diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/BUILD b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/BUILD
index bce40d50e0b..f3eb6e938a0 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/BUILD
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/controller:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/version:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/disk:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/storage:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/network/mgmt/2017-09-01/network:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/storage/mgmt/2017-10-01/storage:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/storage:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal:go_default_library",
@@ -89,10 +87,9 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/cloudprovider:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/auth:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/apis:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/storage:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/network/mgmt/2017-09-01/network:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/storage/mgmt/2017-10-01/storage:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/to:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_backoff.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_backoff.go
index aa678567c02..d552f73ba99 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_backoff.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_backoff.go
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute"
-	computepreview "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/network/mgmt/2017-09-01/network"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -72,10 +71,11 @@ func (az *Cloud) GetVirtualMachineWithRetry(name types.NodeName) (compute.Virtua
 // VirtualMachineClientListWithRetry invokes az.VirtualMachinesClient.List with exponential backoff retry
 func (az *Cloud) VirtualMachineClientListWithRetry() ([]compute.VirtualMachine, error) {
 	allNodes := []compute.VirtualMachine{}
-	var result compute.VirtualMachineListResult
 	err := wait.ExponentialBackoff(az.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
 		var retryErr error
-		result, retryErr = az.VirtualMachinesClient.List(az.ResourceGroup)
+		ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+		defer cancel()
+		allNodes, retryErr = az.VirtualMachinesClient.List(ctx, az.ResourceGroup)
 		if retryErr != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("VirtualMachinesClient.List(%v) - backoff: failure, will retry,err=%v",
 				az.ResourceGroup,
@@ -89,30 +89,6 @@ func (az *Cloud) VirtualMachineClientListWithRetry() ([]compute.VirtualMachine,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	appendResults := (result.Value != nil && len(*result.Value) > 0)
-	for appendResults {
-		allNodes = append(allNodes, *result.Value...)
-		appendResults = false
-		// follow the next link to get all the vms for resource group
-		if result.NextLink != nil {
-			err := wait.ExponentialBackoff(az.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
-				var retryErr error
-				result, retryErr = az.VirtualMachinesClient.ListNextResults(az.ResourceGroup, result)
-				if retryErr != nil {
-					glog.Errorf("VirtualMachinesClient.ListNextResults(%v) - backoff: failure, will retry,err=%v",
-						az.ResourceGroup, retryErr)
-					return false, retryErr
-				}
-				glog.V(2).Infof("VirtualMachinesClient.ListNextResults(%v): success", az.ResourceGroup)
-				return true, nil
-			})
-			if err != nil {
-				return allNodes, err
-			}
-			appendResults = (result.Value != nil && len(*result.Value) > 0)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return allNodes, err
 }
 
@@ -352,16 +328,17 @@ func (az *Cloud) DeleteRouteWithRetry(routeName string) error {
 // CreateOrUpdateVMWithRetry invokes az.VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate with exponential backoff retry
 func (az *Cloud) CreateOrUpdateVMWithRetry(vmName string, newVM compute.VirtualMachine) error {
 	return wait.ExponentialBackoff(az.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
-		respChan, errChan := az.VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.ResourceGroup, vmName, newVM, nil)
-		resp := <-respChan
-		err := <-errChan
+		ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+		defer cancel()
+
+		resp, err := az.VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, az.ResourceGroup, vmName, newVM)
 		glog.V(10).Infof("VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(%s): end", vmName)
-		return processRetryResponse(resp.Response, err)
+		return processHTTPRetryResponse(resp, err)
 	})
 }
 
 // UpdateVmssVMWithRetry invokes az.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient.Update with exponential backoff retry
-func (az *Cloud) UpdateVmssVMWithRetry(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, instanceID string, parameters computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM) error {
+func (az *Cloud) UpdateVmssVMWithRetry(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, instanceID string, parameters compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM) error {
 	return wait.ExponentialBackoff(az.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
 		resp, err := az.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient.Update(ctx, resourceGroupName, VMScaleSetName, instanceID, parameters)
 		glog.V(10).Infof("VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(%s,%s): end", VMScaleSetName, instanceID)
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_blobDiskController.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_blobDiskController.go
index 265b96af914..d0365936da5 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_blobDiskController.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_blobDiskController.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
-	storage "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/storage"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/storage/mgmt/2017-10-01/storage"
 	azstorage "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/storage"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/to"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -277,7 +277,10 @@ func (c *BlobDiskController) getStorageAccountKey(SAName string) (string, error)
 	if account, exists := c.accounts[SAName]; exists && account.key != "" {
 		return c.accounts[SAName].key, nil
 	}
-	listKeysResult, err := c.common.cloud.StorageAccountClient.ListKeys(c.common.resourceGroup, SAName)
+
+	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+	defer cancel()
+	listKeysResult, err := c.common.cloud.StorageAccountClient.ListKeys(ctx, c.common.resourceGroup, SAName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -432,7 +435,9 @@ func (c *BlobDiskController) getDiskCount(SAName string) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *BlobDiskController) getAllStorageAccounts() (map[string]*storageAccountState, error) {
-	accountListResult, err := c.common.cloud.StorageAccountClient.ListByResourceGroup(c.common.resourceGroup)
+	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+	defer cancel()
+	accountListResult, err := c.common.cloud.StorageAccountClient.ListByResourceGroup(ctx, c.common.resourceGroup)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -484,12 +489,12 @@ func (c *BlobDiskController) createStorageAccount(storageAccountName string, sto
 
 		cp := storage.AccountCreateParameters{
 			Sku:      &storage.Sku{Name: storageAccountType},
-			Tags:     &map[string]*string{"created-by": to.StringPtr("azure-dd")},
+			Tags:     map[string]*string{"created-by": to.StringPtr("azure-dd")},
 			Location: &location}
-		cancel := make(chan struct{})
+		ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+		defer cancel()
 
