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Introducing the only Cloud for AIX

  • Posted on: March 1, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
In our three-part series on AIX’s role in the tech world today, we’ve covered how AIX is still a pillar in the enterprise, and where organizations often struggle with providing complete test coverage across AIX dependencies. Today we conclude our series with the announcement of the first and only cloud solution that enables IT to

The Benefits—and Challenges—of AIX Dependencies

  • Posted on: February 24, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
This is Part Two of a three-part series; click here for Part Three or click here to go back and read Part One to get you up to speed. In our previous installment in this series, “IBM AIX Is Still a Pillar in the Enterprise,” we wrote about how even though cloud-native applications tend to grab a majority of

Eliminating the Confusion around Oracle Licensing in the Cloud

  • Posted on: February 22, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap has partnered with House of Brick Technologies to help educate our customers around Oracle licensing in the cloud and to ensure that they’re not only compliant but also that they’re only paying for items that, in fact, require licensing. We recently released a new white paper that we highly recommend to anyone with an Oracle

IBM AIX Is Still a Pillar in the Enterprise

  • Posted on: February 7, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
This is Part One of a three-part series. Click here to read Part Two, and Part Three where we dive deeper into how AIX application development is evolving, and how organizations will incorporate AIX into their cloud strategy. While cloud-native applications often grab a lion’s share of headlines in the tech world, the data center-native applications that many

The Culture, Trust, and Technology Needed for DevOps Success

  • Posted on: January 27, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
In “Strategies to Build Trust in DevOps,” Skytap VP of Operations, Paul Farrall, Paul shares some of his experience in the early days of DevOps initiatives and what’s required to give teams the best chance for success in their efforts. I love that Paul is willing to point out that his first attempt a DevOps
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Skytap to Host Burns Night Application Modernisation Executive Dinner

  • Posted on: January 11, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap is proud to host our upcoming application modernisation executive dinner, which will be held on 25 January at The Balmoral in Edinburgh, Scotland. This event will not only give attendees the opportunity to celebrate Burns Night while networking with peers over dinner and drinks, there will also be an opportunity to participate in an

Hands-on Training: From Lectures to Learning by Doing

  • Posted on: December 12, 2016
  • Author: Skytap
As the shift continues from in-person instruction to eLearning course offerings, many learning and development organizations are challenged with maintaining a high level of engagement with their students. The fact is, hands-on training is often the most effective method of training, but how do you deliver that virtually, at scale, and in the on-demand, self-paced

Struggling to Keep Virtual Training Engaging? Don’t Leave Out the Narrative [Podcast]

  • Posted on: December 8, 2016
  • Author: Skytap
In this episode of The Skytap Podcast, we learn from Keith Quinn about the power of relatable, realistic, real-world narratives when used in virtual training courses. Keith is the learning & development manager (digital learning) at the Scottish Social Services Council and he recently presented his session, “Using Immersive Simulations to Develop Real-world Skills,” at

New Skytap DevOps eBook Now Available

  • Posted on: December 6, 2016
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap is made up of passionate software development and delivery professionals that have helped transform products and processes within numerous industries across the globe. We spent the last year collecting and sharing their stories, advice, and recommended best practices here on the Skytap blog, and have now curated them into our first DevOps eBook. In

Delivering Speed & Agility in Virtual Training: The Skytap Podcast

  • Posted on: December 2, 2016
  • Author: Skytap
We recently attended DevLearn 2016 and had the opportunity to interview a handful of the show’s most engaging speakers and we’re featuring two of them on this week’s episode of The Skytap Podcast. While many sessions at the show focused on new breakthroughs in wearables and virtual reality, we were really impressed by those that

Application Modernization: Why Now and How

  • Posted on: November 30, 2016
  • Author: Skytap
It finally happens: your doctor tells you to get off that comfy couch and start exercising. You decide on your weapon of choice: running. After all, how hard can it be to run? At first, it is brutal and slow—small surges of ponderous running followed by long recovery times. Your form is inefficient; your speed

Upcoming Webinar to Show Power of Hands-on Virtual Training

  • Posted on: November 30, 2016
  • Author: Skytap
One thing that’s been quite clear at DevLearn 2016 is that while more organizations are replacing in-person, instructor-led training with virtual training offerings, these organizations are now faced with challenges around scaling, and delivering effective courses that engage and motivate learners to succeed. On Tuesday, December 6th, our own Seth Payne will be joining ServiceRocket