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Default Outbound Access For VMs In Azure Will Be Retired
Microsoft has announced that the default route, an implicit public IP address, is being deprecated 30 September 2025.
Background
Let’s define “Internet” for the purposes of this post. The Internet includes:
The actual Internet.
Azure services, such as Azure SQL or Azure’s KMS for Windows…
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