Cloud Services (classic) deployment model is retiring on 31 August 2024

**On 31 August 2024, we’ll retire the Cloud Services (classic) deployment model.** Before that date, you’ll need to migrate your services that were deployed using this model to Cloud Services (extended support) in Azure Resource Manager, which provides new capabilities, including: * Support for deployment templates. * Role-based access control. * Regional resiliency. **Required action** In order to avoid service disruption and continue to use your cloud services that were deployed using Cloud Services (classic), you must [migrate them to Cloud Services (extended support)](https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fazure%2Fcloud-services-extended-support%2Fin-place-migration-overview&data=05%7C01%7CHiren.Shah%40microsoft.com%7Cd1b961f29f8047e579a508daac7886c1%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C638011930941499910%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dmTC5zwNXF5xvLev6RHZI%2BiOKBk9hRRmbvqsKidJbbA%3D&reserved=0) in Resource Manager before 31 August 2024\. Beginning 1st September 2024, your Cloud Service deployments would be stopped and deallocated, and data will be permanently lost. **Help and support** If you have questions, ask the community experts in [Microsoft Q&A](https://aka.ms/qna-azure-cloud-services). If you have a support plan and need technical help, please create a [support request](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft%5FAzure%5FSupport/HelpAndSupportBlade/newsupportrequest): * Cloud Services * Retirements * [ Cloud Services](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/cloud-services/)