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Hands-On Technical Skill Assessments

Stop Testing Memory. Start Measuring Real Skill. Measure workforce readiness, technical competency, and learning outcomes through live lab environments that assess practical skills across cloud, infrastructure, security, DevOps, and AI technologies.

60+ Technology Domains Automated Scoring Enterprise Reporting
CloudLabs assessment platform dashboard
  • 5M+

    Labs Provisioned

  • 1M+

    Participants Supported

  • 60+

    Technology Domains

  • 10+

    Years Delivering Hands-On Learning

Trusted By

Enterprises, Technology Vendors, And Global Services Organizations

Powering hands-on assessments for some of the world's leading enterprises, GSIs, and technology vendors

  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • MIT
  • IBM
  • Accenture
  • Capgemini
  • Columbia University
  • Tech Mahindra
  • Infosys
  • University of Washington
  • Palo Alto Networks
  • Deakin University
  • Kyndryl
  • Cognizant
  • Databricks
  • Simplilearn
  • Datadog
  • Check Point
  • Seneca Polytechnic
  • Sophos
  • Red Hat
  • Udacity
  • Cloudera
  • BCIT
  • VMware
  • Trainocate
  • Axonius
  • Netskope
  • Barracuda

The Problem

Why Traditional Technical Assessments Fall Short

Most technical assessments measure knowledge recall rather than practical capability.

Traditional paper-based technical assessment

Knowledge Doesn't Always Translate To Execution

Candidates may understand concepts but struggle to deploy, configure, troubleshoot, or optimize solutions in real-world environments.

Limited Visibility into Skill Levels

Organizations often lack objective methods for differentiating beginner, intermediate, and advanced technical capabilities.

Workforce Planning Becomes Difficult

Without practical validation, staffing decisions, hiring evaluations, and capability development programs rely on assumptions rather than evidence.

Training Impact Is Hard To Measure

Course completion and certification achievements don't always demonstrate job-ready skills.

Assess Technical Skills in Live Environments

CloudLabs provisions dedicated assessment environments where participants complete real-world technical tasks and receive automated scoring based on actual outcomes.

Core Platform

Live Cloud And Infrastructure Environments

Assess skills across Azure, AWS, GCP, Microsoft 365, Linux, Windows Server, networking, cybersecurity, Kubernetes, and more.

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Scoring

Automated Validation And Scoring

Every task is verified through validation scripts that confirm successful completion and support task-level scoring.

02
Flexibility

Hybrid Assessment Experiences

Combine hands-on labs, scenario-based questions, and knowledge checks within a single assessment.

03
Workflow

Assessment-To-Learning Workflow

Transform assessment scenarios into guided learning experiences to support continuous skill development.

04
Branding

White-Labeled Delivery

Deliver assessments through your branded portal or integrate them into existing learning and talent systems.

05
Analytics

Enterprise Reporting And Analytics

Track individual, team, and organizational performance through detailed dashboards and assessment reports.

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How It Works

How CloudLabs Lab Assessments Work

Step 1

Define Skills And Assessment Objectives

Identify technologies, competency levels, scoring models, and business goals.

Define Skills And Assessment Objectives

Assessment Capabilities

Key Assessment Capabilities

Everything your organization needs to design, deploy, and scale hands-on technical assessments at enterprise grade.

CloudLabs assessment platform dashboard

Hands-On Technical Assessments

Validate practical skills through real-world tasks and scenarios.

Multi-Cloud Assessment Support

Assess capabilities across Azure, AWS, GCP, Oracle Cloud, and hybrid environments.

Automated Scoring Engines

Verify outcomes automatically using infrastructure-level validation.

Role-Based Competency Frameworks

Support L100, L200, and L300 skill-level assessments.

LMS And Platform Integration

Integrate with Moodle, Cornerstone, SAP SuccessFactors, and other learning systems.

White-Labeled Assessment Experiences

Provide branded assessment journeys for employees, partners, customers, or candidates.

Advanced Reporting and Insights

Identify skill gaps, readiness levels, and performance trends across teams.

Built For Organizations That Need to Measure Technical Capability at Scale

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Enterprise Organizations

Evaluate workforce readiness across cloud, infrastructure, security, and platform teams. Identify skill gaps across teams, measure training effectiveness, improve workforce planning, and support digital transformation initiatives.

Enterprise Organizations

Global System Integrators

Benchmark technical capabilities across large engineering populations and align talent to customer engagements. Improve project staffing decisions, benchmark engineers at scale, increase delivery readiness, and accelerate capability development.

