Microsoft Retires Azure Blockchain
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Microsoft recently announced that Azure Blockchain will be retired on September 10, 2021. Microsoft credited industry changes and declined interest in the product as the main reasons for discontinuing the marketing of Azure Blockchain. Microsoft partners with ConsenSys to offer a migration path for existing customers. ConsenSys’s Quorum Blockchain Service claims to be fully compatible with the Azure Blockchain service.
Based on recent changes in the blockchain industry and the growing business needs of our customers, we are collaborating with ConsenSys, one of our blockchain technology providers, to offer a managed offering of their blockchain ledgers on Azure. As a result of this, combined with lowered interest in our existing offering, we are retiring Azure Blockchain Service on 10 September 2021.
What you need to know
Microsoft is retiring its Azure Blockchain Service on September 10, 2021.
No new deployments will be allowed after May 10, 2021, but existing deployments will be supported until September 10, 2021.
A Microsoft doc helps guide people through the process of migrating ledger data to alternatives.
Microsoft will retire its Azure Blockchain Service this fall. As of May 10, 2021, no new deployments or member creation will be allowed on the service. All existing deployments will be supported until the shutdown date of September 10, 2021.
Blockchain is most recognized as the technology behind cryptocurrency, but it is also used in several other areas. Blockchain is a shared ledger that can store a transaction history, which is why it works with crypto, but it can also be used for other forms of record keeping.