Critical Azure Changes in 2025: What Your Business Needs to Know.
Microsoft has announced significant changes to several Azure cloud services, set to take effect in September 2025. These changes will impact many businesses using Azure services.
Whether you’re involved in cloud management or rely on it to keep things running smoothly, it’s important to understand what’s coming and how to prepare to avoid unnecessary complications down the line!
What’s Changing?
There are some key services being retired. These services work behind the scenes to keep your business apps running smoothly – so it’s worth paying attention to!
Basic Public IP Addresses
These provide a unique internet address for your Azure resources, enabling external access to your services.
Azure Basic Load Balancers
These distribute incoming traffic across multiple instances of your application, enhancing performance and availability.
Azure Unmanaged Disks
These are storage volumes used by some older applications.
A Major Change to Internet Access
Another significant change will affect how new Azure services connect with the internet. Currently, when deploying services (like virtual machines), they automatically have direct internet access. Starting from September 2025, this default behaviour will change. New deployments will require outbound internet traffic to be routed through security services such as Azure Firewall, Azure NAT Gateway, Azure Load Balancer outbound rules, or a direct attached Azure public IP address.
This change encourages a more secure and controlled approach to internet access for new deployments. While existing deployments will retain their current internet access, this shift emphasises the importance of reviewing and hardening existing deployments to align with security best practices.
This change empowers organisations to make informed decisions about how their Azure services connect to the internet. While the platform promotes secure defaults, it cannot anticipate every specific security need. By requiring explicit configuration, this change encourages a more deliberate and tailored approach to network security.
Why This Matters to Your Business
Service Continuity
If you’re using any of these retiring services, they’ll need to be upgraded or replaced to prevent disruption to your business operations.
Security Compliance
The new internet access requirements will help improve your security posture but require proper planning and implementation.
Cost Implications
While upgrading to newer services might involve some investment, it also brings opportunities for improved performance and security.
What Should You Do Next?
Don’t Wait: September 2025 might seem far away, but planning and implementing these changes takes time.
Check Your Systems: You might be using these services without realising it. Quorum can help you identify if and how these changes affect your business.
Plan Your Upgrade Path: We can help you map out the most cost-effective and efficient way to transition to newer services.
How Can Quorum Help?
Navigating these Azure changes requires careful planning and technical expertise. Our team of certified Azure specialists has extensive experience in cloud migrations and infrastructure optimisation.
We understand that every business is unique, which is why we offer a comprehensive, tailored approach to managing these transitions.
As your IT partner, we can:
• Conduct a thorough audit of your Azure services.
• Identify any affected systems.
• Create a tailored migration plan.
• Implement the necessary changes with minimal disruption to your business.
• Ensure your new setup is optimised for both performance and cost.
Don’t Know Where to Start?
If you’re unsure whether these changes affect your business, or if you’d like to understand more about what this means for you, contact Quorum today. Our cloud experts can help you navigate these changes and ensure your business is prepared for the future.
Contact Quorum to discuss your Azure environment and explore our solutions for addressing these upcoming changes.
Remember: Early planning is key to a smooth transition. Don’t wait until the last minute to address these important changes to your cloud infrastructure.
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