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Microsoft Azure product renames & rebrands
A complete, dated list of 60 Microsoft Azure product and service renames, rebrands, consolidations and deprecations. Each entry links to its own page with the full naming timeline, a plain-language explanation, and the underlying API, CLI, IAM and Terraform identifiers.
How to read these renames
- Azure Naming Continuity: Microsoft Entra / Defender / Fabric Rebrands vs. ARM Resource Providers Across Microsoft Azure rebrands (such as Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Security Center to Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Cognitive Services to Azure AI Services), Azure Resource Manager (ARM) providers, az CLI commands, and Terraform azurerm_* resources retain legacy identifiers.
AI, Copilot & Cognitive Services 19
Rebrands across Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Services (formerly Cognitive Services), AI Document Intelligence, and Microsoft Copilot.
| Legacy name(s) | Current name | Latest change |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Bot Service, Microsoft Bot Framework | Azure AI Bot ServiceRenamed | 18 July 2023 |
| Azure Content Moderator | Azure AI Content SafetyDeprecated → Migrated | October 2023 |
| Azure Form Recognizer, Azure Applied AI Form Recognizer | Azure AI Document IntelligenceRenamed | 18 July 2023 |
| Azure AI Studio | Azure AI FoundryRenamed | 19 November 2024 |
| Azure OpenAI Assistants, Azure AI Agent Service | Azure AI Foundry Agent ServiceRenamed | 19 May 2025 |
| Azure Cognitive Services Immersive Reader, Azure Applied AI Immersive Reader | Azure AI Immersive ReaderRenamed | 18 July 2023 |
| Language Understanding (LUIS), Azure Text Analytics, QnA Maker | Azure AI LanguageConsolidated | 18 July 2023 |
| Azure Cognitive Search, Azure Search | Azure AI SearchRenamed | 15 November 2023 |
| Azure Cognitive Services, Microsoft Project Oxford | Azure AI ServicesRenamed | 18 July 2023 |
| Bing Speech API, Custom Speech Service (CRIS), Azure Cognitive Services Speech | Azure AI SpeechRenamed | 18 July 2023 |
| Microsoft Translator Text API, Azure Cognitive Services Translator | Azure AI TranslatorRenamed | 18 July 2023 |
| Azure Media Services Video Indexer, Azure Video Analyzer for Media | Azure AI Video IndexerRenamed | 18 July 2023 |
| Azure Cognitive Services Computer Vision, Project Oxford Vision API | Azure AI VisionRenamed | 18 July 2023 |
| Azure Machine Learning Studio (classic), Azure Machine Learning Workbench | Azure Machine LearningDeprecated → Migrated | December 2018 |
| Azure AI Custom Vision, Azure Cognitive Services Custom Vision | Azure Machine Learning AutoML for Images & Microsoft Foundry (Custom Vision Migration)Deprecated → Migrated | 25 September 2025 |
| Bing Search APIs, Bing Custom Search API, Bing Web Search API | Grounding with Bing Search (Azure AI Foundry)Deprecated → Migrated | 19 November 2024 |
| Microsoft AutoGen, Semantic Kernel Agent Framework | Microsoft Agent FrameworkConsolidated | 1 October 2025 |
| Power Virtual Agents, Bot Framework Composer | Microsoft Copilot StudioConsolidated | 15 November 2023 |
| Azure Metrics Advisor, Azure AI Anomaly Detector, Azure Personalizer | Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Intelligence & Azure OpenAI (Cognitive Services Retirements)Deprecated → Migrated | 20 September 2023 |
Data, Fabric, Purview & Analytics 11
Naming evolution across Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Purview, Azure Synapse, and database services.
| Legacy name(s) | Current name | Latest change |
|---|---|---|
| Azure DocumentDB | Azure Cosmos DBRenamed | 10 May 2017 |
| Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus) | Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQLRenamed | 12 October 2022 |
| Microsoft Kusto, Azure Kusto, Azure Synapse Data Explorer | Azure Data ExplorerRenamed | 24 September 2018 |
| Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1, Azure Data Lake Store | Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2Deprecated → Migrated | 7 February 2019 |
| Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single Server, Azure Database for MySQL Single Server, Azure Database for MariaDB | Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL Flexible ServerDeprecated → Migrated | November 2021 |
| Azure Data Lake Analytics (U-SQL) | Azure Databricks & Microsoft Fabric Data EngineeringDeprecated → Migrated | 29 February 2024 |
| Azure Cache for Redis, Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise | Azure Managed RedisDeprecated → Migrated | 19 November 2024 |
| Azure SQL Data Warehouse | Azure Synapse AnalyticsRenamed | 4 November 2019 |
| Power BI Premium (P-SKUs), Azure Synapse Analytics (SaaS Workloads) | Microsoft FabricScope clarified | 23 May 2023 |
| Azure Time Series Insights, Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Analytics | Microsoft Fabric Real-Time IntelligenceDeprecated → Migrated | 21 May 2024 |
| Azure Purview, Azure Data Catalog (Gen 1) | Microsoft PurviewRenamed | 19 April 2022 |
Identity (Entra), Defender & Infrastructure 30
Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure AD), Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, and infrastructure services.
