Tag: software development cloud

DevHops Episode 8: Paul Farrall – Fishing for DevOps Success

  • Posted on: January 12, 2016
  • Author: Skytap
Welcome to the first “Special Draft” edition of the Dev-Hops Podcast, in which we focus on real-world stories of process and technology transformation from the people who lived them. Rather than having a conversation, we’ll ask seasoned pros to relate their own case studies of big changes they were a part of. What went right, and what

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

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

Enterprise Application Evolution: Hybrid Apps and the Cloud

  • Posted on: August 22, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
Join our chief technology officer, Brad Schick, for this upcoming webinar produced in conjunction with InformationWeek. Mr. Schick will discuss why the evolution of enterprise applications will be hybrid applications that will opportunistically take advantage of cloud-based services.​ More about the event Complex multi-tier enterprise applications that have been under development for decades assume reliable

Ask a Skytap Engineer: Ian Bone

  • Posted on: August 20, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
For this edition of the ‘Ask a Skytap Engineer’ series, I spoke with Ian Bone, an engineer on Skytap’s networking team. Ian’s been all over the stack at a variety of large and small employers, and he really dislikes doing work that computers can do for him. In his spare time, Ian bikes, dances, does

Using the Skytap Virtual Machine Metadata Service

  • Posted on: August 19, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
On August 6, 2013, Skytap announced the availability of a Skytap metadata service that allows access to Skytap-specific virtual machine (VM) metadata from within a running VM. This allows you to leverage information about a running VM from a command line, application or script running within the VM itself. Additionally, this metadata service also introduces

Agile 2013: Creating Software Better and Faster

  • Posted on: August 13, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
The Skytap team recently returned from Agile 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference offered anyone involved with software development a unique opportunity to explore the depth of Agile techniques. Skytap was proud to be a part of all the methodologies and tools that were on display during the week. And over at the Skytap booth,

Busted! 5 Cloud Computing Myths

  • Posted on: August 12, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
The cloud hype cycle continues to swirl, and now that larger enterprises are wading in, the messages coming through can be pretty confusing. I work with a lot of companies moving development and test environments to the cloud in my job at Skytap, so I thought it might be fun to share a list of

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