More and more customers are switching over to CI/CD approach, for example using HashiCorp Packer or our very own Azure Image Builder.
The following blog post (Streamline your custom image building process with Azure VM Image Builder service) gives you a quick primer on the AIB. The resulting images can then be replicated and versioned using Shared Image Gallery.
By embracing automation, customers gain greater AVD deployment flexibility and ease master image management. With automation, the configurations each layer is responsible for can also be adjusted or reconfigured at any point. This ensures that the automated image creation system evolves along with its users' needs and allows you to adjust your methodology in a blink of an eye.
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