Microsoft’s newest service will have developers licking their lips
Meet Microsoft Dev Box
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Microsoftis preparing to release a newcloud-basedworkstationservice for developers, dubbed Microsoft Dev Box.
The new managed service will allow developers to create a pre-configured machine in the cloud, without the need to set up a physical workstation.
The new service has been in private preview since May 24, but is now widely available in public preview.
Microsoft Dev Box
Microsoft Dev Box supports any developerIDE, SDK, or tool that runs on Windows, and allows developers to target any development workload that can be built on Windows, including desktop, mobile, IoT and web applications.
Further, Microsoft Dev Box allows users to build cross-platform apps using Windows Subsystem for Linux and Windows Subsystem for Android. And developers can also use remote accessvirtual desktoptools to run dev boxes from devices running non-Windowsoperating systemssuch as macOS, Android, iOS or aweb browser.
Customers have the option to choose from 4 vCPU / 16GB to 32 vCPU / 128GB SKUs, depending on the size of the applications they are working with.
Using Azure Active Directory groups, IT admins also can grant access to sensitive source code and customer data on a project-by-project basis, which Microsoft claims will eliminate the need to ship hardware to short-term contractors and help keep development more secure.
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Microsoft hasn’t yet indicated when the tool is set to hit general availability or how much it will ultimately cost.
However, during the current trial period, organizations will get the first 15 hours of the 8vCPU and 32 GB Memory SKU for free every month, along with the first 365 hours of the Storage SSD 512 GB SKU.
Beyond that, Microsoft says organizations pay only for what they use with a consumption-based pricing model.
Will McCurdy has been writing about technology for over five years. He has a wide range of specialities including cybersecurity, fintech, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, cloud computing, payments, artificial intelligence, retail technology, and venture capital investment. He has previously written for AltFi, FStech, Retail Systems, and National Technology News and is an experienced podcast and webinar host, as well as an avid long-form feature writer.
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