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Migrate from Azure Lab Services. Migrate from Azure Lab Services to CloudLabs VM Labs. Get up to $2,000 in Azure credits
CloudLabs VM Labs
Create ready-to-use Windows and Linux virtual machine labs for learning, training, technical events, product demonstrations, sandboxes, and more. CloudLabs handles the infrastructure, while you control the experience.
The Microsoft-Recommended Azure Lab Services Alternative
“Thanks to CloudLabs, we have successfully delivered Azure-related courses to a substantial number of students in various programs.”
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CloudLabs Redefining Success Trusted by leading institutions worldwide!
10+
Years of industry expertise
5M+
Labs provisioned worldwide
1M+
Participants upskilled
50K+
Events supported
Live pilot
AZ-104 · Azure VM labs
Pilot feedback
4.8 / 5
Managed setup
2h SLA
Your migration engineer
Priority queue · replies in hours
Transition plan
6 weeksLMS compatibility
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Create standardized VM environments with the tools and configurations required for each scenario.
Let users work directly inside their assigned environments from the browser.
Manage labs, users, schedules, deployments, and lifecycle operations from one place.
Monitor usage, optimize cloud consumption, and manage labs across courses, teams, events, or customer programs.
See how organizations across industries use CloudLabs to accelerate adoption, deliver hands-on learning, enable customers and employees, and achieve measurable business outcomes.
Features
Build the lab you need, deliver it to learners anywhere, and keep every session under control.
Build
Launch Windows and Linux lab environments in minutes, configured for your training, testing or enablement needs, in the Azure region of your choice for performance and data residency.
Choose custom vCPU, RAM, GPU and disk combinations, including nested virtualization and GPU options.
Give each user up to 5 VMs per lab, each with its own configuration, for networking and multi-tier scenarios.
Keep a user's work across sessions, or reset to a clean environment every time.
Deliver
Users open their VMs in any browser, with no client install or VPN, signing in with Microsoft Entra ID, Google, LinkedIn and other identity providers.
Assign a dedicated VM to each user, or provide shared multi-session environments for group work.
Show step-by-step instructions inside the lab, so users can follow exercises with confidence.
Launch labs from Moodle, Canvas and other LMS platforms through LTI 1.1 and 1.3.
Manage
Connect to any user's environment in real time to guide, monitor or troubleshoot.
Control consumption with usage limits, scheduled operating hours and automatic shutdown of idle VMs, and track spend per user and per lab with detailed Power BI reports.
Use AI-based fleet analysis to optimize VM images at scale. Ephemeral OS helps reduce separately billed OS disk storage costs by up to 65%.
Reduce manual work with lab cloning, lifecycle tracking (Active, Expired, Deleted), REST APIs, and PowerShell support.
One-pager (PDF)
Get every VM Labs capability, use case and pricing model on a single page. Share it with your team or keep it handy for your next planning meeting.
Use cases
Give students consistent environments for cloud, AI, cybersecurity, networking, programming, and other technical courses.
Run instructor-led workshops, training programs, bootcamps, certification prep and technical enablement with cloud labs using ready-to-use environments.
Provision large numbers of environments for participants without requiring event organizers to manage individual VMs.
Give prospects a controlled environment where they can experience your technology hands-on.
Create repeatable technical environments for partner training, onboarding, internal upskilling, and enablement programs.
Provide isolated sandbox environments for experimentation, proof-of-concept work, troubleshooting, and technical exploration.
Create or configure the VM image, applications, resources, and settings your scenario requires.
Set access rules, usage policies, schedules, VM quantities, and other lab configurations.
Invite learners, participants, customers, or employees and provide access through the CloudLabs portal or your LMS.
Monitor activity, support users, control consumption, and manage the lab lifecycle from the CloudLabs platform.
