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Azure DevTest Labs: CIS Windows Server 2016 Benchmark L2 available in your lab
When you're creating a VM in your lab, you can now select a CIS Windows Server 2016 Benchmark L2 image.
October 2018
Azure DevTest Labs: Configure enforcing auto shutdown schedule for your lab
Configure enforcing auto shutdown schedule for your lab.
Azure SQL Database dev/test pricing available as part of Azure Enterprise dev/test offer
Now generally available for vCore-based resource types in Azure SQL Database (excluding Managed Instance), dev/test pricing provides a cost-effective way to run your development and testing workloads on Azure SQL Database. With dev/test pricing for Azure SQL Database, you can save up to 55 percent versus list prices.
August 2018
Azure DevTest Labs: Public environment repository in labs
We're releasing a public repository of Azure Resource Manager templates for each lab.
July 2018
Azure DevTest Labs: Configure mandatory artifacts for your lab
In DevTest Labs, you can set a list of mandatory artifacts that will be applied on every machine created within your lab.
Azure DevTest Labs: Auto-fill virtual machine username and password
When you create a virtual machine as a lab user, the username and password for the machine are now pre-filled.
Azure DevTest Labs: Auto-fill virtual machine name
When you create a virtual machine as a lab user, the name of the machine is now pre-filled with a unique, automatically generated name.
May 2018
Azure DevTest Labs: Resize a lab virtual machine
You can resize a lab virtual machine in Azure DevTest Labs.
Azure Lab Services
Azure Lab Services, the simple and easy way to create a computer lab in the cloud, is now in preview. Azure Lab Services is an expansion of Azure DevTest Labs that allows you to create fully customized, shareable, and secure labs.
April 2018
Azure DevTest Labs: Redeploy a lab virtual machine
You can redeploy a lab virtual machine so that you don't waste time troubleshooting your remote desktop connection or application access to a Windows-based Azure virtual machine.
Azure DevTest Labs available in Azure Government
Azure DevTest Labs is available in Azure Government.
February 2018
Azure DevTest Labs: Hortonworks image available in your lab
When you're creating a VM in your lab, you can select a Hortonworks image.
January 2018
Azure DevTest Labs: Set expiration date for a lab announcement
You can set an expiration date and time for a lab announcement, so you don't have to manually remove the announcement later.
December 2017
Azure DevTest Labs: Set up internal support information for your lab
Set up internal support information for your lab.
Azure DevTest Labs: Enable custom images with licensing terms
As a lab user, you can now create a custom image from a licensed image (Data science, Bitnami, Kali Linux).
November 2017
Azure DevTest Labs: Post customized announcements to your lab
In DevTest Labs, you can post announcements to notify users about recent changes or additions to your lab.
October 2017
Azure DevTest Labs: Kali Linux image available in your lab
You can select a Kali Linux image when you're creating a VM in your lab.
Azure DevTest Labs: Set access rights to an environment resource group
You can now set Contributor access rights on a resource group that contains your environment, so that you have the flexibility of modifying your environment objects.
Azure DevTest Labs: Data Science and Bitnami images available in your lab
Data science and Bitnami images are available in your lab.
Azure DevTest Labs: New action to restart a Lab VM
You can restart your lab virtual machines by using the Restart button.
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