Press Releases

Skytap delivers a self-service, multi-tenant service supporting IBM Power, including AIX, IBM i, and Linux in Microsoft Azure Seattle WA, February 27, 2020 – Skytap announces public availability of its service for running IBM Power applications in Microsoft Azure. This service provides complete application environments that are compatible with on-premises data centers, including natively running […]

Skytap to deliver self-service, multi-tenant Azure service supporting all IBM Power Operating Systems including AIX, IBM i, and Linux. Seattle, WA. September 10, 2019 – Skytap today announces a new collaboration with Microsoft to bring its purpose-built cloud service for legacy applications, including IBM POWER-based solutions, to Microsoft Azure. The service will provide support for […]

Skytap Cloud delivers a self-service, multi-tenant public cloud service for all operating systems that run on IBM Power Systems, including AIX, IBM i, and also Linux. Seattle, WA, June 25, 2019 – Skytap, a global, purpose-built cloud service, announces that its support for the IBM i operating system is now available in US-West, US-Central, and […]

Skytap Cloud support for IBM i and integration with IBM PowerHA will deliver a comprehensive public cloud solution for AIX, IBM i, and Linux applications running on IBM Power Systems   SEATTLE – February 7, 2019 – Ahead of IBM Think, Skytap, a global, purpose-built public cloud provider, today announced that its support for the […]

Skytap Cloud Will Run IBM i Alongside AIX, Linux and Windows Workloads, Delivering the Broadest Support for Enterprise Applications in the Cloud SEATTLE – November 27, 2018 – Skytap, Inc., a global cloud provider, today announced an open preview program for Skytap Cloud in support of the IBM i operating system. Skytap is expanding its […]

Skytap market study conducted by 451 Research shows that despite appetite to modernize, large majority of enterprise applications remain trapped on-premises, creating unexpected skills challenges aggravated by confusion about best path to cloud SEATTLE – June 6, 2018 – Skytap, Inc., a global cloud provider, today announced the results of a commissioned study on the […]

Skytap Cloud will integrate with a range of other public clouds’ development, cognitive, and analytics services to extend the value of enterprises’ core business applications Skytap appoints former president of Microsoft EMEA Neil Holloway as senior vice president of business development to drive continued expansion of partner ecosystem SEATTLE – November 14, 2017 – Skytap, […]

Skytap Cloud and IBM Cloud for Skytap Solutions are the first and only public cloud offerings to support AIX, Linux, and Windows operating systems, giving enterprises the ability to migrate and modernize most critical, traditional applications SEATTLE – November 14, 2017 – Skytap, Inc., a global cloud provider, today announced general availability of support for […]

Company Joins with VMware to Accelerate Cloud Migration and Modernization of Traditional Enterprise Applications SEATTLE – August 30, 2017 – Skytap, Inc., a global cloud provider, today announced that it has progressed to Premier status within the VMware Cloud Provider Program. Skytap aligns with VMware to help enterprises accelerate delivery of the traditional applications businesses depend on. Skytap Cloud rapidly […]

Investors drawn to Skytap as it pursues significant but underserved segment of cloud market; Skytap’s total sales more than tripled year-over-year in Q2 2017  SEATTLE – August 22, 2017 – Skytap, Inc., a global public cloud provider, today announced that it has closed $45 million in Series E funding. Goldman Sachs led the round, which also included […]

SEATTLE – April 10, 2017 – Skytap, Inc., the enterprise cloud, today launched Skytap Container Management, which accelerates application modernization by enabling IT organizations to develop, deploy, and run traditional enterprise and containerized applications together in Skytap’s Cloud. Skytap Container Management combines the power of cloud and containers to modernize enterprise applications frequently confined in on-premises data centers. […]

SEATTLE – April 4, 2017 – Skytap, Inc., the enterprise cloud, today announced a period of accelerating business growth with sales quadrupling from 2013 to 2016, while service usage skyrocketed to nearly 16,500,000 virtual machines (VMs) run on the service in the same period. Enterprise organizations including Airbnb, Fiserv, and NBC Universal are among hundreds of customers worldwide using […]