Press Releases

Skytap, the industry-leading service to run IBM Power workloads natively in the cloud, announced that it has been certified by SAP to run SAP NetWeaver workloads on AIX and IBM i in Microsoft Azure. Skytap enables SAP ERP systems to be migrated to the cloud, regardless of operating system and without rewriting or refactoring, for production, disaster recovery, backup and archival, and application development and testing.

Skytap’s Strong 2020 Continues Through H1 2021, with Double Digit Customer Growth, New Partnerships, Expanded Azure Presence Customer growth increases from 30% in 2020 to 40% in Q1 2021; new data center regional availability in APAC, Europe and the US Seattle, Wash – June 23, 2021 – Today Skytap, the industry-leading service to run traditional […]

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 […]