Azure IaaS and Azure Local: announcements and updates (March 2026 – Weeks: 11 and 12)

This article covers key Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Azure Local announcements from March 2026 (Weeks 11-12). It details the retirement of Azure VMware Solution AV36P and AV52 nodes by June 30, 2029, with migration guidance and Reserved Instance options. It also announces updates to Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) managed ruleset support policy with DRS 2.2, including a new three-version support model and final support year for older rulesets. Additionally, Azure Storage Mover now supports private data transfers from AWS S3 to Azure Blob Storage in preview, enabling secure, automated migrations without third-party tools.