Tag: Virtual Lab Automation and Management

A Revolution in Virtual Training

  • Posted on: May 16, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we’ll look at the challenges that face training professionals in today’s enterprise learning climate, and how the cloud is helping to overcome them. Can you take traditional training online and achieve the same learning outcomes? The challenges facing training organizations continue to grow. Companies need to provide software

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

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,

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

Skytap Cloud Recognized as 2011 Products of the Year Winner

  • Posted on: January 17, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
SEATTLE, Wash. – January 16, 2012 – Skytap Inc., the leading provider of self-service cloud automation solutions, today announced that the Skytap Cloud was named a 2011 Product of the Year winner by TechTarget’s SearchServerVirtualization.com in the Virtualization Management category. For the second consecutive year, Skytap was recognized for its self-service simplicity, as well as

Skytap Cloud Recognized as 2011 Products of the Year Winner

  • Posted on: January 17, 2012
  • Author: Skytap
SEATTLE, Wash. – January 16, 2012 – Skytap Inc., the leading provider of self-service cloud automation solutions, today announced that the Skytap Cloud was named a 2011 Product of the Year winner by TechTarget’s SearchServerVirtualization.com in the Virtualization Management category. For the second consecutive year, Skytap was recognized for its self-service simplicity, as well as

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

7 Habits of Highly Effective Cloud Architects – Part Three

  • Posted on: September 21, 2011
  • Author: Skytap
Lat week we posted part two of our series: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Cloud Architects. This week we will cover habits 6 and 7. Habit #6: Let your users share IT environments; be sure to manage user roles A big part of being agile in software development is the ability for developers, test engineers and support