368 - Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: a microVM for every agent task
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This week we'll focus on Azure Container Apps Sandboxes - what they are, how they work, and why should you care. We also compare ACA Sandboxes to the numerous different capabilities in Azure that allow you to run containers - as well as just spinning up a VM to do your agentic tasks locally, or in the cloud.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:45) - Show content starts.
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- Azure Container Apps Sandboxes overview (Microsoft Learn) - concepts, compute comparison, tiers, sandboxes vs dynamic sessions
- Snapshots and lifecycle for Sandboxes (Microsoft Learn) - suspend modes, auto-suspend/auto-delete, snapshot caveats
- Egress policies and network controls for Sandboxes (Microsoft Learn) - rule model, credential injection, inspection modes
- Azure Container Apps Sandboxes, Now Generally Available (Apps on Azure blog)
- Introducing Azure Container Apps Sandboxes (preview announcement, June 2026)
- Azure Container Apps pricing
- Official samples repo