Microsoft Is Closing Down Its Azure Blockchain Service In September
May 14, 2021
Microsoft is shutting down its Azure Blockchain Service on September 10, 2021, after being in service for around six years.
As of May 10, 2021, the company has stopped supporting new deployments or member creations.
However, it will continue to support existing deployments until September 10, 2021.
Microsoft initially offered Azure’s Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) in 2015, with an offering on the Etherum Platform in partnership with ConsenSys.
It was only in 2019 that the company launched the fully-managed consortium network, Azure Blockchain Service for the formation, management, and governance of consortium blockchain networks.
Microsoft has provided no explanation about the closure of Azure Blockchain. As per the official Microsoft Azure Blockchain Migration guide updated on May 10, 2021, it says that: