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Event Management
From branded registration to live labs and post-event reports, CloudLabs handles every step of your workshops, immersion days, and hackathons so you can focus on the experience.
Most Trusted Lab Provider for Global ISVs, Enterprises, Educational Institutions, & Ed-Tech companies of all sizes
1,200+
Microsoft events in FY25
50,000
Attendees in a single workshop
1M+
Total participants
24/7
Live support during events
Why CloudEvents
Most event platforms stop at registration. CloudEvents goes further, connecting registration, hands-on lab provisioning, live session management, and analytics into one consistent flow.
From a 50-person partner workshop to a 50,000-attendee global event day. No capacity planning, no surprises on event day. CloudLabs provisions labs on demand.
Branded registration pages, custom banners, logos, and favicons. Every attendee touchpoint reflects your brand, not ours.
Run events on Azure, AWS, or GCP. Support multi-day workshops, multi-track sessions, and group-based hackathons all from one platform.
Registration confirmations, T-7 and T-2 reminders, session links, rescheduling notices, and post-event follow-ups all go out automatically.
See who registered vs. who attended, how long each attendee spent in the lab, leaderboard rankings, and validation scores. Export everything.
RBAC, GDPR-compliant data handling, resource shadowing, and cost-capping alerts protect both your attendees and your Azure budget.
How it works
CloudEvents manages every stage of the event lifecycle so your team spends time on content, not coordination.
Your event gets a branded landing page with a customizable registration form. Attendees fill in their details and instantly receive a status update. Admins can enable auto-approval or review each registration manually.
Platform features
CloudEvents is purpose-built for hands-on, cloud-powered events, not adapted from a generic webinar tool.
Host parallel tracks under a single event. Attendees pick their track and get the right labs without you duplicating setup.
Attendees create or join public and private groups. Share invite codes, collaborate in dedicated Teams channels, and submit as a team.
Registration pending, confirmation, T-7 and T-2 reminders, cancellation, rescheduling, and "missed you" emails all go out without manual work.
Sessions connect directly to Teams. Admins can set up dedicated hackathon channels with custom roles, expert request queues, and resource channels.
Attendees validate their own progress through challenge-based validation tabs. Admins see step-by-step pass/fail for every participant.
Real-time leaderboard tracks XP and lab completion across all guided labs. Filter by partner, title, and voucher period.
Per-attendee credit limits, automatic VM shutdown on idle, and real-time Azure cost analysis keep events on budget.
Customizable post-event surveys go out automatically. Collect NPS, skill ratings, and open feedback without a separate tool.
Role-based access for organizers, partner admins, and proctors. GDPR-compliant data handling with attendee data export and deletion controls.
Event types
CloudEvents powers every format of technical event, each with the right configuration out of the box.
Run half-day to multi-day instructor-led workshops with live Azure, AWS, or GCP environments. Perfect for Microsoft partner events, customer enablement sessions, and immersion days.
From problem statement to final submission, CloudEvents handles the full hackathon lifecycle. Attendees form teams, collaborate in private Teams channels, get Azure sandbox access, and submit solutions through the platform.
Running a product launch event, a customer hands-on day, or a conference lab track? CloudEvents scales to tens of thousands of attendees with branded registration and on-demand lab provisioning.
Built for the whole team
Your team is never alone on event day
We configure your lab environments, registration page, email templates, and trial environments ahead of the event date.
24/7 live chat and email support during your event. Immediate SLA. Our team monitors lab health and resolves issues in real time.
Full attendance, activity, validation, and cost reports delivered after the event. Budget and consumption reports for internal review.
Need MCTs, MVPs, or hackathon coaches? CloudLabs can source and schedule expert instructors for your event.
Plan an event
Share the event basics and a CloudLabs specialist will reach out very soon. Here's what we'll bring:
An environment plan
Labs sized and pre-warmed for your audience, scoped by a solution architect.
The full event flow
Registration, live sessions, labs, surveys, and certificates in one system.
Scale you don't have to plan for
The same infrastructure ran a 50,000-attendee AZ-104 workshop with zero degradation.
Signals for follow-up
Attendance and lab completion pushed to Salesforce or HubSpot while the event is warm.
Talk to our team and see how CloudEvents works for your use case.
