Tag: Development and Test

How DevOps Helps Move Your Automated Testing to the Cloud

  • Posted on: September 24, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
I recently had an article published on Techwell.com entitled: How DevOps Helps Move Your Automated Testing to the Cloud. The subject of development and testing in the cloud is highly relevant to today’s enterprises. Leading software companies are discovering that leveraging the cloud for development allows teams to quickly spin up multiple development stacks and

STARWEST: Be a Testing Rock Star

  • Posted on: September 23, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
Next week in Anaheim, the Skytap team will be attending STARWEST as a proud gold sponsor. STARWEST is the premier event for software testers and quality assurance professionals—covering all your testing needs with 100+ learning and networking opportunities. The conference includes: Keynotes featuring recognized thought leaders In-depth half- and full-day tutorials Conference sessions covering major

The Challenges and Rewards of DevOps and Agile Integration

  • Posted on: September 19, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
​On the heels of our recent white paper: Accelerate Software Development with DevOps and Hybrid Cloud, I’ve written a bit on the subject of DevOps, Agile, and hybrid cloud. While integrating software development, QA, and IT Operations enables increased visibility and accelerated software development and deployment, implementing DevOps only serves as a strong first step

CAMP IT: Cloud Computing Strategies – The Next Generation

  • Posted on: September 17, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
Since 1984, CAMP IT Conferences has produced events designed to help IT professionals understand new technologies and make the critical, strategic, and tactical decisions for their enterprises. The speakers at CAMP IT all have practical experience in their topic area, as well as excellent presentation skills. Over 32,000 enterprise IT executives, management, and technical-staff representing

Disaster Scenario: Will You Have Cloud Safety and In-House Control?

  • Posted on: September 16, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
This summer, an interesting story about a cloud consultancy’s in-house systems breaking down due to a local disaster made the rounds: How my company went 100 percent cloud. In short, one night around 2 a.m., a drunk driver who was fleeing a hit-and-run drove his SUV directly into a building adjacent to the company and

Skytap Welcomes New VP of Sales, Brian Barry.

  • Posted on: September 12, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
Today we’re proud to introduce our new VP of Sales, Brian Barry. Brian brings more than 16 years of sales experience at enterprise software companies. Throughout his career, he has formed deep relationships at Fortune 500 companies in the finance, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, communications, and insurance industries. Prior to joining Skytap, Brian served as the

Don’t Let Your Hybrid Cloud Collapse Into a Black Hole

  • Posted on: September 9, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
In this post, I will cover a topic, the PMTUD black hole, that can cause a particularly subtle set of issues in hybrid cloud-based environments where the cloud resources are connected to a corporate office or other datacenter via IPSec tunnels. PMTUD black holes basically cause certain (but not all) traffic to not make it

Join Skytap CTO Brad Schick at DatacenterDynamics Converged 2013

  • Posted on: September 5, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
On Thursday, September 12, Skytap CTO and VP of Engineering, Brad Schick, will be speaking at the DatacenterDynamics Conference in Bellevue. The conference is the world’s largest peer-led data center conference and expo​, and offers attendees the chance to learn the latest strategies and best practices from leading end users and cloud-scale data center operators.

Video: Nextcast Interview with our CEO, Thor Culverhouse.

  • Posted on: September 3, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
Our CEO, Thor Culverhouse, recently sat down with Jeff Dickey from Nextcast​ to discuss his background, career, and vision for Skytap. Nextcast specializes in personal success lessons from technology thought leaders. Excerpt: Thor Culverhouse might have been a professional football player, if a college injury hadn’t forced him to head down another career path. Thanks

Cloud Computing and the Security of Capital Markets

  • Posted on: August 30, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
I recently sat down with Danial Faizullabhoy from the Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI) to recount the story of the Quantum Dawn 2 (QD2) project. The purpose of QD2 was to test the security of capital markets during cyber attacks and other catastrophic events. Norwich University has been a Skytap customer for quite a

NetworkWorld Hot Product: Skytap Virtual Private PaaS with Cloud Foundry v2

  • Posted on: August 29, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
​This week during VMworld we saw the best and brightest in virtualization and cloud computing descend on the city of San Francisco. It was a mix of IT technical professionals and IT business decision-makers from organizations of all sizes, representing a wide range of industries. On the first day of the conference, NetworkWorld released its

Using Cloud Foundry v2 in Skytap Cloud

  • Posted on: August 28, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
On August 28, 2013, Skytap announced the availability of the Cloud Foundry v2 template in the Skytap Cloud Public Template Library. This template includes the following virtual machines: A Cloud Foundry v2 node preconfigured with the Cloud Foundry v2 command line interface (CLI), a defined organization, spaces, domain, and a running application. A Cloud Foundry