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Revainrating 4 out of 5  
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4.1
IT Infrastructure, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

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Description of Skytap

Skytap makes it easy to get business critical applications out of the data center and into the cloud. Run your on-premises IBM Power and x86 workloads in their native format on Microsoft Azure or IBM Cloud. You no longer have to contemplate embarking on a long, costly migration project to unlock cloud scale and agility. Quickly migrate existing workloads directly into Skytap without rewriting and start harnessing the benefits of core cloud capabilities, including capacity on-demand, self-service provisioning, and high availability. Run Power and x86 Applications Natively in the Cloud: Skytap supports AIX, IBM i, and Linux on IBM Power Systems as well as x86 workloads. Run business-critical applications and workloads natively without the need to re-code for cloud deployment. Innovate Faster: Developers and testers can create as many production-like environments as they need, increasing product release and test frequency while improving software quality. Now you can integrate modern software development practices, including Agile, CI/CD and DevOps, into your delivery workflow. Migrate with Ease: Extensible application environments replicate on-premises configurations, with robust Layer 2 networking support to simplify migration of even the most complex applications. Migration can take just hours for less complex configurations. Get Cloud Scalability and Reliability: Users can instantly provision new environments with a single click. Guaranteed high availability (99.95% SLA) and integration with both on-prem and cloud-based automated disaster recovery and backup tools ensures business continuity. Choose your Cloud: Skytap offers you the flexibility to migrate workloads to Microsoft Azure or IBM Cloud. Enhance the functionality of your legacy applications by taking advantage of advanced Azure and IBM Cloud services. Integrate Seamlessly: Skytap has a REST API and supports open source tools for automated management of VMs and environments as well as your existing tools for development, test and DevOps. Get Capacity on Demand: With consumption based pricing, you only pay for the compute and storage resources you use. Minimize capital outlays and shift to operational spending with real-time controls.
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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Sky TAP makes it easy and fast moving your O365 Provisioning

The ease with which you can move from an On Premise environment straight over is amazing! I didn't even realize that was possible until we started using this product for our new Office 365 deployment at my work place (it's not just limited to MSO). We've been able to deploy much faster than if were doing everything manually - especially when there are multiple users involved who need access immediately after setup has completed successfully. There really isn't anything i dislike about sky tap…

Pros
  • The ease of deployment and the ease of code changes as they happen automatically when deployed via SCCM
Cons
  • I've not really been able to see a dislike for the product as a whole

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Cloudflare CDN & WAF + Custom Domain Name

I like that we can use our own domain names for all of our web apps instead of having to deal with an external DNS provider. We've been able to keep most of our infrastructure under one roof (our datacenter) which has made things easier when dealing with support issues as well. There are some limitations around what you're allowed to do with hybrid environments so be sure to read up on those before jumping right in. If you don't want to manage everything yourself then this is not really going…

Pros
  • I like that we can use our own domain names for all of our web apps instead of having to deal with an external DNS provider
Cons
  • It's a deal breaker for us

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Sky TAP - A good alternative of Google Drive and DropBox

It is very simple interface for user as they can easily manage all things related to database like create databases, tables etc. I don't feel any problem with this software but sometimes sometime there are timeouts while using its service which slows down my work flow. Try them if you need more space then go ahead otherwise use google drive or dropbox instead. We were looking at alternatives for our internal system storage when we came across sky tap so it was an obvious choice that fit best…

Pros
  • Free
  • Multiple locations available around world including India.
  • Good customer support team in case something goes wrong (not sure about UK)
  • Very easy admin panel access no hassle involved here! :)
Cons
  • Sometimes issues arise due server timeout issue.
  • No other options except cloud storages
  • Not free

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Flexibility - Hybrid Cloud Management

The most important thing about Skytap is the flexibility to manage a hybrid cloud infrastructure. We were able to set up, run and manage our existing infrastructure in the AWS cloud with ease. The pricing model is also very attractive. As an organization is working on implementing hybrid cloud, this solution comes in very handy. If you are looking for a solution for managing hybrid cloud, Skytap is a right fit. We were able to use all the tools to orchestrate and monitor the workload. We could

Pros
  • I like the flexibility of the hybrid cloud and the ease of use of the cloud and hybrid cloud
Cons
  • The pricing model is also very attractive

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Sky TAP and SFDC Integration to get everyone back into business

The support they offer is amazing! There are so many options that you can explore with them if needed/desired as well. When looking at this product I know was getting started working more towards moving my client workflows off site for security purposes but also because our datacenters weren't meeting up there SLAs - even though we've had issues before. We were able move all user requests online instead which saved us bandwidth costs while improving responsiveness times. I like that we can run…

Pros
  • Also, the ability to run apps from the command line (or scripting) is great for automation
Cons
  • I would like the ability to be able to view all the data in one place

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A great tool mainly used in DevOps domain

The best part is that they support many different versions of windows operating systems like Windows 7/8.1 as well as Linux servers. It's also very simple to use with almost zero maintenance required for us since we are using them only for our application development purposes (no production usage yet). They do offer some free trial time so you can see if this works for you. We're basically developing an application which needs to run within multiple environments such as AWS EC2 instances and…

Pros
  • Also there were no restrictions at least until now when i'm still testing their services out fully meaning nothing major changed recently but just minor updates here or then whenever something comes
Cons
  • There are disadvantages