During VMworld in Sep we saw the launch of several ‘vCloud Express’ partners that aim to provide some more competition for Amazon EC2. It’s getting to be a crowded market place with players such as Rackspace and GoGrid also providing very similar offerings. Have we reached the point where Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings are now a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Today we announced support for application compatibility testing on Windows 7, Microsoft’s highly anticipated follow up to Vista. Using Skytap, customers can quickly and cost-effectively spin up a virtual sandbox in the cloud to ensure applications run correctly on the new operating system. For a limited time, Skytap is offering team access to Skytap’s Virtual [...]
Read the rest of this entry »There have been a slew of articles in the last few months attempting to shed light on the state of ‘cloud adoption’. Here are a few recent headlines:
‘Survey: Fear Slows Cloud Computing Adoption’, Information Week, February 2009
“Major shift to cloud IT services inevitable, IDC says”. Network World, March 2009
“Survey casts doubt on cloud adoption”, InfoWorld, [...]
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 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Skytap announced that it was recognized by vokeas a 2009 voke Innovator. voke recognized Skytap based on the innovation and efficiencies that its cloud-based virtual lab delivers to the software lifecycle. Check out the full details here.
Read the rest of this entry »Here are some shots from the Skytap / RightScale cocktail mixer tonight at Interop on the 64th floor of Mandalay Bay in the Mix Lounge.
If you are at Interop, join our CTO, John Janakirman, on the panel session tomorrow May 20 from 10.15-11.15 am: ‘Lots to Love, Less to Use: How Enterprises Can Embrace the [...]
Skytap presented on stage today along with Amazon, Google, RightScale for live demos of ‘real world’ cloud computing scenarios and interoperability. Along with the team from BitCurrent and Syntenic, we demo’ed agile software development and testing in the cloud using a Web 2.0 application. The application, based on the Panda open source project, lets users [...]
Read the rest of this entry »We’re hosting some cocktails in the cloud (well as close as we could get) on the 64th floor at MIX Lounge — Mandalay Bay Hotel after Interop’s Enterprise Cloud Summit on Tuesday night from 5-6pm .
Grab a drink with us, check out demos and get a chance to win a Netbook computer. Pick up an [...]
Skytap will be on stage at Interop with Amazon, Google, RightScale, SOASTA and 10Gen for live demos of ‘real world’ cloud computing scenarios and interoperability. We’ll be demoing agile software development and testing in the cloud using a common reference application. The application, based on the Panda open source project, lets users upload and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »SEATTLE, Wash. – May 4, 2009 – Skytap, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based IT labs, today announced immediate availability of new cost control and charge-back capabilities to enable tighter management and control over cloud resources. By providing quota thresholds and auditing capabilities, Skytap enables companies to deploy their cloud initiatives while ensuring costs are [...]
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