generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: Microsoft Learn (Azure StorSimple documentation) + Azure SDK deprecation notices
summary: >-
  Azure StorSimple is retired. The StorSimple 8000 series (physical + virtual arrays)
  reached end-of-life in December 2022, and the StorSimple Data Manager service and
  management SDKs were deprecated on the same timeline. Microsoft guides customers to
  migrate to Azure File Sync / Azure Files.
versioning:
  scheme: azure-resource-manager-api-version
  note: >-
    Operations are versioned by the ARM api-version query parameter (e.g.
    api-version=2017-06-01 for storsimple8000series, api-version=2016-10-01 for the
    1200 series).
deprecation:
  status: end-of-life
  eol_date: '2022-12-31'
  policy_url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storsimple/
  migration_target: Azure File Sync / Azure Files
  sdk_deprecated: '2022-12-31'
status_page:
  url: https://azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
  note: Covered by the general Azure status page (no dedicated StorSimple status page).