Virtual Lab Automation and Management
Dev/Test: A 5-Step Process for Tuning out the Cloud Hype
Over the past few years it would have been hard to miss the slow and systematic outsourcing of certain parts of corporate IT. The primary solution has been cloud computingâ€...
Adding Cloud Infrastructure to Your Automated Dev/Test Environment
When most people think about using a public infrastructure cloud, it’s usually for an Internet-facing application like a company web server. And if you've ever considered a public infrastructure...
White Paper: VMware ESXi in a Cloud-based Lab
​Our latest white paper, VMware ESXi in a Cloud-based Lab, is out today. The following is an excerpt: VMware ESXi is VMware’s vSphere hypervisor, used to run multiple virtual...
Virtual Private PaaS, Featuring Cloud Foundry Integration
Today, we’re proud to announce our Virtual Private Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution that features the ability to spin up pre-configured, multi-VM Cloud Foundry environments in Skytap...
Trek Ascends to the Cloud with Skytap
Aging infrastructure is one reason that many companies make the decision to integrate cloud solutions. Trek, one of the largest bicycle manufacturers in the world, had a point-of-sale software called...
Watch SmartClient at Work
SmartClient™ is our latest feature release that offers a fast, easy, and secure way to remotely access and interact with the complex computing environments you create in Skytap Cloud™. It...
Virtual Trainers: Are You Asking the Right Questions About the Cloud?
Since the economic downturn of 2008, training organizations have been asked to do more with less. I’ve heard from many of our customers that training budgets were the first to...
Slashdot TV Interview With Brett Goodwin on Skytap Cloud
At last month's Interop Conference in Las Vegas, Slashdot TV stopped by the Skytap booth to speak with Brett Goodwin, our VP of Marketing and Business Development. In the interview,...
So, Skytap—What Are You Anyhow?
Considering the pace at which cloud computing is moving, it’s no surprise that many have a tough time putting their finger on what an ever-expanding array of vendors are...
Software Demos and Evaluations: Five Successful Habits for Selecting a Cloud Provider
Since the introduction of client/server architecture in the early 1980s, enterprise computing has only become more complicated. Because of this, enterprise applications are incredibly hard to showcase during a...