There are already several feature requests on the subject of image management. I have another one. There is a recommendation from Microsoft that image versions should be stored in redundant zones:
"Use ZRS for high availability when creating image/VM versions in Azure Compute Gallery, offering resilience against Availability Zone failures. ZRS accounts are advisable in regions with Availability Zones, with the choice of Standard_ZRS recommended over Standard_LRS for these regions."
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/azure-compute-gallery#best-practices
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-redundancy#zone-redundant-storage
It certainly makes sense that you could choose whether the image is saved LRS or ZRS in the Set As Image process, possibly even with the distinction between HDD LRS and SSD LRS or even ZRS.
If we think about image management, should that ever exist, then it certainly makes sense to be able to customize an image there.
Perhaps we could also create central configurations (analogous to RDP and FSLogix) where the number of copies per region and the storage SKU can be selected. Then you could only select the profile when setting as image.
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