Azure Lab Services

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Service Description

Azure DevTest Labs is a service that helps developers and testers quickly create environments in Azure while minimizing waste and controlling cost. You can test the latest version of your application by quickly provisioning Windows and Linux environments using reusable templates and artifacts. Easily integrate your deployment pipeline with DevTest Labs to provision on-demand environments. Scale up your load testing by provisioning multiple test agents, and create pre-provisioned environments for training and demos.

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Getting Started

  1. Provisioning and managing Azure resources with Azure Lab Services - BRK2426
    10/17/2018, Video, 1:09:30
    How can your organization make the creation, distribution, and management of infrastructure a simpler and easier experience? Come see how Azure Lab Services can make IT pros...

Azure Lab Services News

From IT pros to heroes with Azure DevTest Labs | THR2139
1/16/2020, YouTube: Microsoft Ignite [0:18:50]
Would you like to enable intuitive but controlled Dev and Test workflows for your developers? To enable your enterprise take advantage of cloud computing, the first step is to provision developer...
Episode 311 - Pivotal on Azure
1/15/2020, Azure Podcast
Jason Stevens, a Software Engineer in the Commercial Software Engineering group at Microsoft, explains how Pivotal software can be deployed on Azure and gives us fascinating insights into some of...
Azure DevTest Labs—Browser connect now generally available
1/9/2020, Service Updates
Azure DevTest Labs recently released integration with Azure Bastion, enabling you to connect to your lab virtual machines through a web browser.
Episode 306 - Identity Solutions in Azure
11/27/2019, Azure Podcast
Senior PM and all-round identity guru Jef Kazimer talks about the various Identity solutions in Azure and gives us some great tips and tricks in utilizing Azure AD effectively to safeguard our...
Azure DevTest Labs : Azure managed identities to deploy lab environments
11/15/2019, Service Updates
Azure managed identities to deploy lab environments As a lab owner, you can now use a user assigned managed identity to deploy environments in a lab. This feature is helpful in scenarios where...
From IT pros to heroes with Azure DevTest Labs
11/5/2019, Ignite 2019 [0:20:00]
Would you like to enable intuitive but controlled Dev and Test workflows for your developers? To enable your enterprise take advantage of cloud computing, the first step is to provision developer...
Azure Lab Services now adjusts quota per user
10/2/2019, Service Updates
Azure Lab Services added a feature to adjust quota per user, enabling instructors to give additional hours to students as needed.
Azure Lab Services can install GPU drivers automatically
10/2/2019, Service Updates
Azure Lab Services enabled an option to install GPU drivers automatically if a GPU size is picked.
Azure Lab Services now has an updated UI experience
10/2/2019, Service Updates
Azure Lab Services has an updated and improved UI experience.
Azure Lab Services now supports new GPU Virtual Machine sizes
9/18/2019, Service Updates
Azure Lab Services now supports two new 6-core GPU Virtual Machine sizes.
A preview upgrade for Azure DevTest Labs Tasks extension is now available
9/18/2019, Service Updates
We recently released a preview upgrade for the Azure DevTest Labs Tasks.
Azure Lab Services
9/13/2019, YouTube: Azure Power Lunch [0:28:23]
Easily set up and provide on-demand access to preconfigured virtual machines (VMs) to support your scenarios. Teach a class, train professionals, run a hackathon or a hands-on lab, and more....
Connect to your virtual machine (VM) through a web browser
9/4/2019, Service Updates
Azure DevTest Labs now integrates with Azure Bastion, enabling you to connect to your virtual machines through a web browser.
Azure Lab Services has an updated UI experience for students
9/4/2019, Service Updates
Azure Lab Services has several key improvements for the UI for students.
Create virtual machines (VMs) using an earlier shared image version
8/7/2019, Service Updates
DevTest Labs now enables you to create virtual machines from a previous version within a shared image gallery.
Azure Lab Services now has a new instance size available—Medium (nested virtualization)
7/24/2019, Service Updates
Azure Lab Services now has a new instance size available—Medium (nested virtualization) that’s priced at USD0.55 per hour across all regions (55 lab units per hour).
Azure Lab Services has removed the unlimited option from quota per user to help save on costs
7/24/2019, Service Updates
Azure Lab Services has removed the unlimited option from quota per user so lab owners can intentionally choose a specific number of hours needed for each lab to help save costs.
Azure Lab Services—Ability to reset passwords and support for Ubuntu Images has been added
7/24/2019, Service Updates
Azure Lab Services now supports the ability to reset passwords and to provide added support for Ubuntu images.