium Central, Brazil South, Brazil South East, Canada Central, Canada East, Central India, Central US, Chile Central, Denmark East, East Asia, East US, East US 2, France Central, France South, Germany North, Germany West Central, India South Central, Indonesia Central, Israel Central, Italy North, Japan East, Japan West, Jio India Central, Jio India West, Korea Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, North Central US, North Europe, Norway East, Norway West, Poland Central, Qatar Central, South Africa North, South Africa West, South Central US, South East Asia, South India, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE Central, UAE North, UK South, UK West, West Central US, West Europe, West India, West US, West US 2, West US 30 → 59 regionsfirst listing · 7 geographies
  • infernosim.infernosimazurepro AKS extension A regional extension catalog identifier +59 regionsAustralia Central, Australia Central 2, Australia East, Australia South East, Austria East, Belgium Central, Brazil South, Brazil South East, Canada Central, Canada East, Central India, Central US, Chile Central, Denmark East, East Asia, East US, East US 2, France Central, France South, Germany North, Germany West Central, India South Central, Indonesia Central, Israel Central, Italy North, Japan East, Japan West, Jio India Central, Jio India West, Korea Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, North Central US, North Europe, Norway East, Norway West, Poland Central, Qatar Central, South Africa North, South Africa West, South Central US, South East Asia, South India, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE Central, UAE North, UK South, UK West, West Central US, West Europe, West India, West US, West US 2, West US 30 → 59 regionsfirst listing · 7 geographies

Azure AI models

▲ 2 AI models +18 new listings

New regions: +9 regionsCentral US, East US, East US 2, North Central US, South Central US, Sweden Central, West Central US, West US, West US 3

  • Claude Sonnet 5 5 2 AI models: version 1, version 2 Gained: +9 regionsCentral US, East US, East US 2, North Central US, South Central US, Sweden Central, West Central US, West US, West US 30 → 9 regionsfirst listing · 2 geographies
    • Claude Sonnet 5 5 model from Anthropic (version 1) Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 5.1 model identifier +9 regionsCentral US, East US, East US 2, North Central US, South Central US, Sweden Central, West Central US, West US, West US 30 → 9 regionsfirst listing · 2 geographies
    • Claude Sonnet 5 5 model from Anthropic (version 2) Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 5.2 model identifier +9 regionsCentral US, East US, East US 2, North Central US, South Central US, Sweden Central, West Central US, West US, West US 30 → 9 regionsfirst listing · 2 geographies

VM SKUs

▲ 6 VM sizes +12 new listings↩ 4 VM sizes returned · 4 listings

New regions: + North Central US+ West US Returned in: ↩ West US 2

  • Dv7-series · general purpose 6 VM sizes: D248ds, D248lds, D248ls, D248s, D372ds … +1 Gained: + North Central US+ West US10 → 12 regions
    • Standard D248ds V7 VM size General purpose, 248 vCPUs, local temp disk, premium SSD capable, v7 + North Central US+ West US10 → 12 regionsDdsv7 sizes series
    • Standard D248lds V7 VM size General purpose, 248 vCPUs, low memory, local temp disk, premium SSD capable, v7 + North Central US+ West US10 → 12 regionsDldsv7 sizes series
    • Standard D248ls V7 VM size General purpose, 248 vCPUs, low memory, premium SSD capable, v7 + North Central US+ West US10 → 12 regionsDlsv7 sizes series
    • Standard D248s V7 VM size General purpose, 248 vCPUs, premium SSD capable, v7 + North Central US+ West US10 → 12 regionsDsv7 sizes series
    • Standard D372ds V7 VM size General purpose, 372 vCPUs, local temp disk, premium SSD capable, v7 + North Central US+ West US10 → 12 regionsDdsv7 sizes series
    • Standard D372s V7 VM size General purpose, 372 vCPUs, premium SSD capable, v7 + North Central US+ West US10 → 12 regionsDsv7 sizes series
↩ 4 VM sizes returned after a gap in 1 group — listings that were missing in the previous scan
  • Ev7-series · memory optimized 4 VM sizes: E248ds, E248s, E372ids, E372is Returned: ↩ West US 28 → 9 regions
    • Standard E248ds V7 VM size Memory optimized, 248 vCPUs, local temp disk, premium SSD capable, v7 ↩ West US 28 → 9 regionsEdsv7 sizes series
    • Standard E248s V7 VM size Memory optimized, 248 vCPUs, premium SSD capable, v7 ↩ West US 28 → 9 regionsEsv7 sizes series
    • Standard E372ids V7 VM size Memory optimized, 372 vCPUs, isolated, local temp disk, premium SSD capable, v7 ↩ West US 28 → 9 regionsLearn
    • Standard E372is V7 VM size Memory optimized, 372 vCPUs, isolated, premium SSD capable, v7 ↩ West US 28 → 9 regionsLearn
  • 13 GitHub Models latency checks returned no result — measurement gap, not catalog evidence
Full evidence, filters and history
64 regions with new changes or gaps