-		_, errChan := c.common.cloud.StorageAccountClient.Create(c.common.resourceGroup, storageAccountName, cp, cancel)
-		err := <-errChan
+		_, err := c.common.cloud.StorageAccountClient.Create(ctx, c.common.resourceGroup, storageAccountName, cp)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("Create Storage Account: %s, error: %s", storageAccountName, err))
 		}
@@ -584,7 +589,9 @@ func (c *BlobDiskController) findSANameForDisk(storageAccountType storage.SkuNam
 
 //Gets storage account exist, provisionStatus, Error if any
 func (c *BlobDiskController) getStorageAccountState(storageAccountName string) (bool, storage.ProvisioningState, error) {
-	account, err := c.common.cloud.StorageAccountClient.GetProperties(c.common.resourceGroup, storageAccountName)
+	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+	defer cancel()
+	account, err := c.common.cloud.StorageAccountClient.GetProperties(ctx, c.common.resourceGroup, storageAccountName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, "", err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_common.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_common.go
index 84a911c4c8f..318f72042e7 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_common.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_common.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	kwait "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_standard.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_standard.go
index 5563f4cf743..d348031bb20 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_standard.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_standard.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ func (as *availabilitySet) AttachDisk(isManagedDisk bool, diskName, diskURI stri
 	}
 	vmName := mapNodeNameToVMName(nodeName)
 	glog.V(2).Infof("azureDisk - update(%s): vm(%s) - attach disk", as.resourceGroup, vmName)
-	respChan, errChan := as.VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(as.resourceGroup, vmName, newVM, nil)
-	resp := <-respChan
-	err = <-errChan
-	if as.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp.Response, err) {
+	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+	defer cancel()
+	resp, err := as.VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, as.resourceGroup, vmName, newVM)
+	if as.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryHTTPRequest(resp, err) {
 		glog.V(2).Infof("azureDisk - update(%s) backing off: vm(%s)", as.resourceGroup, vmName)
 		retryErr := as.CreateOrUpdateVMWithRetry(vmName, newVM)
 		if retryErr != nil {
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ func (as *availabilitySet) DetachDiskByName(diskName, diskURI string, nodeName t
 	}
 	vmName := mapNodeNameToVMName(nodeName)
 	glog.V(2).Infof("azureDisk - update(%s): vm(%s) - detach disk", as.resourceGroup, vmName)
-	respChan, errChan := as.VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(as.resourceGroup, vmName, newVM, nil)
-	resp := <-respChan
-	err = <-errChan
-	if as.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp.Response, err) {
+	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+	defer cancel()
+	resp, err := as.VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, as.resourceGroup, vmName, newVM)
+	if as.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryHTTPRequest(resp, err) {
 		glog.V(2).Infof("azureDisk - update(%s) backing off: vm(%s)", as.resourceGroup, vmName)
 		retryErr := as.CreateOrUpdateVMWithRetry(vmName, newVM)
 		if retryErr != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_vmss.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_vmss.go
index ea07a8a30c7..711b82341ab 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_vmss.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_controller_vmss.go
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute"
-	computepreview "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -39,24 +38,24 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) AttachDisk(isManagedDisk bool, diskName, diskURI string, nod
 	disks := *vm.StorageProfile.DataDisks
 	if isManagedDisk {
 		disks = append(disks,
-			computepreview.DataDisk{
+			compute.DataDisk{
 				Name:         &diskName,
 				Lun:          &lun,
-				Caching:      computepreview.CachingTypes(cachingMode),
+				Caching:      compute.CachingTypes(cachingMode),
 				CreateOption: "attach",
-				ManagedDisk: &computepreview.ManagedDiskParameters{
+				ManagedDisk: &compute.ManagedDiskParameters{
 					ID: &diskURI,
 				},
 			})
 	} else {
 		disks = append(disks,
-			computepreview.DataDisk{
+			compute.DataDisk{
 				Name: &diskName,
-				Vhd: &computepreview.VirtualHardDisk{
+				Vhd: &compute.VirtualHardDisk{
 					URI: &diskURI,
 				},
 				Lun:          &lun,
-				Caching:      computepreview.CachingTypes(cachingMode),
+				Caching:      compute.CachingTypes(cachingMode),
 				CreateOption: "attach",
 			})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_fakes.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_fakes.go
index acab61f9c08..4c0f451f96e 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_fakes.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_fakes.go
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute"
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/disk"
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/storage"
-	computepreview "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/network/mgmt/2017-09-01/network"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/storage/mgmt/2017-10-01/storage"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/to"
 )
@@ -400,32 +398,19 @@ func newFakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient() *fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient {
 	return fVMC
 }
 
