Tag: Events

Everything Dev/Test at Agile West

  • Posted on: June 19, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
We’re back from two days at the Agile Development West Conference, and we learned some interesting things. We spoke to many developers, test engineers, IT, and architects about development and testing–and the main pain point we heard over and over again is how long it takes to provision an environment on-premise. That is definitely an

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

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

Skytap Team Heading to Interop in Las Vegas, May 8 – 10

  • Posted on: May 2, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Interop is the leading independent business technology event with over 100 sessions focused on providing solutions to the most pressing challenges in IT including cloud computing, wireless and mobility, and security. The conference will take place in Las Vegas from May 6 to 10. Some prominent keynote speakers at the event include Padmasree Warrior, CTO,

Making Connections at StarEast 2012

  • Posted on: April 23, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Some of our team members made their way to Orlando, Florida, last week for StarEast 2012–the premier software testing conference. It was a successful event with an overall attendance that came in just shy of 900. Had a lot of great conversations with interesting folks from major companies, and really enjoyed talking about their projects

Brett Goodwin to Speak at Cloud Fair 2012 – Seattle, WA

  • Posted on: April 17, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Brett Goodwin, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Skytap, will be speaking at two different events at Cloud Fair 2012 in Seattle, WA. On Wednesday, April 18 at 4pm, Brett’s topic will be Tips and Tricks for Rolling Out Applications Faster in the Cloud. And on Thursday, April 19 at 3pm, Brett will speak about

Skytap is a Proud Gold Sponsor of STAREAST 2012

  • Posted on: April 10, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
STAREAST is the premier software testing conference, bringing the most up-to-date information, tools, and technology to the industry. The conference will be held April 15-20 in Orlando, Florida. Attendees will join industry experts in the test and QA community for learning sessions—all designed to help you make a powerful impact in your job role and

Skytap Announced as Winner of WTIA Industry Achievement Award

  • Posted on: March 16, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap was proud to be named Commercial Product/Service of the Year last night at the Washington Technology Industry Association’s (WTIA) annual Industry Achievement Awards (IAA). The IAA is an event that celebrates the Washington technology industry. Skytap shared the win with SEOmoz, who also took home an IAA for Commercial Product/Service of the Year. “The

As Lab Manager Goes Away….

  • Posted on: October 1, 2011
  • Author: Skytap
The big VMWorld 2011 event in Las Vegas is over – fortunately, my hotel room was not left with a goat, Mike Tyson, a lion sleeping on the bed or anything of the sort. Or, at least, that I’m aware of.  While it was a fantastic event, filled with a ton of excitement, the message

Skytap Wins ‘Best of VMworld’ Award for Self-Service Hybrid Cloud Solution

  • Posted on: September 6, 2011
  • Author: Skytap
A panel of experts at VMworld 2011 has awarded top honors to Skytap for innovation, performance and value. Skytap was selected by TechTarget’s SearchServerVirtualization as a “Best of VMworld 2011” award winner in the public and hybrid cloud computing technologies category. The “Best of VMworld” awards program recognizes outstanding cloud computing and virtualization products and solutions released

Skytap Earns Finalist in Seattle 2.0 Award 2011

  • Posted on: April 4, 2011
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap has been declared a finalist in the Seattle 2.0 Awards 2011. We have made it through the public nomination and have been selected as one of the top 5 most voted in the B2B Category by the Selection Committee. The Voting Panel is comprised of over 1,000 individuals who are involved with startups and will

Skytap Sponsors CloudCamp Seattle

  • Posted on: November 25, 2010
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap is sponsoring CloudCamp Seattle on December 1, 2010 along with other Cloud industry leaders Microsoft, Amazon, Hubspan, IBM, and others. CloudCamp is an “unconference” where attendees can exchange ideas, knowledge and information in a creative and supporting environment, advancing the current state of cloud computing and related technologies. Skytap representatives John Janakiraman, CTO and