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At A Glance Comparison:
| Capability | Skytap | AWS EC2 | Microsoft Azure | Rackspace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designed for Dynamic IT Workloads and Labs | Yes | No | No | No |
| Virtual Machines On Demand | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pay-As-You-Go Billing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Run Existing Applications Unchanged in the Cloud | Yes | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| Team Projects (Similar to SharePoint Capabilities) | Yes | No | No | No |
| x86 Operating Systems | Yes | Linux, Win2003 | Windows Server | Linux |
| VMware Support | Any | No | No | No |
| Self-Service UI for Functional Users | Yes | Basic | Basic | Basic |
| Virtual Data Center Snapshots and Cloning (Including Memory State) | Yes | No | No | No |
| Configurable Instance Sizes | Yes | Partial | No | Partial |
| Network Virtualization / Network Fencing | Yes | Partial | No | No |
| Import/Export VMs | Yes | Partial | No | No |
| Persistent Storage | Yes | Partial | No | Partial |
| VPC / IP Sec Tunnel | Yes | Yes | No | No |