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As Azure continues to evolve, certain resource types and features are periodically deprecated to make way for more efficient and advanced solutions. This was the case for Azure Monitor classic alerts (resource type microsoft.Insights/alertRules). View the announcement and retirement documentation for more details about this deprecation and migration paths. This…
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