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	<title>Cloudcast &#187; Virtual Lab Automation and Management</title>
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		<title>5 Points To Make When Your CEO Cries Cloud</title>
		<link>http://blog.skytap.com/2010/01/5-points-to-make-when-your-ceo-cries-cloud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw an interesting article today in Information Week (click here to view) discussing how to respond to execs when they ask what your cloud strategy is. We&#8217;re seeing many companies come to us after a CEO and/or CIO has pushed their teams to think how cloud computing can be used in their organization. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skytap Brings Real-Time Team Collaboration and Role-Based Security Policies to the Cloud</title>
		<link>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/11/skytap-brings-real-time-team-collaboration-and-role-based-security-policies-to-the-cloud/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/11/skytap-brings-real-time-team-collaboration-and-role-based-security-policies-to-the-cloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we announced the release of innovative new capabilities that enable users to collaborate over the Web using cloud-based virtual data centers (VDCs). In the same way solutions such as SharePoint and WebEx enable teams to collaborate on documents, Skytap enables teams to collaborate on complex IT environments to deliver business initiatives faster and more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skytap vs. Infrastructure-as-a-Service</title>
		<link>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/11/skytap-vs-infrastructure-as-a-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We often get the question about how Skytap stacks up against &#8216;Infrastructure-as-a-Service&#8217; vendors. We&#8217;ve put together a quick summary of Skytap vs. Amazon EC2 vs. Azure vs. Rackspace so you can see how different we are, esp. for dynamic IT environments and labs. Although Azure technically isn&#8217;t a &#8216;IaaS&#8217; vendor, many folks are starting to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skytap’s ISV Customers Reach 100,000 Software Demo Milestone</title>
		<link>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/10/skytap%e2%80%99s-isv-customers-reach-100000-software-demo-milestone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virtual Lab Automation and Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today we announced that numerous software vendors, including Acresso, HP, OpenText, and SchemaLogic, have collectively delivered over 100,000 software demos and proof of concepts (POCs) to their customers using Skytap’s cloud platform. Similar to hosting an online meeting, Skytap allows customers to view a demo or complete a POC engagement whether they are in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lab Management: In-House or Cloud?</title>
		<link>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/10/lab-management-in-house-or-cloud/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/10/lab-management-in-house-or-cloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virtual Lab Automation and Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last couple of years, we&#8217;ve spent lots of time working with prospects as they make the decision whether to build their own lab infrastructure (using vendors such as VMware lab manager, VMlogix, Surgient or the upcoming Microsoft Test and Lab Manager) or choose Skytap&#8217;s cloud-based lab. There are situations where either approach can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SCREENCAST: Developer Multi-Tasking in the Cloud</title>
		<link>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/10/screencast-developer-multi-tasking-in-the-cloud/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/10/screencast-developer-multi-tasking-in-the-cloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virtual Lab Automation and Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever been in the situation where you&#8217;re in the middle of developing  some code,  a new high priority work item / bug arrives you need to deal with, but you don&#8217;t want to switch out your dev stack and lose your current work state? There&#8217;s lots of talk about using the cloud for testing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Participate in voke&#8217;s Virtual Lab Management Survey</title>
		<link>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/10/participate-in-vokes-virtual-lab-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/10/participate-in-vokes-virtual-lab-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theresa Lanowitz of voke, inc.,  is conducting research on usage and best practices of virtual lab technologies. If you want to share your experiences, click on this link to participate. The best part is everyone that participates receives a copy of the finished research report
Check out Theresa&#8217;s blog for more information&#8230;
Cheers
Ian
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		<title>Skytap Collaborates with HP to Provide Enterprise Testing Capabilities in the Cloud</title>
		<link>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/06/skytap-collaborates-with-hp-to-provide-enterprise-testing-capabilities-in-the-cloud/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/06/skytap-collaborates-with-hp-to-provide-enterprise-testing-capabilities-in-the-cloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skytap, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based IT labs,  announced collaboration with HP to provide cloud testing capabilities that leverage HP’s Business Technology Optimization (BTO) solutions. Skytap also announced integration with HP Quality Center and HP LoadRunner software to enable existing customers to more easily leverage the cloud for enterprise software testing. See the full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skytap Named To the First Annual InformationWeek Startup 50</title>
		<link>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/04/skytap-named-to-the-first-annual-informationweek-startup-50/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skytap.com/2009/04/skytap-named-to-the-first-annual-informationweek-startup-50/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virtual Lab Automation and Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Skytap has been named to the first annual listing of the InformationWeek Startup 50, revealed in the April 20th edition of InformationWeek Magazine and on InformationWeek.com. Skytap was one of only a handful of cloud computing vendors named to this prestigious list. Check out the full press release here. The InformationWeek Startup 50 can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgient Exiting Its Hosting Business?</title>
		<link>http://blog.skytap.com/2008/08/surgient-exiting-its-hosting-business/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skytap.com/2008/08/surgient-exiting-its-hosting-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Virtual Lab Automation and Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Articles today in the Austin Business Journal and virtualization.info seem to indicate Surgient is exiting its hosted service business. Trying to compete in both a packaged software and a &#8216;SaaS&#8217; type business is rarely a great business strategy &#8211; each requires a different approach for software delivery, sales model and support.
Surgient&#8217;s hosting business was built [...]]]></description>
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