Retirement: Azure IoT Central will be retired on September 20, 2029

Azure IoT Central will be retired on September 20, 2029\. You can continue using Azure IoT Central until the retirement date, but we recommend starting your transition planning early. **Why is this happening?** As Azure IoT evolves, Microsoft is focusing future investment on Azure IoT platform services that provide greater scalability, architectural flexibility, lifecycle management, and integration with Microsoft Fabric for analytics and AI-driven workloads. Azure IoT Hub, Device Provisioning Service (DPS), and Azure Device Registry represent the recommended Azure-native platform for connected operations. **Recommended action** * Review your current Azure IoT Central applications, devices, dashboards, , and integrations. * Evaluate Azure IoT Hub and DPS as the target architecture for device connectivity and provisioning. * Evaluate Microsoft Fabric for real-time analytics, dashboards, and broader data experiences. * Use the [Azure IoT Central migration playbook](https://aka.ms/AzureIoTCentralMigrationPlaybook) to map existing IoT Central scenarios to Azure IoT services. * Begin planning and executing your transition before September 20, 2029\. * If additional assistance is required, engage Microsoft field teams or an [Azure IoT migration partner](https://aka.ms/AzureIOTPartnerReference). **Help and support** If you have questions, get answers from community experts through [Microsoft Q&A](https://aka.ms/azureqa). If you have a support plan and need technical assistance, [create an Azure support request](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-portal/supportability/how-to-create-azure-support-request).