Azure Data Lake Analytics will be retired on 29 February 2024

**In February 2021, we announced** [**Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1**](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/action-required-switch-to-azure-data-lake-storage-gen2-by-29-february-2024/) **will be retiring on 29 February 2024\. Since Azure Data Lake Analytics has a dependency on Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen1, we will retire Azure Data Lake Analytics on the same date.** If you are using Azure Data Lake Analytics, we recommend you migrate to [Azure Synapse Analytics](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/synapse-analytics/#overview) before 29 February 2024. Azure Synapse provides: * A reduced project development time by combining data integration, data engineering, machine learning, and data warehousing for cloud-scale analytics with a single, unified platform. * A deeply integrated Spark and SQL engine for analytics: Explore your data lake, data warehouse, and converged analytics from your operational databases. * An integrated AI and BI experience to discover insights from all your data and apply machine learning models to all your intelligent apps. **Required Action:** To avoid service disruptions, review the [steps](https://aka.ms/adlamigrate) to migrate to Azure Synapse Analytics as soon as possible so you can complete the migration **before 29 February 2024.** If you have questions, get answers from our community experts in [Microsoft Q&A](https://aka.ms/adlaqa). If you have a support plan and need technical help, create a [support request](https://aka.ms/azure-support-request). * Retirements