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CloudLabs for higher education

Real-world technology learning for every course

Move your university lab infrastructure to the cloud. CloudLabs powers hands-on courses across cloud, data science, security, and development — at McMaster, Waterloo, Cincinnati, and dozens of other institutions.

Students using CloudLabs in a higher-education course

Trusted by universities and schools worldwide

  • McMaster University
  • University of Waterloo
  • Austin Community College
  • University of Cincinnati
  • Kea
  • Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Transforming technology learning

Keep students on the cutting edge

CloudLabs gives colleges and higher-ed institutions a platform for real-world technology learning. Students stay current on cloud, data, security, and development — without your IT team building infrastructure for every new course. Faculty author labs once and run them every semester.

CloudLabs in a higher-ed classroom

Built for the way courses actually run

  • Custom labs for long-running courses

    Define lab experiences that span a semester. Students keep saved state across exercises.

  • Predictable pricing

    Per-student fees with consumption-based lab usage — pay for the time the environment is live.

  • LMS integration

    Drop CloudLabs into Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, or your custom LMS via flexible APIs.

  • Available from anywhere

    Cloud-hosted environments accessible from any HTML5 browser, on campus or off.

  • Progress and scoring

    Auto-graded exercises with instructor-visible analytics on completion, time-on-task, and engagement.

  • Zero infrastructure

    No servers to maintain, no images to ship. Just an internet connection and a browser.

  • 150+

    Universities & training partners

  • 1,000+

    Events delivered

  • 50,000+

    Deployments / month

  • 24×7

    Support, every region

24×7 globally

Global support options

Select your preferred data-residency region with CloudLabs, ensuring compliance and control over the location of your VMs. Access support and localization services available in a variety of languages — for a truly inclusive and seamless global experience.

Multi-language coverage

  • English
  • Español
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Italiano

Regions

  • North America

    Redmond, WA + Toronto, ON

  • EMEA

    Bangalore + Hyderabad delivery hubs

  • APAC

    Bangalore + Hyderabad delivery hubs

See CloudLabs in your classroom

Book a 30-minute walkthrough with our higher-ed team. We'll tailor the demo to your courses, LMS, and the cloud platforms your students need to learn.