While evaluating Azure Search for possible implementation I discovered that the MSDN forum specific to Azure Search was only recently closed down. They advise that questions regarding Search be instead asked here on Stack Overflow.
This strikes me as a bit unusual, so my question is this: Is the fact that Azure Search is no longer a first-class citizen on MSDN indicative of a potential deprecation of this service from Azure?
Thank you
Not at all :) You may want to use "Azure Cognitive Search" in your searches however, as this is the branding going forward. The team also generally prefers to standardize on answering questions on SO.