How long does it take to ship our first lab?

If you pick a ready lab from the catalog, your first lab is live in minutes. If you are authoring a custom lab from scratch, plan on one to three weeks from kickoff for a single lab, or four to eight weeks for a full curriculum or a multi-cloud ISV SaaS integration.

What is the difference between Hands-on Labs, VM Labs, and Cloud Labs?

Hands-on Labs is the flagship experience that learners interact with. VM Labs is the education-focused SKU and the Microsoft-recommended successor to Azure Lab Services. Cloud Labs is the substrate when the lab runs on real cloud subscriptions across Azure, AWS, GCP, or Oracle. Same engine, different framing for each buyer journey.

Can we run labs on our own product or ISV SaaS?

Yes. That is the Your Product Labs substrate. We integrate your SaaS admin console, customer-facing UI, and data plane, provision per-learner tenants, and wire the same instructor, cohort, and progress tooling around it. Already shipped for over 100 ISVs including Check Point, Databricks, Wiz, and Sophos.

How do you keep cloud cost predictable?

Per-lab budget caps, for example $100 per user, plus idle detection with auto-shutdown after a set period of inactivity, capacity scheduling, and time-boxed sessions. Admins set policy upfront and the platform enforces it across thousands of concurrent learners.

Hands-On Virtual Labs Built Around Your Exact Use Case

Build and deliver hands-on learning, product experiences, technical training, demonstrations, proof-of-concept initiatives, and enablement programs through fully managed virtual labs tailored to your exact use case.

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Our Valued Clients

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Most Trusted Lab Provider for Global ISVs, Enterprises, Educational Institutions, & Ed-Tech companies of all sizes

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Years of industry expertise
5M+

Labs provisioned worldwide
1M+

Participants upskilled
50K+

Events supported

Why Leading Teams Choose CloudLabs?

From hands-on learning and workforce readiness programs to product demonstrations, sandbox environments, technical enablement, and proof-of-concept initiatives, CloudLabs helps teams deliver impactful cloud experiences at scale.

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Deploy Virtual Labs Exactly Mapped to your Use Case

Choose from 1000+ pre-built virtual labs or work with CloudLabs to build custom environments aligned with your products, curriculum, technologies, and unique objectives.

Simplified Cost Control and Lab Management

Provision environments on demand, automate lab lifecycle management, and maintain visibility into usage, resources, and cloud consumption across every program.

24/7 Support

Get dedicated support from our team of expert professionals 24/7 across 365 days. Share your queries and let them share accurate information for quick issue resolution.

CloudLabs Platform Flexibility & Customization

Build Labs Around Your Exact Requirements

Shape lab environments the way you need them. Set up infrastructure, workflows, user access, branding, and integrations on your own terms.

Infrastructure on Demand

Configure lab environments around your product. Choose your cloud, set up tools and dependencies, and define how each environment behaves during usage.

Custom Lab Workflows

Design the full lab experience with guided steps, completion criteria, and challenge-based flows.

Flexible User Control

Control access levels, permissions, and roles that match your audiences and programs.

White-Labeled Experience

Deliver labs as part of your own platform. Apply your branding, use a custom domain, and keep experiences consistent for every user.

LMS & Platform Integration

Plug labs into Moodle, Canvas, and other LMS platforms via LTI for a seamless learning journey.

Custom Landing Experiences

Create dedicated landing pages for different programs such as trainings, POCs, or workshops, tailored to each audience and goal.

How CloudLabs Delivers

Get Started with CloudLabs

From mapping your needs to final deployment, CloudLabs works with your team to design, build, refine, and deliver hands-on lab experiences aligned to your exact goals.

CloudLabs team collaborating on lab design and delivery

01 Scope

Define your audience, lab scenarios, skill levels, learning objectives, and the outcomes that matter most to your team.

02 Configure

Team CloudLabs will set up the cloud environment, tools, dependencies, access controls, and infrastructure requirements needed to support the experience.

03 Build

We work closely with you to create guided instructions, hands-on tasks, and completion criteria while conducting internal quality checks.

04 Dry-Run

Pilot the lab with a small test group, gather feedback, fine-tune difficulty, improve instructions, and refine the overall experience before launch.

05 Launch

Deploy through CloudLabs or your LMS, monitor engagement, and support learners throughout their hands-on experience.

Use Cases

Virtual Hands-On Labs Built for Every Team

Showcase the real value of your product, enable employees, deliver technical training, or support classroom learning. CloudLabs helps teams create engaging hands-on experiences through browser-based virtual labs.

ISVs

Deliver hands-on product experiences that help prospects evaluate, customers adopt, partners enable, employees learn, and technical teams support your product with confidence.

