{"@odata.context":"https://relcomms-prod-dagnegedescbeefs.b02.azurefd.net/api/v2/$metadata#Azure","value":[{"id":"568514","productCategories":[],"tags":["Announcement"],"products":[],"generalAvailabilityDate":null,"previewAvailabilityDate":null,"privatePreviewAvailabilityDate":null,"title":"Announcing: Reservation exchanges for Azure services supported by savings plans will no longer be available starting February 1, 2027  ","description":"\u003Cp\u003EStarting February 1, 2027,\u0026nbsp;Azure reservations\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/exchange-and-refund-azure-reservations\u0022\u003Eexchanges\u003C/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;will no longer be\u0026nbsp;available\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;services\u0026nbsp;covered\u0026nbsp;by savings plans.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;At the time of this announcement, this includes reservations for the following services:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli data-leveltext=\u0022\uF0B7\u0022 data-font=\u0022Symbol\u0022 data-list=\u0022\u0022 data-list-defn-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;335552541\u0026quot;:1,\u0026quot;335559685\u0026quot;:720,\u0026quot;335559991\u0026quot;:360,\u0026quot;469769226\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Symbol\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469769242\u0026quot;:[8226],\u0026quot;469777803\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469777804\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;\uF0B7\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469777815\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;multilevel\u0026quot;}\u0022 data-aria-posinset=\u00221\u0022 data-aria-level=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECompute services: Azure Virtual Machines, including exchanges between non-premium and premium storage, Azure Dedicated Host, and Azure App Service.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli data-leveltext=\u0022\uF0B7\u0022 data-font=\u0022Symbol\u0022 data-list=\u0022\u0022 data-list-defn-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;335552541\u0026quot;:1,\u0026quot;335559685\u0026quot;:720,\u0026quot;335559991\u0026quot;:360,\u0026quot;469769226\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Symbol\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469769242\u0026quot;:[8226],\u0026quot;469777803\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469777804\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;\uF0B7\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;469777815\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;multilevel\u0026quot;}\u0022 data-aria-posinset=\u00221\u0022 data-aria-level=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDatabase\u202Fservices:\u202FAzure\u202FDatabase for PostgreSQL, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure\u0026nbsp;DocumentDB,\u202FAzure\u202FCosmos DB,\u202FAzure\u202FSQL\u202FDatabase, and Azure SQL Managed Instance.\u202F\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach active reservation for impacted services\u0026nbsp;purchased\u0026nbsp;before February 1,\u0026nbsp;2027,\u0026nbsp;will\u0026nbsp;retain\u0026nbsp;the right to one final exchange after that date.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis reservation exchange policy update excludes products or services that are deprecated and approaching end of life, as well as cloud environments that\u0026nbsp;don\u2019t\u0026nbsp;currently support savings plans.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs savings\u0026nbsp;plans\u0026nbsp;coverage expands, reservations for those services will follow this policy and will not support exchanges.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/reservation-exchange-policy-changes\u0022\u003ELearn more\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","status":null,"created":"2026-07-30T19:03:21.2212435Z","modified":"2026-07-30T19:03:21.2212435Z","locale":null,"availabilities":[{"ring":"Effective","year":2027,"month":"February"}]}]}