Australia Central, Australia Central 2, Australia East, Australia South East, Austria East, Belgium Central, Brazil South, Brazil South East, Canada Central, Canada East, Central India, Central US, Central US EUAP, Chile Central, Denmark East, East Asia, East US, East US 2, East US 2 EUAP, East US STG, France Central, France South, Germany North, Germany West Central, India South Central, Indonesia Central, Israel Central, Italy North, Japan East, Japan West, Jio India Central, Jio India West, Korea Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, North Central US, North Europe, Norway East, Norway West, Poland Central, Qatar Central, South Africa North, South Africa West, South Central US, South Central US STG, South East Asia, South India, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE Central, UAE North, UK South, UK West, West Central US, West Europe, West India, West US, West US 2, West US 3, github-global

148New listings
0New delistings
4Known restorations
1,745Tracked absences
13Evidence gaps

Absence tracking starts at 2026-09-05; older disappearances may not be included.

Changes relevant to you

One listing = one feature in one region

All regions and services. Groups below separate new changes from continuing observations.

Model latency

13 features

13 feature-region records

Evidence gaps

13 feature-region records

github-global

Example: modelLatency.deepseek.deepseek-v3-0324. Listing coverage: 0 → 0 regions.

Category context

deepseek v3 0324 - deepseek

A GitHub Models endpoint inference-latency observation, not an Azure regional model-catalog result. A model identifier observed by this modality; exact capabilities are not verified.

  • This records an inference request to the configured GitHub Models endpoint.
  • Context limits, input/output modalities, licensing, and tool support need exact-model review.

Timing describes the configured request and runner-to-endpoint path, not universal model speed or an Azure region. GitHub documents GitHub Models as retired on July 30, 2026; retained observations do not prove the service is currently available. No exact model capability or version is verified. The source provides category context only. Regional model-catalog evidence does not establish quota, account approval, deployment type, inference access, content filtering, performance, or data residency.

Read more: deepseek model catalog (category only) · Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified) · GitHub Models service status

No trustworthy current result. Do not treat this as an unavailable service.

VM SKUs

771 VM sizes

1,249 feature-region records

New listings

12 feature-region records

North Central US, West US

Example: Standard D248ds V7 VM size. Listing coverage: 10 → 12 regions.

New regional listing of an already observed feature.

Documented family

Standard_D248ds_v7 - General purpose VM size

Standard_D248ds_v7 is a general purpose VM size decoded from Azure's naming convention.

  • The name encodes 248 vCPUs.
  • d = local temp disk in the documented naming convention.

Naming-convention decoding does not verify memory, CPU model, GPU model, disk throughput, network bandwidth, quota, capacity, price, successful deployment, or measured performance.

Read more: Azure VM sizes naming conventions · General purpose family overview

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

Known restorations

4 feature-region records

West US 2

Example: Standard E248ds V7 VM size. Listing coverage: 8 → 9 regions.

Documented family

Standard_E248ds_v7 - Memory optimized VM size

Standard_E248ds_v7 is a memory optimized VM size decoded from Azure's naming convention.

  • The name encodes 248 vCPUs.
  • d = local temp disk in the documented naming convention.

Naming-convention decoding does not verify memory, CPU model, GPU model, disk throughput, network bandwidth, quota, capacity, price, successful deployment, or measured performance.

Read more: Azure VM sizes naming conventions · Memory optimized family overview

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

Tracked absences

1,233 feature-region records

Brazil South, Central India, East US 2, East US 2 EUAP, France Central, India South Central, Italy North, Japan East, North Europe, Norway East, Norway West, South Africa North, South Central US, South East Asia, Switzerland North, UK South, West Europe, West US, West US 2, West US 3

Example: Standard Nv12s V2 VM size. Listing coverage: 6 → 6 regions.

Documented family

Standard_NV12s_v2 - GPU visualization optimized VM size

Standard_NV12s_v2 is a gpu visualization optimized VM size decoded from Azure's naming convention.

  • The name encodes 12 vCPUs.
  • s = premium SSD capable in the documented naming convention.

Naming-convention decoding does not verify memory, CPU model, GPU model, disk throughput, network bandwidth, quota, capacity, price, successful deployment, or measured performance.

Read more: Azure VM sizes naming conventions · GPU visualization optimized family overview

Previously tracked delistings remain absent. No new delistings does not mean recovery.

Azure AI models

22 AI models

638 feature-region records

New listings

18 feature-region records

Central US, East US, East US 2, North Central US, South Central US, Sweden Central, West Central US, West US, West US 3

Example: Claude Sonnet 5.5 model from Anthropic (version 1). Listing coverage: 0 → 9 regions.

First observed in retained monitoring history; not a confirmed product launch.

Category context

Claude Sonnet 5 5.1 - Anthropic

A model identifier observed by this modality; exact capabilities are not verified.

  • Catalog presence identifies a provider/model/version candidate, not its tested abilities.
  • Context limits, input/output modalities, licensing, and tool support need exact-model review.

No exact model capability or version is verified. The source provides category context only. Regional model-catalog evidence does not establish quota, account approval, deployment type, inference access, content filtering, performance, or data residency.