| Legacy name(s) | Current name | Latest change |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Azure Web Sites, Azure Websites | Azure App ServiceRenamed | 24 March 2015 |
| Microsoft Playwright Testing, Azure Load Testing (Standalone) | Azure App Testing (Playwright Workspaces & Load Testing)Renamed | May 2025 |
| Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Visual Studio Online (VSO), Team Foundation Service | Azure DevOpsRenamed | 10 September 2018 |
| Azure Front Door (classic), Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic) | Azure Front Door Standard and PremiumConsolidated | 29 March 2022 |
| Azure IoT Central | Azure IoT Operations (enabled by Azure Arc)Deprecated → Migrated | 19 November 2024 |
| Azure Container Service (ACS) | Azure Kubernetes ServiceDeprecated → Migrated | 13 June 2018 |
| Azure Stack HCI | Azure LocalRenamed | 19 November 2024 |
| Azure HPC Cache, Avere vFXT for Azure | Azure Managed LustreDeprecated → Migrated | 11 July 2023 |
| Azure Server Migration, Movere | Azure MigrateConsolidated | July 2019 |
| Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS), Azure Operational Insights | Azure MonitorConsolidated | 24 September 2018 |
| Log Analytics Agent (MMA / OMS), Azure Diagnostics Extension (LAD / WAD) | Azure Monitor AgentDeprecated → Migrated | June 2021 |
| Visual Studio App Center, HockeyApp, Xamarin Test Cloud | Azure Pipelines, Application Insights & Azure App Testing (App Center Retirement)Deprecated → Migrated | 31 March 2025 |
| Azure Basic Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway v1, Azure Basic Public IP | Azure Standard Load Balancer & Application Gateway v2Deprecated → Migrated | 28 April 2026 |
| Azure Media Services | Azure Storage & Partner Media Solutions (Media Services Retirement)Deprecated → Migrated | 30 June 2024 |
| Azure Automation Update Management | Azure Update ManagerDeprecated → Migrated | 14 September 2023 |
| Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD), Azure RemoteApp | Azure Virtual DesktopRenamed | 7 June 2021 |
| Azure Cloud Services (classic), Azure Virtual Machines (classic), Windows Azure Service Management (ASM) | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets & App Service (Classic Deployment Retirement)Deprecated → Migrated | 31 March 2025 |
| Azure VMware Solution by CloudSimple | Azure VMware SolutionDeprecated → Migrated | 22 September 2020 |
| Cloudyn, Azure Cost Management + Billing | Microsoft Cost ManagementRenamed | October 2022 |
| RiskIQ Digital Footprint | Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface ManagementRenamed | 2 August 2022 |
| Azure Security Center, Azure Defender | Microsoft Defender for CloudConsolidated | 2 November 2021 |
| CloudKnox Permissions Management, Microsoft Entra Permissions Management | Microsoft Defender for Cloud CIEM (Entra Permissions Management Retirement)Deprecated → Migrated | 1 November 2025 |
| CyberX, Azure Security Center for IoT, Azure Defender for IoT | Microsoft Defender for IoTRenamed | 2 November 2021 |
| Azure Lab Services | Microsoft Dev Box & Azure Deployment EnvironmentsDeprecated → Migrated | 15 July 2024 |
| Azure Active Directory Domain Services, Azure AD Domain Services | Microsoft Entra Domain ServicesRenamed | October 2023 |
| Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure AD External Identities | Microsoft Entra External IDDeprecated → Migrated | May 2024 |
| Azure Active Directory, Azure AD, Windows Azure Active Directory | Microsoft Entra IDRenamed | 11 July 2023 |
| Azure AD Application Proxy | Microsoft Entra Private Access & Application ProxyScope clarified | July 2024 |
| Azure AD Workload Identity, Azure AD Pod Identity | Microsoft Entra Workload IDRenamed | November 2023 |
| Azure Sentinel | Microsoft SentinelRenamed | 2 November 2021 |
Also browse: Google Cloud renames, AWS renames.
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