-func (fVMC *fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient) CreateOrUpdate(resourceGroupName string, VMName string, parameters compute.VirtualMachine, cancel <-chan struct{}) (<-chan compute.VirtualMachine, <-chan error) {
+func (fVMC *fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient) CreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMName string, parameters compute.VirtualMachine) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	fVMC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMC.mutex.Unlock()
-	resultChan := make(chan compute.VirtualMachine, 1)
-	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
-	var result compute.VirtualMachine
-	var err error
-	defer func() {
-		resultChan <- result
-		errChan <- err
-		close(resultChan)
-		close(errChan)
-	}()
+
 	if _, ok := fVMC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName]; !ok {
 		fVMC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName] = make(map[string]compute.VirtualMachine)
 	}
 	fVMC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName][VMName] = parameters
-	result = fVMC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName][VMName]
-	result.Response.Response = &http.Response{
-		StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
-	}
-	err = nil
-	return resultChan, errChan
+
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (fVMC *fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient) Get(resourceGroupName string, VMName string, expand compute.InstanceViewTypes) (result compute.VirtualMachine, err error) {
+func (fVMC *fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient) Get(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMName string, expand compute.InstanceViewTypes) (result compute.VirtualMachine, err error) {
 	fVMC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMC.mutex.Unlock()
 	if _, ok := fVMC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName]; ok {
@@ -439,27 +424,19 @@ func (fVMC *fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient) Get(resourceGroupName string, VMName
 	}
 }
 
-func (fVMC *fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient) List(resourceGroupName string) (result compute.VirtualMachineListResult, err error) {
+func (fVMC *fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient) List(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string) (result []compute.VirtualMachine, err error) {
 	fVMC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMC.mutex.Unlock()
-	var value []compute.VirtualMachine
+
+	result = []compute.VirtualMachine{}
 	if _, ok := fVMC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName]; ok {
 		for _, v := range fVMC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName] {
-			value = append(value, v)
+			result = append(result, v)
 		}
 	}
-	result.Response.Response = &http.Response{
-		StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
-	}
-	result.NextLink = nil
-	result.Value = &value
+
 	return result, nil
 }
-func (fVMC *fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient) ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults compute.VirtualMachineListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineListResult, err error) {
-	fVMC.mutex.Lock()
-	defer fVMC.mutex.Unlock()
-	return compute.VirtualMachineListResult{}, nil
-}
 
 type fakeAzureSubnetsClient struct {
 	mutex     *sync.Mutex
@@ -717,29 +694,29 @@ func getRandomIPPtr() *string {
 
 type fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient struct {
 	mutex     *sync.Mutex
-	FakeStore map[string]map[string]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM
+	FakeStore map[string]map[string]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM
 }
 
 func newFakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient() *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient {
 	fVMC := &fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient{}
-	fVMC.FakeStore = make(map[string]map[string]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM)
+	fVMC.FakeStore = make(map[string]map[string]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM)
 	fVMC.mutex = &sync.Mutex{}
 
 	return fVMC
 }
 
-func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) setFakeStore(store map[string]map[string]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM) {
+func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) setFakeStore(store map[string]map[string]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM) {
 	fVMC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMC.mutex.Unlock()
 
 	fVMC.FakeStore = store
 }
 
-func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) List(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, virtualMachineScaleSetName string, filter string, selectParameter string, expand string) (result []computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM, err error) {
+func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) List(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, virtualMachineScaleSetName string, filter string, selectParameter string, expand string) (result []compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM, err error) {
 	fVMC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMC.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	result = []computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM{}
+	result = []compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM{}
 	if _, ok := fVMC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName]; ok {
 		for _, v := range fVMC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName] {
 			result = append(result, v)
@@ -749,7 +726,7 @@ func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) List(ctx context.Context, resou
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) Get(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, instanceID string) (result computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM, err error) {
+func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) Get(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, instanceID string) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM, err error) {
 	fVMC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMC.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -766,7 +743,7 @@ func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) Get(ctx context.Context, resour
 	}
 }
 
-func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) GetInstanceView(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, instanceID string) (result computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceView, err error) {
+func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) GetInstanceView(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, instanceID string) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceView, err error) {
 	_, err = fVMC.Get(ctx, resourceGroupName, VMScaleSetName, instanceID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, err
@@ -775,7 +752,7 @@ func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) GetInstanceView(ctx context.Con
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) Update(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, instanceID string, parameters computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) Update(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, instanceID string, parameters compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	fVMC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMC.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -791,37 +768,37 @@ func (fVMC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) Update(ctx context.Context, res
 
 type fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient struct {
 	mutex     *sync.Mutex
-	FakeStore map[string]map[string]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet
+	FakeStore map[string]map[string]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet
 }
 
 func newFakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient() *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient {
 	fVMSSC := &fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient{}
-	fVMSSC.FakeStore = make(map[string]map[string]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet)
+	fVMSSC.FakeStore = make(map[string]map[string]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet)
 	fVMSSC.mutex = &sync.Mutex{}
 
 	return fVMSSC
 }
 
-func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) setFakeStore(store map[string]map[string]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet) {
+func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) setFakeStore(store map[string]map[string]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet) {
 	fVMSSC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMSSC.mutex.Unlock()
 
 	fVMSSC.FakeStore = store
 }
 
-func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) CreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, parameters computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) CreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, parameters compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	fVMSSC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMSSC.mutex.Unlock()
 
 	if _, ok := fVMSSC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName]; !ok {
-		fVMSSC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName] = make(map[string]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet)
+		fVMSSC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName] = make(map[string]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet)
 	}
 	fVMSSC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName][VMScaleSetName] = parameters
 
