Organizationsย today are building complex products, delivering technical training, and running large-scale learning programsย in advanced tech.ย
Whether it is ISVsย showcasingย their solutions, enterprises enabling internal teams, educational institutions supporting student learning, or training providers helping professionals upskill, one common challengeย persists across all use cases.ย
Standard lab environments are often not enough.ย They do not always match specific product workflows, integrations, or real-world userย experiences.ย
CloudLabsย platformย bridges this gap, helping buildย on-demand,ย hands-on, custom-madeย labย environments.ย
Instead of fixed lab setups,ย you get to buildย interactive labย environments exactly asย you need them, deliveringย scalable, interactiveย user experiencesย for product trainingย and enablement, hands-on learning, certification, andย a wide range ofย use cases.ย
Whyย Custom Labsย Are a Key Capability of theย CloudLabsย Platform?ย
CloudLabsย platform helpsย you build lab environments exactly the way you need them.ย You can control how users interact withย the lab,ย define admin rights,ย and how the overall experience is delivered.ย
Infrastructureย On Demand: You can configure the lab infrastructure based on your product needs.ย ย
- Choose the cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)ย
- Configure tools, dependencies, and environment setupย
- Define how the lab environment behaves based on your product needsย
Workflow and Lab Experience Customization:ย You can design the complete lab flow based on your use case.ย
- Add required tools and integrationsย
- Define steps inย lab guidesย
- Define success criteria for learners to complete the labย
- Build challenge labsย ย
Whiteย Labelingย and Branding:ย You can fully customize theย platform’s look and access.ย This ensures you can deliver labs as part of your own platform experience.ย
- Use your own branding instead ofย CloudLabsย
- Set up a custom domain for lab accessย
- Integrate labs with your preferred LMSย
Custom Landing Pages:ย You can create dedicated landing pages for your lab programsย tailored toย your audience and use case.ย
- Letย CloudLabsย SMEs help you create landing pages for different use casesย
- Customize the experience based on your audience (training, POC, workshops)ย
Instead of adjusting your use case to fit a platform,ย CloudLabsย platform helpsย you buildย custom labย experiencesย around your use case.ย
Howย CloudLabsย Platformย Fitsย intoย Your Use Case?ย
Different organizations use custom labs inย different ways.ย
CloudLabsย allows you to design lab environments based on your business goals, audience, and product requirements.
All these use cases are supported byย theย CloudLabsย platform’s core capabilities, includingย browser-based access, LMS integration, multi-cloud support,ย in-depthย reports, and real-timeย support.ย
| Organization Typeย | Primary Goalย | Howย CloudLabsย Helps You?ย | Outcomeย |
| ISVs/ Enterprisesย | Sell, showcase, and scale product adoptionย | Demo labs toย showcaseย product capabilitiesย
Product trial labs for hands-on evaluationย Full replica POC labs based on real use casesย Labs for workshops, events, and webinarsย Internal training labs for employees and sales teamsย External labs for customer and partner enablementย |
Faster product understandingย
Higher conversion from demos and POCsย Improved customer and partner engagementย |
| Educationalย Institutionsย (EDU)ย | Deliver structured learning aligned withย theย curriculumย | VM-based labs for practical learningย
Cloud-based labs for real-world trainingย Certification labs aligned with course objectivesย Custom labs designed as perย the institute’sย curriculumย needsย |
Better learning outcomesย ย
Higher course completion ratesย Improved student engagementย |
| Training Companiesย | Provide hands-on upskilling and technical trainingย | Tech-focused upskilling labsย
Hands-on environments for advanced learning programsย Custom labs aligned with specific training coursesย |
Stronger learner outcomesย
Better skill developmentย Increased value of training programsย |
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CloudLabsย Platform Core Capabilitiesย
Across ISVs, enterprises, educational institutes, and training companies, certain capabilities are essential for delivering effective lab experiences.ย
CloudLabsย platform provides these as standard across all custom lab environments:ย
- Direct Web Connect:ย Access labs through web browsers of choice, without the need for any external software installation.ย
- LTIย Integration:ย CloudLabsย integrates seamlessly with various LMS systems like Moodle and Canvas using LTI 1.1 and 1.2.โฏย
