Custom images are out! Setting up developer machines has traditionally been time-consuming, inconsistent, and often frustrating for both IT and developers.
Microsoft Dev Box changes that by offering self-service, cloud-hosted, fully customized development environments.
In this session, I will demonstrate how teams can use Dev Box to provide ready-to-code desktops on demand, complete with pre-installed apps, cloned repositories, and custom scripts, all defined through simple configuration files and not by using custom images.
I will show how developers can spin up environments themselves in minutes, how admins can enforce consistency across teams and projects, and how Dev Box eliminates the need for maintaining complex custom images. Whether you manage a platform team or develop directly, Dev Box can help streamline onboarding, improve security, and boost productivity. Join me to see how modern developer workstations are evolving into scalable, on-demand cloud resources.