Azure DevTest Labs
Quickly create environments using reusable templates and artifacts.
OVERVIEW
Manage cost‑efficient environments for development and testing
- Set lab policies to automate VM start and stop actions and cap resources such as VMs per user or per lab. Track and monitor usage through Azure Cost Management to maintain visibility and avoid unnecessary spend.
- Use custom images to reproduce environments consistently. Add tools and packages through artifacts, and adjust configurations anytime with formulas to speed up setup and iteration.
- Provision environments using the REST API directly from your CI process. Deploy through your release pipeline with the Team Services tasks extension, and automate setup and cleanup using the command line tool.
- Manage dev environments centrally, run compatibility or automated tests with reusable templates, or support short‑term events like hackathons with VMs that expire automatically. Use the service flexibly to match your team’s needs.
Features
Self-Service Cloud Lab Features
Self-service cost control
Provide self-service cloud environments without the worry. Lab policies and thresholds help to effortlessly minimize costs.
Quick custom templates
Set up your virtual machine with your dev tools and your latest build in a few clicks, and share reusable templates across your team.
Works with your CI/CD tools
Create environments directly from your continuous integration (CI) tools using our plug-ins, REST API, or Visual Studio Team Services extension.
Security
Embedded security and compliance
34,000
Full-time equivalent engineers dedicated to security initiatives at Microsoft.
15,000
Partners with specialized security expertise.
>100
Compliance certifications, including over 50 specific to global regions and countries.
Pricing
DevTest Labs pricing
Discover free and billed DevTest Labs options. Free services include:
Related products
Explore how Azure billed add-ons can enhance DevTest Labs’ free services.
Azure Storage
Storage accounts are automatically created by the lab to store VHD files (used for creating custom lab templates) and OS disks (of the virtual machines created in lab).
Azure Virtual Network
A virtual network is automatically created by the lab and all the virtual machines are added to it.
Azure Virtual Machine Labs
Create Virtual Machines in labs.
Azure Key Vault
A lab needs user credentials to talk to the private git repository of a user. Lab can store these credentials in Azure Key Vault.
Resources
Documentation and resources
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