Read more: Anthropic model catalog (category only) · Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified)

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

Tracked absences

512 feature-region records

Australia East, Brazil South, Canada Central, Canada East, Central India, Central US, East Asia, East US, East US 2, France Central, Germany West Central, Italy North, Japan East, Japan West, Korea Central, North Central US, North Europe, Norway East, Poland Central, South Africa North, South Central US, South East Asia, South India, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE North, UK South, UK West, West Central US, West Europe, West US, West US 2, West US 3

Example: llama 3 2 11b vision instruct model from Meta (version 1). Listing coverage: 0 → 0 regions.

Category context

llama 3 2 11b vision instruct.1 - meta

A model identifier observed by this modality; exact capabilities are not verified.

  • Catalog presence identifies a provider/model/version candidate, not its tested abilities.
  • Context limits, input/output modalities, licensing, and tool support need exact-model review.

No exact model capability or version is verified. The source provides category context only. Regional model-catalog evidence does not establish quota, account approval, deployment type, inference access, content filtering, performance, or data residency.

Read more: meta model catalog (category only) · Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified)

Previously tracked delistings remain absent. No new delistings does not mean recovery.

Other status changes

108 feature-region records

Australia Central, Australia Central 2, Australia East, Australia South East, Austria East, Belgium Central, Brazil South, Brazil South East, Canada Central, Canada East, Central India, Central US EUAP, Chile Central, Denmark East, East Asia, East US 2 EUAP, East US STG, France Central, France South, Germany North, Germany West Central, India South Central, Indonesia Central, Israel Central, Italy North, Japan East, Japan West, Jio India Central, Jio India West, Korea Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, North Europe, Norway East, Norway West, Poland Central, Qatar Central, South Africa North, South Africa West, South Central US STG, South East Asia, South India, Spain Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE Central, UAE North, UK South, UK West, West Europe, West India, West US 2

Example: Claude Sonnet 5.5 model from Anthropic (version 1). Listing coverage: 0 → 9 regions.

Category context

Claude Sonnet 5 5.1 - Anthropic

A model identifier observed by this modality; exact capabilities are not verified.

  • Catalog presence identifies a provider/model/version candidate, not its tested abilities.
  • Context limits, input/output modalities, licensing, and tool support need exact-model review.

No exact model capability or version is verified. The source provides category context only. Regional model-catalog evidence does not establish quota, account approval, deployment type, inference access, content filtering, performance, or data residency.

Read more: Anthropic model catalog (category only) · Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified)

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

AKS extensions

4 AKS extensions

126 feature-region records

New listings

118 feature-region records

Australia Central, Australia Central 2, Australia East, Australia South East, Austria East, Belgium Central, Brazil South, Brazil South East, Canada Central, Canada East, Central India, Central US, Chile Central, Denmark East, East Asia, East US, East US 2, France Central, France South, Germany North, Germany West Central, India South Central, Indonesia Central, Israel Central, Italy North, Japan East, Japan West, Jio India Central, Jio India West, Korea Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, North Central US, North Europe, Norway East, Norway West, Poland Central, Qatar Central, South Africa North, South Africa West, South Central US, South East Asia, South India, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE Central, UAE North, UK South, UK West, West Central US, West Europe, West India, West US, West US 2, West US 3

Example: infernosim.infernosimazureenterprise AKS extension. Listing coverage: 0 → 59 regions.

First observed in retained monitoring history; not a confirmed product launch.

Exact capability unverified

infernosim.infernosimazureenterprise - unverified extension identity

A regional extension catalog identifier without a verified exact product mapping.

  • The probe observes a regional extension-type catalog, not installed cluster software.
  • The exact extension's purpose and cluster requirements have not been verified.

Exact extension identity is unverified. Extension-type catalog evidence is not installation, configuration, cluster compatibility, or successful execution evidence.

Read more: Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified) · AKS cluster extension platform

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

Other status changes

8 feature-region records

Central US EUAP, East US 2 EUAP, East US STG, South Central US STG

Example: infernosim.infernosimazureenterprise AKS extension. Listing coverage: 0 → 59 regions.

Exact capability unverified

infernosim.infernosimazureenterprise - unverified extension identity

A regional extension catalog identifier without a verified exact product mapping.

  • The probe observes a regional extension-type catalog, not installed cluster software.
  • The exact extension's purpose and cluster requirements have not been verified.

Exact extension identity is unverified. Extension-type catalog evidence is not installation, configuration, cluster compatibility, or successful execution evidence.

Read more: Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified) · AKS cluster extension platform

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

Observation history and comparison coverage

1,745 tracked listings remain absent. Zero new delistings does not mean previous absences recovered. Absence tracking starts at 2026-09-05; older disappearances may not be included.

Previous snapshot: 2026-10-04T10:06:20.538738+00:00
Current snapshot: 2026-10-05T19:47:21.529729+00:00

Snapshot timestamps do not establish freshness of every carried-forward modality. The monitor does not assess your running workloads.

Added check records: 252; removed check records: 0. Changes to the observation set do not establish provider intent.

Exact changes and supporting evidence

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