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Virtual Training Made Easy in the Cloud

  • Posted on: April 5, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
​Recently, I wrote a piece for Techwell.com that talked about the questions and concerns being raised by organizations interested in transitioning to cloud-based virtual training. From the article: Training organizations are always looking to provide software and technical training for employees and customers under the constraint of reduced budgets. More frequently, enterprises are choosing not

Brett Goodwin to Speak on the Next Generation of Cloud Computing Strategies at CAMP IT

  • Posted on: April 4, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
Brett Goodwin, Vice President of Marketing and Development from Skytap, will be speaking at CAMP IT in Chicago on the topic of Choosing Between Public vs. Private vs. Hybrid Cloud Computing. Cloud computing is as much of a business decision as it is an IT decision. While some may argue that this disruptive technology has

Instant Remote Access to Skytap Virtual Machines

  • Posted on: April 1, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
One of the coolest and most powerful features of Skytap is the ability to create a virtual data center and start interacting with its virtual machines (VMs) in just a few clicks, all from the comfort of your favorite browser. It takes a lot of complicated technology to make this simplicity possible, and that’s what

What Does a Hybrid Cloud Look Like?

  • Posted on: March 26, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
In the last two posts of this series, I posed the question Is this the Start of a Hybrid Cloud Revolution? and then described How to Build a Hybrid Cloud. Building off of that base knowledge, I’d like to demonstrate what exactly a hybrid cloud looks like. It’s one thing to see a simple hybrid

White Paper: Skytap Automation Pack for Microsoft Visual Studio TFS

  • Posted on: March 25, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
Our newest white paper outlines how the Skytap Automation Pack for Visual Studio Team Foundation Server provides the integration between VS-TFS and Skytap Cloud. This integration enables development and test teams to use the same skills, workflows, and processes they already use with MS-TFS, while reaping the benefits that Skytap Cloud provides—provisioning complex environments, fast

User Support Series: The Glossary

  • Posted on: March 21, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
In this edition of the User Support Series, we’ll review the Glossary section of the Skytap Cloud Help documentation. This section defines common terms you’ll encounter when using Skytap Cloud. Ever wonder what Samba was, or why a Brazilian dance was showing up in the middle of software help? Have you been confused by acronyms

Security and Compliance: Does Your Cloud Provider Have Your Back?

  • Posted on: March 19, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
In a recent article for CIO entitled, Ignore Cloud Security Assessment at Your Own Risk, John Moore asks who should be on the hook for assessing and validating cloud security, and how the sometimes-complicated world of cloud computing makes that question tricky to answer. From the article: “SaaS apps cover a lot of ground these

How to Build a Hybrid Cloud

  • Posted on: March 18, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
In my last post, Is this the Start of a Hybrid Cloud Revolution? I talked about how hybrid cloud has advanced and how I believe it is on the verge of mass adoption by enterprises around the world. ​ At too many companies, new technology is adopted not because IT planned it or wanted it,

SharePoint Development and Testing at SPTechCon San Francisco

  • Posted on: March 12, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
​The Skytap team recently returned from SPTechCon in San Francisco—the conference for SharePoint administrators, IT professionals, business users, and developers who want to take advantage of technical classes, tutorials, and discussions with experts in the field. Several people who visited our booth and wanted to understand the ways in which Skytap Cloud could help accelerate

Ask a Skytap Engineer: Nick Astete

  • Posted on: March 11, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
This month we’re kicking off our ‘Ask a Skytap Engineer’ series. A quick peek into the mind of the people who make our product what it is. No marketing, no filter (well, maybe a tiny filter). We’d like to give the community a chance to ask questions about cloud computing, hybrid cloud networks, Skytap Cloud

Would You Trust Your IT Operations To An Outsider?

  • Posted on: March 7, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
​The idea of handing part of your IT operations over to an outside agency can be unnerving. And when you partner with a cloud services provider, you are entrusting a portion of your business to a third party—essentially, an outsider. The good news is that enterprises do it every day—and with very real benefits, like

Building Trust Between Cloud Providers and Consumers

  • Posted on: March 5, 2013
  • Author: Skytap
In a recent article for NetworkWorld entitled Building Trust Between Cloud Providers and Consumers, I talked about the need for clients and vendors to view each other as trusted partners if they are to successfully design and deploy solutions to complex technology problems. I also focused on the value of transparency when building cooperative partnerships,