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+# Deprecation notice
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+⚠️ The present reference architecture implementation for Azure has been deprecated. It will continue to be available at this location for some time, but not receive further updates.
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+The deprecation only affects the reference implementation contained in this repository, not the underlying conceptual architectures and supplementary materials shown on the [Humanitec website](https://humanitec.com/reference-architectures).
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 # Humanitec Azure Reference Architecture
 
 > TL;DR