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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...
Considering Your Lab Manager Replacement
In my first post of this series I discussed how important it is to replace the deprecated VMware Lab Manager with a new solution. This is especially true with Lab...
The Cloud and Its Technological Spring
Back in April 2010, Steve Jobs wrote an open letter called Thoughts on Flash. From the time the original iPhone was released in 2007, Apple had been quiet as to why they...
Do VMware’s Hands-on Labs Spell the End of Home Labs?
Last week, VMware expert Edward Grigson produced a blog entitled, Online virtualisation labs come of age that poses the question: Will VMware's Hands-on Labs spell the end of home labs?...
Skytap ESXi Multi-Machine Templates a Hot Product at VMworld
​NetworkWorld has named Skytap ESXi Multi-Machine Templates a hot product at VMworld. Announced on August 22, our ESXi Multi-Machine Templates enable users to spin up a virtual machine in Skytap Cloud...
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...
Dev/Test: 3 Habits for Running a Successful Cloud Trial
​Having personally helped hundreds of companies evaluate Skytap as a development and testing cloud provider, I wanted to pass along my top 3 habits for running a successful cloud trial. If...
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...
See You at Agile Development West: June 13 and 14
Skytap is a proud gold sponsor of Agile Development Conference West 2012--six days of interaction between industry experts and peers in the agile community, with learning sessions that help IT...