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Skytap Team Heading to Interop in Las Vegas, May 8 – 10

  • Posted on: May 2, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Interop is the leading independent business technology event with over 100 sessions focused on providing solutions to the most pressing challenges in IT including cloud computing, wireless and mobility, and security. The conference will take place in Las Vegas from May 6 to 10. Some prominent keynote speakers at the event include Padmasree Warrior, CTO,

Don’t Overspend Just Because It’s the Cloud

  • Posted on: May 1, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
As momentum around cloud computing continues to drive adoption, it’s not surprising to start seeing more articles about the real costs. One such example is a recent posting I read on VentureBeat. Entitled New study finds small startups typically overspend on Amazon web services by 50% or more, the post recapped a study conducted by

Full Visibility and Control with SmartClient

  • Posted on: April 26, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
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 offers the flexibility of using the SmartClient Java-based browser applet or any Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)-capable client on any device including desktops, laptops, smartphones, and

Meet the Next Generation of Secure Remote Access

  • Posted on: April 24, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
As part of our April Skytap Cloud product release, we’re proud to introduce SmartClient™. So, what is SmartClient? In short, it lets customers access Skytap Cloud™ virtual machines using a new browser app, or a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)-capable client, on any device including desktops, laptops, smartphones, and tablets. Early adopter feedback has been overwhelmingly

Making Connections at StarEast 2012

  • Posted on: April 23, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Some of our team members made their way to Orlando, Florida, last week for StarEast 2012–the premier software testing conference. It was a successful event with an overall attendance that came in just shy of 900. Had a lot of great conversations with interesting folks from major companies, and really enjoyed talking about their projects

Brett Goodwin to Speak at Cloud Fair 2012 – Seattle, WA

  • Posted on: April 17, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Brett Goodwin, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Skytap, will be speaking at two different events at Cloud Fair 2012 in Seattle, WA. On Wednesday, April 18 at 4pm, Brett’s topic will be Tips and Tricks for Rolling Out Applications Faster in the Cloud. And on Thursday, April 19 at 3pm, Brett will speak about

Skytap is a Proud Gold Sponsor of STAREAST 2012

  • Posted on: April 10, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
STAREAST is the premier software testing conference, bringing the most up-to-date information, tools, and technology to the industry. The conference will be held April 15-20 in Orlando, Florida. Attendees will join industry experts in the test and QA community for learning sessions—all designed to help you make a powerful impact in your job role and

What We Learned at EclipseCon 2012 in Reston, VA

  • Posted on: March 30, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
We just returned from EclipseCon 2012 – the annual meeting of the EclipseCon open source community. VP of Products, Brian White, spoke about cloud-enabled development and provided specifics on which application workloads are ideal for the cloud model. He also talked about how the use of cloud computing supports Agile development practices.  In our own

Skytap Visits Data Center World 2012 in Las Vegas

  • Posted on: March 26, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap recently had a chance to attend and exhibit at Data Center World 2012 – the largest global event of its kind, and the leading educational conference for data  center and facilities management professionals. Our team met with data center pros and discussed topics like the cloud, security, and infrastructure. Our technical experts were there

Skytap Announced as Winner of WTIA Industry Achievement Award

  • Posted on: March 16, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap was proud to be named Commercial Product/Service of the Year last night at the Washington Technology Industry Association’s (WTIA) annual Industry Achievement Awards (IAA). The IAA is an event that celebrates the Washington technology industry. Skytap shared the win with SEOmoz, who also took home an IAA for Commercial Product/Service of the Year. “The

Skytap Nominated for WTIA Industry Achievement Awards

  • Posted on: February 10, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
After the announcement of the Washington Technology Industry Association’s  (WTIA) 17th annual Industry Achievement Awards (IAA), Skytap is happy to be recognized as a finalist for the “Commercial Product or Service of the Year” category. The Industry Achievement Awards acknowledge the outstanding individuals, companies and students in the Washington state technology industry.  There are six

Skytap Joins Forces with HP and Orasi to Power New CloudPerform Solution

  • Posted on: February 7, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Our customers repeatedly echoed the same challenge: how can we enable our dev/test teams to deliver high quality software on time and on budget? With the increasing adoption of the cloud, many enterprises are starting to realize how this new computing paradigm can effectively support this effort. In fact, according to Alexandra Weber Morales, a

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