regarding the price increment on Feb 2027 (increase 8-17%) for 7 regions , some of our customers got the notification emails but we still couldnt find any public announcement from Microsoft (official link) , only some customers shared the info in reddit/linkedin based on the emails they got from MS. is there any reference that might be used us (to be blasted as notifier to our partners and customers)?
The notification our customers / partners got in their email :
Action required: Prepare for specific Azure VM series and Azure Storage service price updates in seven Azure regions globally.
You’re receiving this notification because you are using Azure Virtual Machines and/or Azure Storage services across one or more subscriptions in specific Azure regions that will experience a price update as specified below. For reference, you can find this notification in the Azure portal using tracking ID: XXXX-XXX
Azure periodically reviews regional pricing to reflect current market conditions and to support continued investment in capacity, reliability, security, and performance. Beginning 1 February 2027, prices for specific Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Storage services will increase by 8% to 17% in the specific regions listed below.
Our goal with these adjustments is to improve consistency across regions, giving you a more predictable basis for planning global deployments and choosing the best region for every workload, with minimal price variance. These updates also reflect market conditions in each region and our continued investment in the industry’s most advanced silicon and hardware, giving you access to innovation and price-performance advantages your workloads demand.
We recognize that these changes may affect your cloud and workload plans across regions. We want to provide advance visibility into pricing changes as well as opportunities to optimize costs across your Azure deployment to help make informed decisions across current and future deployments. Below you will find details on specific regional changes and guidance for next steps.
Beginning 1 February 2027, pricing will increase for specific Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Storage services in the following Azure regions:
| EU North (Dublin) |
17% |
| EU North (Dublin) |
17% |
| France Central |
11% |
| France South |
11% |
| Norway East |
9% |
| Norway West |
9% |
| Southeast Asia (Singapore) |
8% |
Services excluded from the regional pricing update
The pricing adjustments described above do not apply to the following Azure Virtual Machine series and Azure Storage services:
Azure Virtual Machines
v1: Bv1, D, Ds, F, Fs, G, Gs, L, NP, HCS
v2: Av2, Amv2, Dv2, Dsv2, Fsv2, Lsv2
v7: Dsv7, Ddsv7, Dlsv7, Dldsv7, Esv7, Edsv7
Azure Storage services
Azure Container Storage
Azure Managed Lustre
Azure NetApp Files – Cross Region Replication SKU
Blob Features
Change Feed
General Block Blob
Import/Export
Queues
Queues v2
Standard Page Blob
Storage Actions
Storage Bandwidth
Storage Discovery
Transaction Optimized SKU
Action required: Prepare for specific Azure VM series and Azure Storage service price updates in seven Azure regions globally.
You’re receiving this notification because you are using Azure Virtual Machines and/or Azure Storage services across one or more subscriptions in specific Azure regions that will experience a price update as specified below. For reference, you can find this notification in the Azure portal using tracking ID: XXXX-XXX
Azure periodically reviews regional pricing to reflect current market conditions and to support continued investment in capacity, reliability, security, and performance. Beginning 1 February 2027, prices for specific Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Storage services will increase by 8% to 17% in the specific regions listed below.
Our goal with these adjustments is to improve consistency across regions, giving you a more predictable basis for planning global deployments and choosing the best region for every workload, with minimal price variance. These updates also reflect market conditions in each region and our continued investment in the industry’s most advanced silicon and hardware, giving you access to innovation and price-performance advantages your workloads demand.
We recognize that these changes may affect your cloud and workload plans across regions. We want to provide advance visibility into pricing changes as well as opportunities to optimize costs across your Azure deployment to help make informed decisions across current and future deployments. Below you will find details on specific regional changes and guidance for next steps.
Beginning 1 February 2027, pricing will increase for specific Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Storage services in the following Azure regions:
| EU West (Amsterdam) |
9% |
|
|
| EU North (Dublin) |
17% |
| France Central |
11% |
| France South |
11% |
| Norway East |
9% |
| Norway West |
9% |
| Southeast Asia (Singapore) |
8% |
Services excluded from the regional pricing update
The pricing adjustments described above do not apply to the following Azure Virtual Machine series and Azure Storage services:
Azure Virtual Machines
v1: Bv1, D, Ds, F, Fs, G, Gs, L, NP, HCS
v2: Av2, Amv2, Dv2, Dsv2, Fsv2, Lsv2
v7: Dsv7, Ddsv7, Dlsv7, Dldsv7, Esv7, Edsv7
**Azure Storage services**
Azure Container Storage
Azure Managed Lustre
Azure NetApp Files – Cross Region Replication SKU
Blob Features
Change Feed
General Block Blob
Import/Export
Queues
Queues v2
Standard Page Blob
Storage Actions
Storage Bandwidth
Storage Discovery
Tables
Transaction Optimized SKU
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