AI 200 – ACR Tasks: Build and Push Container Images Without Docker Desktop

This article explains how ACR Tasks, a cloud-native build service in Azure Container Registry, allows developers to build and push container images entirely in the cloud without needing Docker Desktop locally. It contrasts the traditional local Docker workflow with the ACR Tasks approach, highlighting issues like version drift, licensing changes, and lack of audit trails. The article also covers trigger options (manual, Git commit, base image update, schedule) and emphasizes its relevance to the AI-200 certification for building containerized AI workloads on Azure. This is a technical guide focused on IT/DevOps best practices.