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) Get(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string) (result computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet, err error) {
+func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) Get(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet, err error) {
 	fVMSSC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMSSC.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -837,11 +814,11 @@ func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) Get(ctx context.Context, resour
 	}
 }
 
-func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) List(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string) (result []computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet, err error) {
+func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) List(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string) (result []compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet, err error) {
 	fVMSSC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMSSC.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	result = []computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet{}
+	result = []compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet{}
 	if _, ok := fVMSSC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName]; ok {
 		for _, v := range fVMSSC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName] {
 			result = append(result, v)
@@ -851,7 +828,7 @@ func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) List(ctx context.Context, resou
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) UpdateInstances(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, VMInstanceIDs computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceRequiredIDs) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+func (fVMSSC *fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) UpdateInstances(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, VMInstanceIDs compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceRequiredIDs) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -1018,21 +995,10 @@ func newFakeStorageAccountClient() *fakeStorageAccountClient {
 	return fSAC
 }
 
-func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) Create(resourceGroupName string, accountName string, parameters storage.AccountCreateParameters, cancel <-chan struct{}) (<-chan storage.Account, <-chan error) {
+func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) Create(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, accountName string, parameters storage.AccountCreateParameters) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	fSAC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fSAC.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	resultChan := make(chan storage.Account, 1)
-	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
-	var result storage.Account
-	var err error
-	defer func() {
-		resultChan <- result
-		errChan <- err
-		close(resultChan)
-		close(errChan)
-	}()
-
 	if _, ok := fSAC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName]; !ok {
 		fSAC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName] = make(map[string]storage.Account)
 	}
@@ -1045,15 +1011,11 @@ func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) Create(resourceGroupName string, accountNa
 		Tags:              parameters.Tags,
 		AccountProperties: &storage.AccountProperties{},
 	}
-	result = fSAC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName][accountName]
-	result.Response.Response = &http.Response{
-		StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
-	}
-	err = nil
-	return resultChan, errChan
+
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) Delete(resourceGroupName string, accountName string) (result autorest.Response, err error) {
+func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) Delete(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, accountName string) (result autorest.Response, err error) {
 	fSAC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fSAC.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -1077,15 +1039,15 @@ func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) Delete(resourceGroupName string, accountNa
 	return result, err
 }
 
-func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) ListKeys(resourceGroupName string, accountName string) (result storage.AccountListKeysResult, err error) {
+func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) ListKeys(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, accountName string) (result storage.AccountListKeysResult, err error) {
 	return fSAC.Keys, fSAC.Err
 }
 
-func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) ListByResourceGroup(resourceGroupName string) (result storage.AccountListResult, err error) {
+func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) ListByResourceGroup(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string) (result storage.AccountListResult, err error) {
 	return fSAC.Accounts, fSAC.Err
 }
 
-func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) GetProperties(resourceGroupName string, accountName string) (result storage.Account, err error) {
+func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) GetProperties(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, accountName string) (result storage.Account, err error) {
 	fSAC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fSAC.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -1103,83 +1065,45 @@ func (fSAC *fakeStorageAccountClient) GetProperties(resourceGroupName string, ac
 
 type fakeDisksClient struct {
 	mutex     *sync.Mutex
-	FakeStore map[string]map[string]disk.Model
+	FakeStore map[string]map[string]compute.Disk
 }
 
 func newFakeDisksClient() *fakeDisksClient {
 	fDC := &fakeDisksClient{}
-	fDC.FakeStore = make(map[string]map[string]disk.Model)
+	fDC.FakeStore = make(map[string]map[string]compute.Disk)
 	fDC.mutex = &sync.Mutex{}
 	return fDC
 }
 
-func (fDC *fakeDisksClient) CreateOrUpdate(resourceGroupName string, diskName string, diskParameter disk.Model, cancel <-chan struct{}) (<-chan disk.Model, <-chan error) {
+func (fDC *fakeDisksClient) CreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, diskName string, diskParameter compute.Disk) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	fDC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fDC.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	resultChan := make(chan disk.Model, 1)
-	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
-	var result disk.Model
-	var err error
-	defer func() {
-		resultChan <- result
-		errChan <- err
-		close(resultChan)
-		close(errChan)
-	}()
-
 	if _, ok := fDC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName]; !ok {
-		fDC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName] = make(map[string]disk.Model)
+		fDC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName] = make(map[string]compute.Disk)
 	}
 	fDC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName][diskName] = diskParameter
-	result = fDC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName][diskName]
-	result.Response.Response = &http.Response{
-		StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
-	}
-	err = nil
-	return resultChan, errChan
+
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (fDC *fakeDisksClient) Delete(resourceGroupName string, diskName string, cancel <-chan struct{}) (<-chan disk.OperationStatusResponse, <-chan error) {
+func (fDC *fakeDisksClient) Delete(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, diskName string) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	fDC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fDC.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	respChan := make(chan disk.OperationStatusResponse, 1)
-	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
-	var resp disk.OperationStatusResponse
-	var err error
-	defer func() {
-		respChan <- resp
-		errChan <- err
-		close(respChan)
-		close(errChan)
-	}()
 	if rgDisks, ok := fDC.FakeStore[resourceGroupName]; ok {
 		if _, ok := rgDisks[diskName]; ok {
 			delete(rgDisks, diskName)
-			resp.Response = autorest.Response{
-				Response: &http.Response{
-					StatusCode: http.StatusAccepted,
-				},
-			}
-
-			err = nil
-			return respChan, errChan
+			return nil, nil
 		}
 	}
-	resp.Response = autorest.Response{
-		Response: &http.Response{
-			StatusCode: http.StatusNotFound,
-		},
-	}
-	err = autorest.DetailedError{
-		StatusCode: http.StatusNotFound,
-		Message:    "Not such Disk",
-	}
-	return respChan, errChan
+
+	return &http.Response{
+		StatusCode: http.StatusAccepted,
+	}, nil
 }
 
