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Public preview: Azure Lab Services April 2022 update
Improve performance, reliability, and scalability for Azure Lab Services in the latest update.
January 2020
Azure Lab Services automatically installs GPU drivers with GPU machines
Azure Lab Services now automatically installs the necessary GPU drivers for you when you create a lab with GPU machines. You no longer have to figure out which GPU driver to use on your own.
Azure Lab Services—Multiple owners for lab and lab management
Azure Lab Services now enables multiple owners to manage a lab.
Azure Lab Services—Virtual machine shutdown for Windows users
Azure Lab Services added the ability to automatically shut down virtual machines when a users’ remote desktop (RDP) session is disconnected (Windows).
November 2019
New Dashboard with Cost Estimator
Azure Lab Services added a dashboard view enabling instructors to view the summary of the lab
October 2019
Azure Lab Services now adjusts quota per user
Azure Lab Services added a feature to adjust quota per user, enabling instructors to give additional hours to students as needed.
Azure Lab Services now has an updated UI experience
Azure Lab Services has an updated and improved UI experience.
September 2019
Azure Lab Services now supports new GPU Virtual Machine sizes
Azure Lab Services now supports two new 6-core GPU Virtual Machine sizes.
Azure Lab Services has an updated UI experience for students
Azure Lab Services has several key improvements for the UI for students.
July 2019
Azure Lab Services now has a new instance size available—Medium (nested virtualization)
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
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
Azure Lab Services now supports the ability to reset passwords and to provide added support for Ubuntu images.
May 2019
Azure Lab Services update: Address range feature now available
In Azure Lab Services, we now added the ability to provide address range of virtual machines for the labs.
April 2019
Azure Lab Services updates: GPU size, saving images, and connecting to on-premises resources
Updates to features in Azure Lab Services include GPU size, connecting to on-premises resources, saving an image, sending registration link in email, and connecting to Linux machines by using Remote Desktop.
March 2019
General Availability: Azure Lab Services
Azure Lab Services is now Generally Available.
February 2019
General availability: Azure Lab Services
Announcing the general availability of Azure Lab Services.
January 2019
Schedules feature released for Azure Lab Services classroom labs
You can manage class schedules on classroom labs in Azure Lab Services.
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