Microsoft deploys blockchain testing environment DevTest Labs on Azure to support 26 blockchain technologies

Rage Comment : Azure is an open and flexible enterprise-level cloud computing platform under Microsoft, and Microsoft has been committed to researching blockchain technology since last year. This Azure test environment allows developers to better promote blockchain research and development, and intends to add all blockchain categories to the platform. It can be said that its purpose is to create an easy-to-operate blockchain test environment and help developers control development costs.

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Microsoft is developing Blockchain as a Service (BasS), making its Azure testing environment available to all users.

DevTest Labs is designed to help companies control development engineering costs by allowing developers to quickly create environments in Azure. It also features reusable templates, so developers don’t have to design virtual machine environments from scratch, and artifacts that tell applications what to do after deployment.

The add-on already supports 26 blockchains and allows developers to create and test blockchains at a lower cost than the production platform.

Marley Gray

Marley Gray, Microsoft’s director of business development and strategy, described it as an easy-to-use blockchain testing environment. He said:

“With the integration of Azure DevTest Labs, Microsoft is making it easier for developers to build and run blockchain experiment environments.”

Blockchain projects currently supported by Azure include MultiChain, Eris, decentralized file storage platform Storj, and prediction market Augur, among others.

Through Azure DevTest Labs, developers can create "labs" to work with private, permissioned, public or consortium blockchains, a feature that reflects Microsoft's ambition to bring all kinds of blockchains to the platform.

The initial version of DevTest Labs is available in "preview" mode, which means it does not include features such as warranties and customer support. This preview version can also be discontinued without notice, according to the Azure support page.