-func (fDC *fakeDisksClient) Get(resourceGroupName string, diskName string) (result disk.Model, err error) {
+func (fDC *fakeDisksClient) Get(ctx context.Context, resourceGroupName string, diskName string) (result compute.Disk, err error) {
 	fDC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fDC.mutex.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
index cad0c2ceae1..7856948a63f 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) ensurePublicIPExists(service *v1.Service, pipName string, domai
 			DomainNameLabel: &domainNameLabel,
 		}
 	}
-	pip.Tags = &map[string]*string{"service": &serviceName}
+	pip.Tags = map[string]*string{"service": &serviceName}
 	if az.useStandardLoadBalancer() {
 		pip.Sku = &network.PublicIPAddressSku{
 			Name: network.PublicIPAddressSkuNameStandard,
@@ -1202,8 +1202,8 @@ func (az *Cloud) reconcilePublicIP(clusterName string, service *v1.Service, want
 
 	for _, pip := range pips {
 		if pip.Tags != nil &&
-			(*pip.Tags)["service"] != nil &&
-			*(*pip.Tags)["service"] == serviceName {
+			(pip.Tags)["service"] != nil &&
+			*(pip.Tags)["service"] == serviceName {
 			// We need to process for pips belong to this service
 			pipName := *pip.Name
 			if wantLb && !isInternal && pipName == desiredPipName {
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go
index 207392680f6..02df2fd3d28 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/disk"
-	storage "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/storage"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/storage/mgmt/2017-10-01/storage"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	kwait "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 )
@@ -54,18 +54,19 @@ func (c *ManagedDiskController) CreateManagedDisk(diskName string, storageAccoun
 	}
 
 	diskSizeGB := int32(sizeGB)
-	model := disk.Model{
+	model := compute.Disk{
 		Location: &c.common.location,
-		Tags:     &newTags,
-		Properties: &disk.Properties{
-			AccountType:  disk.StorageAccountTypes(storageAccountType),
+		Tags:     newTags,
+		Sku: &compute.DiskSku{
+			Name: compute.StorageAccountTypes(storageAccountType),
+		},
+		DiskProperties: &compute.DiskProperties{
 			DiskSizeGB:   &diskSizeGB,
-			CreationData: &disk.CreationData{CreateOption: disk.Empty},
+			CreationData: &compute.CreationData{CreateOption: compute.Empty},
 		}}
-	cancel := make(chan struct{})
-	respChan, errChan := c.common.cloud.DisksClient.CreateOrUpdate(c.common.resourceGroup, diskName, model, cancel)
-	<-respChan
-	err := <-errChan
+	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+	defer cancel()
+	_, err := c.common.cloud.DisksClient.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, c.common.resourceGroup, diskName, model)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -99,10 +100,10 @@ func (c *ManagedDiskController) CreateManagedDisk(diskName string, storageAccoun
 //DeleteManagedDisk : delete managed disk
 func (c *ManagedDiskController) DeleteManagedDisk(diskURI string) error {
 	diskName := path.Base(diskURI)
-	cancel := make(chan struct{})
-	respChan, errChan := c.common.cloud.DisksClient.Delete(c.common.resourceGroup, diskName, cancel)
-	<-respChan
-	err := <-errChan
+	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+	defer cancel()
+
+	_, err := c.common.cloud.DisksClient.Delete(ctx, c.common.resourceGroup, diskName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -116,13 +117,16 @@ func (c *ManagedDiskController) DeleteManagedDisk(diskURI string) error {
 
 // return: disk provisionState, diskID, error
 func (c *ManagedDiskController) getDisk(diskName string) (string, string, error) {
-	result, err := c.common.cloud.DisksClient.Get(c.common.resourceGroup, diskName)
+	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+	defer cancel()
+
+	result, err := c.common.cloud.DisksClient.Get(ctx, c.common.resourceGroup, diskName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", err
 	}
 
