What’s changing?On August 30, 2027, as a result of the latest
Broadcom VCF licensing change, the AVS license-included service will be
retired. Customers currently using license-included Reserved Instance
(RI) SKUs will be required to purchase portable Broadcom VCF Licenses and
transition to an AVS VCF BYOL SKU prior to August 30, 2027, to avoid service
disruption on August 31, 2027.Take Action Today:Allow plenty of time to purchase VCF licenses from
Broadcom and complete the transition to AVS VCF BYOL. For customers evaluating
modernization opportunities, start assessing current AVS environments
immediately, and develop a transition roadmap to ensure you have time to evaluate
all options and avoid service disruption on August 31, 2027. Contact your account team to plan your transition.
Key Dates and Transition Details:- August 30, 2027 Last Day of all AVS license-included services
- AVS License-included RIs Microsoft allows for the exchange of Reservations with expiration dates beyond August 30, 2027
- AVS License-included PayGo SKUs will retire on October 31, 2026
- UPDATE AV36 SKU Retirement is now August 30, 2027
Learn more.