Tag: Development and Test

See You at Agile Development West: June 13 and 14

  • Posted on: June 12, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap is a proud gold sponsor of Agile Development Conference West 2012–six days of interaction between industry experts and peers in the agile community, with learning sessions that help IT professionals make a powerful impact in their job roles and organizations. About the event: Discover Agile Development Conference West 2012 and take back the latest

So, Skytap—What Are You Anyhow?

  • Posted on: June 12, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Considering the pace at which cloud computing is moving, it’s no surprise that many have a tough time putting their finger on what an ever-expanding array of vendors are actually delivering. No need to worry, as I don’t plan to spend this post pontificating on the liberal application of the term “cloud”–or even “cloud washing”

The Cloud … Now With More IaaS

  • Posted on: May 24, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Late last week, Derrick Harris, of tech industry watcher GigaOm, blogged that both Google and Microsoft are readying new entrants to compete in the ongoing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud arms race. While Harris’ sources in Mountain View and Redmond have “declined to comment” on the particulars, it doesn’t require a wild imagination to

George Carlin Would Have Loved Hybrid Clouds

  • Posted on: May 21, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
George Carlin’s bit on the importance of “stuff” is a comedy classic. As human beings, we have an innate need to acquire, hold, move, and find places to put our stuff. In our personal and professional lives, acquiring stuff can give us a sense of accomplishment, security, and control. Historically, acquiring stuff has been common practice

Information Week Cover Story: The Test Lab of Your Dreams

  • Posted on: May 21, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Information Week’s recent cover story talks about how and why more companies are opting to move their development testing labs from traditional in-house infrastructures to new cloud-based test labs. But beyond the glossy descriptions of compelling benefits, Information Week goes a layer deeper to the key question that I hear many enterprises asking: What are

Interop 2012 Notes: Zynga Moves from Public to Hybrid Cloud

  • Posted on: May 15, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
One session in particular garnered a lot of attention at Interop 2012, Las Vegas. That session was Gaming the Hybrid Cloud: Lessons from Zynga’s zCloud given by Allan Leinwand, CTO at Zynga. TechTarget’s Alex Barrett summarized the session in her article: Why Zynga moved from public cloud to hybrid cloud. In it, she asked a

Dev and Ops: Night and Day. Science and Art. 1s and 0s.

  • Posted on: May 8, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
For years now, software development teams and operations/system administrators have maintained this kind of yin and yang duality, pushing each other in opposing yet complementary directions. We’re all familiar with the dynamic of the IT department. Typically, the development team’s raison d’être is to deliver new features to end users. Meanwhile, operations/system administrators focus on

Lab Manager EOL: Migrate Your Lab Environments to the Cloud

  • Posted on: May 7, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
In parts one and two of this three-part series, we looked at options for organizations that are currently running vCenter Lab Manager in light of the VMware decision to discontinue additional major releases. In part three, we will explore the option of transitioning to a third-party virtual lab management product. The Move to the Cloud The

Lab Manager EOL: Transitioning to a New Product

  • Posted on: May 4, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
In part one of this three-part series, we looked at options for organizations that are currently running Lab Manager in light of the VMware decision to discontinue additional major releases of vCenter Lab Manager. In part 2, we’ll explore the option of transitioning to a new product. Transition to a Different Virtual Lab Management Product

Lab Manager EOL: Weighing Your Options

  • Posted on: May 3, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
In early 2011, VMware announced its decision to discontinue additional major releases of vCenter Lab Manager. This leaves organizations that are currently running Lab Manager at a crossroads. They need to determine whether it’s best for them to continue using the virtual lab infrastructure that is already in place, or consider other options for their

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