-	if result.Properties != nil && (*result.Properties).ProvisioningState != nil {
-		return *(*result.Properties).ProvisioningState, *result.ID, nil
+	if result.DiskProperties != nil && (*result.DiskProperties).ProvisioningState != nil {
+		return *(*result.DiskProperties).ProvisioningState, *result.ID, nil
 	}
 
 	return "", "", err
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_standard.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_standard.go
index 179ee7839dd..a7f3b3efa25 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_standard.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_standard.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/network/mgmt/2017-09-01/network"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/to"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage.go
index 03d919daa55..7e70282e306 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package azure
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/storage"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/storage/mgmt/2017-10-01/storage"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage_test.go
index 6a1298ffb16..f358b32b098 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package azure
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/storage"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/storage/mgmt/2017-10-01/storage"
 )
 
 func TestCreateFileShare(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storageaccount.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storageaccount.go
index 8425463b563..00944a8a44c 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storageaccount.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storageaccount.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/storage"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/storage/mgmt/2017-10-01/storage"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/to"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ type accountWithLocation struct {
 
 // getStorageAccounts gets name, type, location of all storage accounts in a resource group which matches matchingAccountType, matchingLocation
 func (az *Cloud) getStorageAccounts(matchingAccountType, matchingLocation string) ([]accountWithLocation, error) {
-	result, err := az.StorageAccountClient.ListByResourceGroup(az.ResourceGroup)
+	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+	defer cancel()
+	result, err := az.StorageAccountClient.ListByResourceGroup(ctx, az.ResourceGroup)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -60,7 +62,10 @@ func (az *Cloud) getStorageAccounts(matchingAccountType, matchingLocation string
 
 // getStorageAccesskey gets the storage account access key
 func (az *Cloud) getStorageAccesskey(account string) (string, error) {
-	result, err := az.StorageAccountClient.ListKeys(az.ResourceGroup, account)
+	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+	defer cancel()
+
+	result, err := az.StorageAccountClient.ListKeys(ctx, az.ResourceGroup, account)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -108,12 +113,12 @@ func (az *Cloud) ensureStorageAccount(accountName, accountType, location, genAcc
 				accountName, az.ResourceGroup, location, accountType)
 			cp := storage.AccountCreateParameters{
 				Sku:      &storage.Sku{Name: storage.SkuName(accountType)},
-				Tags:     &map[string]*string{"created-by": to.StringPtr("azure")},
+				Tags:     map[string]*string{"created-by": to.StringPtr("azure")},
 				Location: &location}
-			cancel := make(chan struct{})
 
-			_, errchan := az.StorageAccountClient.Create(az.ResourceGroup, accountName, cp, cancel)
-			err := <-errchan
+			ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+			defer cancel()
+			_, err := az.StorageAccountClient.Create(ctx, az.ResourceGroup, accountName, cp)
 			if err != nil {
 				return "", "", fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create storage account %s, error: %s", accountName, err))
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storageaccount_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storageaccount_test.go
index 86befc1ae8e..0bb86ccd20a 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storageaccount_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storageaccount_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/storage"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/storage/mgmt/2017-10-01/storage"
 )
 
 func TestGetStorageAccessKeys(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_test.go
index cb435a5266b..91469ef832f 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/auth"
 	kubeletapis "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/network/mgmt/2017-09-01/network"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/to"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -1067,8 +1067,10 @@ func getClusterResources(az *Cloud, vmCount int, availabilitySetCount int) (clus
 			},
 		}
 
-		_, errChan := az.VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.Config.ResourceGroup, vmName, newVM, nil)
-		if err := <-errChan; err != nil {
+		ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+		defer cancel()
+		_, err := az.VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, az.Config.ResourceGroup, vmName, newVM)
+		if err != nil {
 		}
 		// add to kubernetes
 		newNode := &v1.Node{
@@ -1314,12 +1316,12 @@ func validatePublicIP(t *testing.T, publicIP *network.PublicIPAddress, service *
 		t.Errorf("Expected publicIP resource exists, when it is not an internal service")
 	}
 
-	if publicIP.Tags == nil || (*publicIP.Tags)["service"] == nil {
+	if publicIP.Tags == nil || publicIP.Tags["service"] == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Expected publicIP resource has tags[service]")
 	}
 
 	serviceName := getServiceName(service)
-	if serviceName != *(*publicIP.Tags)["service"] {
+	if serviceName != *(publicIP.Tags["service"]) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected publicIP resource has matching tags[service]")
 	}
 	// We cannot use service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP to compare with
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmsets.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmsets.go
index 7f19d65917b..925cf2c2aae 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmsets.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmsets.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package azure
 
 import (
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/network/mgmt/2017-09-01/network"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmss.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmss.go
index 5096dd01125..4a46996d38f 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmss.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmss.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	computepreview "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/network/mgmt/2017-09-01/network"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/to"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func newScaleSet(az *Cloud) (VMSet, error) {
 
 // getVmssVM gets virtualMachineScaleSetVM by nodeName from cache.
 // It returns cloudprovider.InstanceNotFound if node does not belong to any scale sets.
-func (ss *scaleSet) getVmssVM(nodeName string) (ssName, instanceID string, vm computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM, err error) {
+func (ss *scaleSet) getVmssVM(nodeName string) (ssName, instanceID string, vm compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM, err error) {
 	instanceID, err = getScaleSetVMInstanceID(nodeName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ssName, instanceID, vm, err
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) getVmssVM(nodeName string) (ssName, instanceID string, vm co
 		return ssName, instanceID, vm, cloudprovider.InstanceNotFound
 	}
 
-	return ssName, instanceID, *(cachedVM.(*computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM)), nil
+	return ssName, instanceID, *(cachedVM.(*compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM)), nil
 }
 