24×7 Globally
VM Labs runs on Microsoft Azure's global infrastructure. Each learner works in an isolated environment, and admins choose the Azure region where VMs run to meet data-residency requirements. Support is available 24/7 across North America, EMEA and APAC, in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Korean.
Visit the Spektra Systems Trust CenterRegional delivery
Select your preferred region for compliance and control over VM location.
Multilingual support
Support coverage
Access support in English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, 日本語 and 한국어 for a truly inclusive and seamless global experience.
Use your existing Azure subscription or let CloudLabs manage the Azure infrastructure for you. CloudLabs supports flexible deployment and purchasing models so you can align VM lab delivery with your organization's cloud strategy.
| Cost item | Bring your own subscription | CloudLabs-managed subscription |
|---|---|---|
| Azure VM cost | Billed to your Azure account, per hour of use | Billed by CloudLabs, per hour of use |
| Platform fee | $12 per user per month | $6 per user per month |
Prefer to buy through Microsoft? Get VM Labs on Azure Marketplace
Support
Enhance your support experience by selecting from a range of customizable tier options tailored to your business requirements.
Standard support is available to all customers at no additional cost.
Included for all customers
Standard Edition Support+
Premium Edition Support+
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“We are incredibly pleased with our experience using CloudLabs by Spektra Systems. Their responsiveness and support have been nothing short of outstanding, and they demonstrated remarkable flexibility in accommodating our unique processes.”
“Our company has been working with CloudLabs for three years. The service allowed us to train our teams and partners over different products and cloud platforms, by provisioning timely labs with the smoothest student experience.”
“CloudLabs has been our go-to platform for any hands-on lab experiences for customer and partner technical trainings. It eliminates the time and complexity of setting up labs and enables a smooth experience for all participants.”
“Thank you for your exceptional support and service for the numerous workshops and hackathons we planned together. You are knowledgeable, reliable, and really great to work with.”
“I partnered with Spektra Systems to host a large-scale virtual hackathon with an aggressive timeline and nothing more than an idea. They structured the event and exceeded my expectations by going above and beyond what was asked.”
“The lab environments provided by Spektra Systems are critical to our events. Spektra makes it easy for our participants and coaches to get access to Azure and Power Platform capabilities.”
“Your team has been crucial in providing in-time support during the hackathon, solving and assisting participants. We recommend this model for every engagement where the labs are just a day long.”
VM Labs FAQ
A VM lab, or virtual machine lab, is a virtual lab environment where learners use preconfigured Windows or Linux virtual machines to complete hands-on exercises.
CloudLabs VM Labs is a managed service for delivering these labs. Learners can access VMs from any browser, and admins can control access, schedule uptime and manage costs from one portal.
Universities, colleges, training providers, enterprises and software companies use VM Labs for courses, certification training, hackathons, product demos, partner enablement and sandboxes.
No. Learners only need a browser and an invitation. They sign in with an identity they already use, such as Microsoft Entra ID, Google or LinkedIn.
Set per-learner usage quotas, schedule operating hours and shut down idle VMs automatically. Power BI reports show spend per user and per lab.
Yes. VM Labs supports LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3, so you can launch labs from Canvas, Moodle and other LTI-compatible platforms.
Yes. You can bring your own Azure subscription or use a CloudLabs-managed one.
Most organizations launch their first labs within days, using preconfigured templates and deployment help from our team.
Yes. VM Labs is a recommended alternative to Azure Lab Services, with migration tooling and expert support.
Set up VM Labs and run your first labs with real learners. Access is enabled within 24 hours, and you can create up to 5 labs with 3 deployments per lab.
Access enabled within 24 hours
Your trial is set up for you: create up to 5 labs with 3 deployments per lab.
Up to $2,000 in Azure credits
Available for qualified Azure Lab Services migrations.
Migration tooling and expert guidance
Move your lab plans, lab accounts, and VM images with help from our team.
LMS compatibility checks
Verify integration between CloudLabs VM Labs and your existing learning ecosystem.
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