ISV GTM
Run immersion workshops, technical events, and product experiences that help prospects engage with your product before they buy.
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Customer Enablement
Provide customers with hands-on environments that accelerate onboarding, adoption, and product proficiency.
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Partner Enablement
Equip partners with practical product experience to improve readiness, positioning, and sales effectiveness.
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Employee Enablement
Train internal teams through guided virtual labs that build product knowledge and confidence.
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Support Engineering
Provide sandbox environments for troubleshooting, issue reproduction, testing, and validation.
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Recruitment
Assess technical talent through hands-on lab challenges and practical evaluations.
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Core Capabilities

Everything You Need to Run Hands-On Labs at Scale

A full stack of capabilities for multi-cloud deployment, ISV SaaS integration, instructor shadowing, and usage reporting. The same engine powers a one-hour demo and a 17,000-cluster summit.

Browser-Based Access

Users launch and run labs directly from the browser. No setup, no installation, no client software required.
Multi-Cloud and BYOC

Run labs on Azure, AWS, GCP, Oracle, or bring your own cloud subscription. Same lab, same UX, your billing.
LMS Integration

Plug into Moodle, Canvas, and other LMS platforms via LTI 1.1 and 1.3.
Instructor Shadow

Real-time over-the-shoulder view of any learner lab. Annotate, intervene, capture, and certify mid-session.
Usage and Cost Reporting

Per-user metering, budget caps, idle detection, and detailed Power BI dashboards.
24x7 Support

Continuous support for lab setup, troubleshooting, and live event operations whenever you need it.

Multi-Cloud

Deploy Hands-On Virtual Labs on the Cloud of Choice with Consistent Controls

Feature Matrix

	Azure	AWS	GCP	Oracle
Cloud credentials with budget controls
Per-user usage monitoring
Automatic resource shutdown
Browser-based access
LMS / LTI integration
Isolated environments per learner
IAM / RBAC controls
Automated provisioning
Lab lifecycle management
Cost visibility and governance

CloudLabs vs DIY

CloudLabs Hands-on Labs vs DIY Product Environments

Many teams try to build and manage their own lab environments. Here is how that compares with a fully managed CloudLabs deployment.

CloudLabs Hands-on Labs vs DIY Product Environments
	CloudLabs Hands-on Labs Fully managed · instantly deployable Recommended	DIY Product Environments Build and maintain it yourself
Deployment
Setup time	Pre-configured, ready in minutes	Manual setup for every environment
Time to launch	Minutes to hours	Days to weeks
Automation	Built-in deployment, reset, and cloning	Custom scripting required and ongoing upkeep
Environment consistency	Standardized across all users	Variations common across setups
User Experience
User access	Browser-based, no installation needed	Often requires VPNs or local setup
Lab guides & workflow	Integrated step-by-step guides with completion tracking	Separate docs and manual tracking
Multi-VM and complex setups	Supported out of the box	Complex to design, deploy, and maintain
Operations & Scale
Scalability	From small cohorts to tens of thousands of users	Extra infrastructure planning required at scale
Cost management	Budget caps, idle detection, and auto-shutdown built in	Harder to monitor and control spend
Maintenance effort	Fully managed by CloudLabs	Requires dedicated internal resources
Reliability	Built for consistent performance across sessions	Depends on internal infrastructure quality
Support & Integration
Instructor support	Shadow VM with real-time monitoring and assistance	Limited visibility into learner environments
Integration	LMS, LTI, APIs, and custom portals	Requires custom development work

Client Stories

"We are incredibly pleased with our experience using CloudLabs by Spektra Systems. Their responsiveness and support have been nothing short of outstanding. They demonstrated remarkable flexibility in accommodating our unique processes, resulting in a seamless and highly productive collaboration. Thanks to CloudLabs, we have successfully delivered Azure-related courses to a substantial number of students."

"I partnered with Spektra Systems to host a large-scale virtual hackathon with an aggressive timeline and nothing more than an idea. They immediately structured the event, created marketing content, a detailed website, and teams that utilised every participant's skills. The week-long event was an enormous success — they absolutely exceeded my expectations by going above and beyond what was asked."

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CloudLabs Case Studies

See How Teams Put CloudLabs to Work

Dive into real customer stories across enterprise, education, and training. See the results they've achieved with CloudLabs.

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Evaluate Your Lab Setup Before You Scale

Test real use cases, align the environment to your product, and reduce rollout risk with expert-led support from day one.

Test Real Use Cases

Run your actual product workflows in a lab environment before full deployment.
Build the Right Environment

Work with CloudLabs experts to configure labs based on your exact requirements.
Run Pilot Programs

Launch labs with internal teams or selected users and gather real feedback.
Ensure Performance & Scale

Evaluate the environment performance, integrations, and scalability early.
Reduce Setup Risks

Identify gaps and optimize workflows before rolling out to larger audiences.
Get Guided Support

Receive hands-on assistance for setup, automation, and troubleshooting at every step.

Scope Your CloudLabs Pilot

Talk to a CloudLabs specialist about your use case.

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