 // getCachedVirtualMachineByInstanceID gets scaleSetVMInfo from cache.
 // The node must belong to one of scale sets.
-func (ss *scaleSet) getVmssVMByInstanceID(scaleSetName, instanceID string) (vm computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM, err error) {
+func (ss *scaleSet) getVmssVMByInstanceID(scaleSetName, instanceID string) (vm compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM, err error) {
 	vmName := ss.makeVmssVMName(scaleSetName, instanceID)
 	cachedVM, err := ss.vmssVMCache.Get(vmName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) getVmssVMByInstanceID(scaleSetName, instanceID string) (vm c
 		return vm, cloudprovider.InstanceNotFound
 	}
 
-	return *(cachedVM.(*computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM)), nil
+	return *(cachedVM.(*compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM)), nil
 }
 
 // GetInstanceIDByNodeName gets the cloud provider ID by node name.
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) GetIPByNodeName(nodeName, vmSetName string) (string, string,
 }
 
 // This returns the full identifier of the primary NIC for the given VM.
-func (ss *scaleSet) getPrimaryInterfaceID(machine computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM) (string, error) {
+func (ss *scaleSet) getPrimaryInterfaceID(machine compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM) (string, error) {
 	if len(*machine.NetworkProfile.NetworkInterfaces) == 1 {
 		return *(*machine.NetworkProfile.NetworkInterfaces)[0].ID, nil
 	}
@@ -327,12 +327,12 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) listScaleSets() ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 // listScaleSetVMs lists VMs belonging to the specified scale set.
-func (ss *scaleSet) listScaleSetVMs(scaleSetName string) ([]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM, error) {
+func (ss *scaleSet) listScaleSetVMs(scaleSetName string) ([]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM, error) {
 	var err error
 	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
 	defer cancel()
 
-	allVMs, err := ss.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient.List(ctx, ss.ResourceGroup, scaleSetName, "", "", string(computepreview.InstanceView))
+	allVMs, err := ss.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient.List(ctx, ss.ResourceGroup, scaleSetName, "", "", string(compute.InstanceView))
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("VirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient.List failed: %v", err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -469,8 +469,8 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) GetPrimaryInterface(nodeName, vmSetName string) (network.Int
 }
 
 // getScaleSetWithRetry gets scale set with exponential backoff retry
-func (ss *scaleSet) getScaleSetWithRetry(name string) (computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet, bool, error) {
-	var result computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet
+func (ss *scaleSet) getScaleSetWithRetry(name string) (compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet, bool, error) {
+	var result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet
 	var exists bool
 
 	err := wait.ExponentialBackoff(ss.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) getScaleSetWithRetry(name string) (computepreview.VirtualMac
 
 		if cached != nil {
 			exists = true
-			result = *(cached.(*computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet))
+			result = *(cached.(*compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet))
 		}
 
 		return true, nil
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) getScaleSetWithRetry(name string) (computepreview.VirtualMac
 }
 
 // getPrimaryNetworkConfiguration gets primary network interface configuration for scale sets.
-func (ss *scaleSet) getPrimaryNetworkConfiguration(networkConfigurationList *[]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetNetworkConfiguration, scaleSetName string) (*computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetNetworkConfiguration, error) {
+func (ss *scaleSet) getPrimaryNetworkConfiguration(networkConfigurationList *[]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetNetworkConfiguration, scaleSetName string) (*compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetNetworkConfiguration, error) {
 	networkConfigurations := *networkConfigurationList
 	if len(networkConfigurations) == 1 {
 		return &networkConfigurations[0], nil
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) getPrimaryNetworkConfiguration(networkConfigurationList *[]c
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to find a primary network configuration for the scale set %q", scaleSetName)
 }
 
-func (ss *scaleSet) getPrimaryIPConfigForScaleSet(config *computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetNetworkConfiguration, scaleSetName string) (*computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetIPConfiguration, error) {
+func (ss *scaleSet) getPrimaryIPConfigForScaleSet(config *compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetNetworkConfiguration, scaleSetName string) (*compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetIPConfiguration, error) {
 	ipConfigurations := *config.IPConfigurations
 	if len(ipConfigurations) == 1 {
 		return &ipConfigurations[0], nil
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) getPrimaryIPConfigForScaleSet(config *computepreview.Virtual
 }
 
 // createOrUpdateVMSSWithRetry invokes ss.VirtualMachineScaleSetsClient.CreateOrUpdate with exponential backoff retry.
-func (ss *scaleSet) createOrUpdateVMSSWithRetry(virtualMachineScaleSet computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet) error {
+func (ss *scaleSet) createOrUpdateVMSSWithRetry(virtualMachineScaleSet compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet) error {
 	return wait.ExponentialBackoff(ss.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
 		ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
 		defer cancel()
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) createOrUpdateVMSSWithRetry(virtualMachineScaleSet computepr
 }
 
 // updateVMSSInstancesWithRetry invokes ss.VirtualMachineScaleSetsClient.UpdateInstances with exponential backoff retry.
-func (ss *scaleSet) updateVMSSInstancesWithRetry(scaleSetName string, vmInstanceIDs computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceRequiredIDs) error {
+func (ss *scaleSet) updateVMSSInstancesWithRetry(scaleSetName string, vmInstanceIDs compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceRequiredIDs) error {
 	return wait.ExponentialBackoff(ss.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
 		ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
 		defer cancel()
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) ensureHostsInVMSetPool(serviceName string, backendPoolID str
 
