Mar
22
Cloud computing can be broken down into roughly three categories. Many of us use simple cloud services on a daily basis without even realizing it, while enterprise customers utilize the cloud to host their entire infrastructure. Some cloud platforms offer a mix of proprietary development and applications, while others are simply subscription-based services. To designate …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2011/03/demystifying-saas-paas-and-iaas/
Mar
21
Skytap was selected by AlwaysOn as an OnDemand Top 100 winner last week. The OnDemand 100 is made up of the top private on-demand and SaaS companies that are carving out the cloud computing landscape with fresh and innovative technology. Skytap has achieved this prestigious accolade for being the leading provider of self-service cloud automation …
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Mar
01
Let’s face it. As users, we all love the cloud model. Cloud enables us with self-service freedom, on-demand resources and pay-as-you go flexibility. In a matter of minutes we can get access to cloud resources without too many constraints. That freedom leaves users wanting more. The proof of this adoption is evident in both market …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2011/03/cloud-freedom-or-cloud-control-why-not-both/
Jan
13
Businesses have spent millions of dollars to create optimized data centers that contain important business policies and corporate data. At the same time, functional users are racing to adopt the cloud model for application dev/test, migration, training and IT sandbox purposes. IT leaders are often faced with the pressures of enabling users with cloud based …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2011/01/five-must-haves-for-a-successful-hybrid-cloud-implementation/
Dec
28
Anyone who develops and tests software is all to familiar with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). In general this is the process for developers developing applications, checking out their code into a repository, and then checking it back in. Later in the lifecycle, Quality Assurance (QA) teams take these builds and install them into …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2010/12/software-enabled-development-lifecycle-sdlc/
Dec
16
Desktop’s in the Cloud There has been a lot of talk about the virtualization of desktop’s in the last 12-18 months. More specifically corporate America has moved more to a best practices approach of centralizing desktop’s on a series of virtual machines so the end user can access their “corporate desktop” computer utilizing an older …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2010/12/desktops-in-the-cloud/
Nov
18
1. Usability and collaboration will become a central theme for cloud automation Business users who are planning for growth and productivity gains in 2011 will look at cloud automation as a way to quickly share and iterate new ideas and initiatives. They will prioritize cloud automation solutions that deliver business agility. In addition to development …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2010/11/2011-predictions-for-cloud-automation-market/
Nov
08
Last week we announced that our Skytap Cloud virtual training solution continues to achieve strong customer traction. We are fortunate to have market leaders such as Binary Tree, Nuance Communications and Perforce giving rave reviews of Skytap Cloud. In many organization’s training is an important step in the overall application development lifecycle, which includes development, …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2010/11/its-good-to-be-a-skytap-customer/
Sep
30
A lot of Skytap customers ask about running Windows domains in Skytap. Running domain controllers with test domains in Skytap make a lot of sense, and Skytap’s snapshot and network isolation technology makes the Skytap Cloud the perfect dev/test environment for this use case. Almost all Windows server products require the use of a Windows …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2010/09/domain-based-development-and-test-projects-in-skytap-is-heaven/
Aug
29
Ladies and gentlemen please be sure your tray tables and seat backs are in their upright and locked positions…we are going for a ride in the Skytap Cloud. It occurred to me today on a flight from Seattle to San Francisco to attend and exhibit at VMworld 2010, that we live in one of the …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2010/08/configuring-a-virtual-data-center-in-the-cloud%e2%80%a6literally/
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