- Shadow VM: Instructors and administrators can connect to usersโ virtual machines usingย theย Shadow VMย featureย and provide real-time oversight and support.ย
- 24/7 Premium Support: Our dedicated support team is available around the clock, 24/7 for 365 days, offering relevant solutions to your lab-related queries.ย
- In-depthย Reporting:ย Accessย downloadableย Power BI reports offering comprehensive insights into user deployments, active/idle labs, andย associated costs over a dashboard view.ย
- Custom Portal Access:ย Get your dedicated portalย comprisingย a customized URL,ย instead of the defaultย one.ย
- Multi Cloud Support:ย Runย labsย on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or your own cloud infrastructure as needed.ย
CloudLabsย Platformย Featuresย
- Dedicated & Shared VMs: Choose between dedicated VMs for your users or share one virtual machine among multiple users with multi-session capabilities.โฏย
- Advanced Cost Optimization Features: Easily track and limit lab usage, schedule labโs operational hours, and automate shutdown for idle labs,ย enablingย precise cost control.ย
- Integrated Lab Manual:ย Accessย detailed lab guides with step-by-step instructions, integrated within the virtual machines for seamless, guided learning.ย
- Streamlined User Experience:ย Invite users via email or redeemable codes. Once signed in, users canย immediatelyย access the virtual labs without installing anyย additionalย software.ย
- Automation: Automate operations such as cloning a lab, REST API, and upcoming PowerShell modules, enhancing productivity and reducing manual tasks.ย
- Security and Compliance:ย Active compliance with SOC 2ย Type II, GDPR,ย and ISO 27001:2022ย ensures complete safety of data and information.ย
- Dedicated Access Rights:ย Select andย utilizeย theย appropriate cloudย environment based on your access rights.ย Share your request withย our team to configureย user-specific permissions for each cloud.ย
Customize Your Labsย asย You Needย
Below are some of the key customization options availableย
| Customizations Availableย | What It Meansย |
| Lab Environment Setupย | Access tailor-made, hands-on labs configured toย specific product requirements.ย |
| Custom Environment Control (Open vs Restricted)ย | Share fully open environments for free exploration or restricted environments with limited access to specific resources.ย Choose flexible sandbox environments or controlled setupsย as needed.ย |
| Setย Custom Roles and Permissionsย | Configureย accessย for instructors, facilitators, and participantsย asย required.ย |
| Requestย Whiteย Labellingย | Share your request toย replaceย CloudLabsย branding withย yourย own company branding.ย |
These customization options allow organizations to create lab environments that match their operational and training requirements.ย
Start With aย CloudLabsย Platformย Proof of Conceptย
Before launching custom labs at scale,ย organizations and institutionsย often want toย testย the relevance ofย CloudLabs’ custom environmentsย andย understandย if our labs are anย exact match forย theirย use case.ย
Sign up forย aย guided Proof of Concept (POC)ย of theย CloudLabsย platform,ย buildย uniqueย lab environmentsย compatible with yourย defined requirements,ย andย setย success criteria.ย Our teamย of experts willย closelyย workย with you throughout the entire process.ย ย
Having clear success criteria at the start helps ensure the POC stays focused, measurable, and aligned with your goals.ย
During the POC phase,ย CloudLabsย experts help you:ย
- Deploy and configure your product within custom labsย
- Avail complete support with content creation and in-built guidesย
- Replicate real product workflows matching tailor-made use casesย
- Automate lab environment setup and reset processesย ย
- Configure instructor, facilitator, and attendee accessย ย
- Run pilot labs with internal teams or selected users and record feedbackย
- Evaluate environment performance and scalabilityย ย
- Validate compatibility with required tools, scripts, and dependenciesย ย
- Experience priority support for environment setup, automation, and troubleshootingย ย
Your teams can test real workflows, remove operational bottlenecks, andย checkย the environment before rolling it out to larger audiences.ย
Useย CloudLabsย Platform to Build Your Custom Labsย
Sign up for aย CloudLabsย platformย POC and testย your lab setupย withย real workflows beforeย final deployment.ย
Amit Malik is the COO at Spektra Systems, known for his expertise in Microsoft Cloud and digital transformation. He drives strategic planning and operational initiatives, reshaping the cloud landscape to deliver superior business outcomes. He is a recognized thought leader and speaker on Cloud, AI, and IoT, and holds a position among the Leaders Excellence at Harvard Square.