 	// Update primary IP configuration's LoadBalancerBackendAddressPools.
 	foundPool := false
-	newBackendPools := []computepreview.SubResource{}
+	newBackendPools := []compute.SubResource{}
 	if primaryIPConfiguration.LoadBalancerBackendAddressPools != nil {
 		newBackendPools = *primaryIPConfiguration.LoadBalancerBackendAddressPools
 	}
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) ensureHostsInVMSetPool(serviceName string, backendPoolID str
 		}
 
 		newBackendPools = append(newBackendPools,
-			computepreview.SubResource{
+			compute.SubResource{
 				ID: to.StringPtr(backendPoolID),
 			})
 		primaryIPConfiguration.LoadBalancerBackendAddressPools = &newBackendPools
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) ensureHostsInVMSetPool(serviceName string, backendPoolID str
 	}
 
 	// Update instances to latest VMSS model.
-	vmInstanceIDs := computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceRequiredIDs{
+	vmInstanceIDs := compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceRequiredIDs{
 		InstanceIds: &instanceIDs,
 	}
 	ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) ensureScaleSetBackendPoolDeleted(poolID, ssName string) erro
 		return nil
 	}
 	existingBackendPools := *primaryIPConfiguration.LoadBalancerBackendAddressPools
-	newBackendPools := []computepreview.SubResource{}
+	newBackendPools := []compute.SubResource{}
 	foundPool := false
 	for i := len(existingBackendPools) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		curPool := existingBackendPools[i]
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) ensureScaleSetBackendPoolDeleted(poolID, ssName string) erro
 
 	// Update instances to latest VMSS model.
 	instanceIDs := []string{"*"}
-	vmInstanceIDs := computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceRequiredIDs{
+	vmInstanceIDs := compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceRequiredIDs{
 		InstanceIds: &instanceIDs,
 	}
 	instanceCtx, instanceCancel := getContextWithCancel()
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmss_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmss_test.go
index e2403f25850..192537d30cb 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmss_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_vmss_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
-	computepreview "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
+	compute "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ func newTestScaleSet(scaleSetName string, vmList []string) (*scaleSet, error) {
 
 func setTestVirtualMachineCloud(ss *Cloud, scaleSetName string, vmList []string) {
 	virtualMachineScaleSetsClient := newFakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient()
-	scaleSets := make(map[string]map[string]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet)
-	scaleSets["rg"] = map[string]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSet{
+	scaleSets := make(map[string]map[string]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet)
+	scaleSets["rg"] = map[string]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet{
 		scaleSetName: {
 			Name: &scaleSetName,
 		},
@@ -46,24 +46,24 @@ func setTestVirtualMachineCloud(ss *Cloud, scaleSetName string, vmList []string)
 	virtualMachineScaleSetsClient.setFakeStore(scaleSets)
 
 	virtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient := newFakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient()
-	ssVMs := make(map[string]map[string]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM)
-	ssVMs["rg"] = make(map[string]computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM)
+	ssVMs := make(map[string]map[string]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM)
+	ssVMs["rg"] = make(map[string]compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM)
 	for i := range vmList {
 		ID := fmt.Sprintf("/subscriptions/script/resourceGroups/rg/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets/%s/virtualMachines/%d", scaleSetName, i)
 		nodeName := vmList[i]
 		instanceID := fmt.Sprintf("%d", i)
 		vmName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", scaleSetName, instanceID)
-		networkInterfaces := []computepreview.NetworkInterfaceReference{
+		networkInterfaces := []compute.NetworkInterfaceReference{
 			{
 				ID: &nodeName,
 			},
 		}
-		ssVMs["rg"][vmName] = computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM{
-			VirtualMachineScaleSetVMProperties: &computepreview.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMProperties{
-				OsProfile: &computepreview.OSProfile{
+		ssVMs["rg"][vmName] = compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM{
+			VirtualMachineScaleSetVMProperties: &compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMProperties{
+				OsProfile: &compute.OSProfile{
 					ComputerName: &nodeName,
 				},
-				NetworkProfile: &computepreview.NetworkProfile{
+				NetworkProfile: &compute.NetworkProfile{
 					NetworkInterfaces: &networkInterfaces,
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_wrap.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_wrap.go
index bd511696b4a..d34e1de5472 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_wrap.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_wrap.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/compute/mgmt/2017-12-01/compute"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/network/mgmt/2017-09-01/network"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest"
 
@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ func (az *Cloud) newVMCache() (*timedCache, error) {
 		// case we do get instance view every time to fulfill the azure_zones requirement without hitting
 		// throttling.
 		// Consider adding separate parameter for controlling 'InstanceView' once node update issue #56276 is fixed
-		vm, err := az.VirtualMachinesClient.Get(az.ResourceGroup, key, compute.InstanceView)
+		ctx, cancel := getContextWithCancel()
+		defer cancel()
+		vm, err := az.VirtualMachinesClient.Get(ctx, az.ResourceGroup, key, compute.InstanceView)
 		exists, realErr := checkResourceExistsFromError(err)
 		if realErr != nil {
 			return nil, realErr