Tag: Enterprise

Easier Scaling in the Cloud: An Interview with Ryan Carey

  • Posted on: December 20, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
DataXu software engineer Ryan Carey sits down to explain how moving his company’s dev/test environments to the cloud enabled his company to scale at the speed they needed by using on-demand resources. Noel Wurst: Hello. My name is Noel Wurst. I am with Skytap. Today I am sitting here with Ryan Carey from DataXu. DataXu

Your Move to the Cloud: An Interview with Fulcrum Technologies’ Paul Haury

  • Posted on: December 17, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
Fulcrum Technologies IT Director Paul Haury sits down with Noel Wurst to explain what made Fulcrum look to the cloud to alleviate the pain points they were experiencing in the field of enterprise asset management. Learn how Fulcrum’s dev/test teams in particular were able to do their job faster, and at a higher quality after

How the Cloud Created Application Darwinism [Video]

  • Posted on: December 3, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap CTO Brad Schick presented a session at AWS re:Invent 2013 titled, “Application Darwinism: Why Most Enterprise Apps Will Move to the Cloud,” and each time I go back and watch it, I more strongly agree with his prediction. Schick of course isn’t the only one making this prediction, Doug Henschen at InformationWeek not only

Five Key Takeaways from Amazon AWS re:Invent

  • Posted on: November 21, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
It often takes a couple of days to sleep off “the Vegas” after attending a conference in the hyperactive desert, but, after an event as innovation-packed
as AWS re:Invent, take even a single day’s rest after it’s all over and you’ll hear your competition blazing by you. For those who weren’t lucky enough to attend AWS

AWS re:Invent Keynote Live Blog

  • Posted on: November 13, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
Head of Amazon Web Services Andy Jassy and an impressive handful of invited guests took the stage on Wednesday to give the keynote address at this year’s AWS re:Invent conference. While the speakers’ backgrounds were widely varied, from finance, to journalism, to CGI in today’s biggest action films, it was very well played that each

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

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

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

A New CEO’s Perspective on the Skytap Community

  • Posted on: August 26, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
My name is Thor Culverhouse and on July 1 was appointed CEO of Skytap. While this is my first contribution to the Skytap Blog, I’m a regular reader and I’m anxious to learn more about the Skytap community. Skytap already has over 250 enterprise and mid-market customers, and the Skytap Blog is a helpful forum

A Look at the Expert Predictions for VMworld 2013

  • Posted on: August 8, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
It’s never too early to start planning for VMworld. The Skytap team is always excited to attend an event where so many great companies are emerging with great products. The energy, enthusiasm, and spirit of innovation and learning over the 5-day event is off the charts. It’s definitely our kind of scene. As we’re all

Skytap Leadership at Upcoming Industry Events

  • Posted on: August 6, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
In the coming months, Skytap leadership will be attending a number of industry events, including Agile 2013, VMworld, Camp IT, and STARWEST. The Skytap team will be providing live demonstrations of Skytap Cloud, including how our software is used by enterprise customers for development and testing, software demonstrations and evaluations, and virtual training environments. Agile

With Cloud Computing, Every Minute Counts

  • Posted on: June 25, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
Benjamin Franklin coined the enduring phrase ‘Time is money.’ That was more than 2 centuries ago and it is particularly apt when describing cloud computing today. A defining characteristic of cloud computing—whether public, private, or hybrid—is its self-service nature. Computing resources are delivered on demand and end users pay based on their consumption levels, which