<ul><li>In Azure, implicit outbound connectivity, where a VM can connect to the internet without any configuration, is being retired.</li><li>As of September 25th, 2025, VMs will no longer have internet access without explicit outbound connectivity.</li><li>Two options for explicit outbound connectivity in Azure are using a standard load balancer or a NAT Gateway.</li><li>Using a load balancer requires configuring a public IP, a backend pool, and an outbound rule, and it can lead to SNAT port exhaustion.</li></ul>

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