Global System Integrators

IT Services Providers

Assess delivery readiness across implementation, support, managed services, and consulting teams. Reduce bench-to-billable timelines, improve resource utilization, strengthen service quality, and increase customer satisfaction.

IT Services Providers

Technology Vendors

Evaluate technical competency among employees and partners through certification programs. Scale technical enablement, improve certification outcomes, increase field readiness, and strengthen customer success initiatives.

Technology Vendors

ISVs & SaaS Providers

Measure product expertise and accelerate readiness across implementation, support, and customer success teams. Accelerate onboarding, improve product expertise, standardize technical competency, and increase customer adoption success.

ISVs & SaaS Providers

Channel Partners & Distributors

Assess partner capability and strengthen technical enablement programs. Improve partner quality, increase deployment success, scale partner enablement, and support ecosystem growth.

Channel Partners & Distributors

Technology Coverage

60+ Technology Domains, One Assessment Platform

CloudLabs orchestrates Azure, AWS, GCP, Oracle Cloud, and virtualized infrastructure environments to deliver hands-on technical assessments across the technologies your teams use every day.

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Foundation Technologies

Ideal for foundational skill validation and entry-to-mid-level technical assessments.

  • Azure Administration
  • AWS Core Services
  • Linux Administration
  • Windows Server
  • Cybersecurity Fundamentals
  • Active Directory
Cloud infrastructure technologies
02

Specialized Infrastructure & Security

Designed for role-specific assessments requiring deeper technical expertise.

  • Networking & DNS
  • Check Point Firewall
  • Cisco ASA
  • SQL / MySQL / PostgreSQL
  • Kubernetes
  • Hyper-V Virtualization
Network infrastructure and security
03

Advanced Cloud, Automation & AI

Built for advanced capability validation across modern cloud, automation, and AI workloads.

  • Azure DevOps Pipelines
  • Terraform & Infrastructure as Code
  • Machine Learning
  • Copilot & Copilot Studio
  • Databricks
  • Multi-Cloud Integration
AI and cloud automation
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Need Something More Specialized?

CloudLabs can develop custom assessment environments for proprietary software platforms, ISV products, vendor-specific technologies, internal enterprise solutions, and industry-specific technical workflows. If the technology can be demonstrated and validated, we can typically build an assessment around it.

  • Proprietary Software Platforms
  • ISV Products
  • Vendor-Specific Technologies
  • Internal Enterprise Solutions
  • Industry-Specific Technical Workflows
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Custom specialized assessment environments

Why CloudLabs

Why Organizations Choose CloudLabs Over Building Assessments In-House

Creating hands-on technical assessments internally often requires significant investment in infrastructure, assessment development, validation logic, reporting, support, and ongoing maintenance. CloudLabs provides a faster, more scalable path to launching enterprise-grade technical assessment programs.

Why Organizations Choose CloudLabs Over Building Assessments In-House
Consideration
CloudLabs
CloudLabs
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In-House Approach
Time To Launch Launch assessment programs in weeks Often requires months of development and testing
Assessment Development Effort Co-create assessments with CloudLabs experts Internal teams own design, development, validation, and maintenance
Technology Coverage 60+ technology domains available Build and maintain each assessment individually
Infrastructure Management Managed by CloudLabs Internal teams provision, maintain, and support environments
Multi-Cloud Assessment Support Azure, AWS, GCP, Oracle, and hybrid scenarios Complex to orchestrate and maintain across platforms
Automated Validation & Scoring Built-in validation and task-level scoring Requires custom development and ongoing updates
Reporting & Insights Ready-to-use dashboards and performance analytics Custom reporting development required
LMS & Platform Integrations Available out of the box Requires integration development and testing
Assessment Maintenance Managed by CloudLabs Continuous internal engineering effort required
Scalability Designed for enterprise-wide programs Limited by internal infrastructure and support capacity
Cost Predictability Optimized environments with controlled cloud consumption Risk of escalating cloud and operational costs
Ongoing Support Dedicated technical and operational support Internal teams provide ongoing support and troubleshooting

Get Started

Start With a CloudLabs Platform POC

Evaluate how hands-on assessments can help your organization measure technical capability more effectively.

  • Build Real Assessment Scenarios

    Create assessments aligned to your technologies, roles, and business objectives.

  • Evaluate Scoring and Reporting

    Review automated scoring, capability insights, and performance analytics.

  • Launch A Pilot Cohort

    Run assessments with a selected group before expanding across the organization.

  • Scale With Confidence

    Deploy assessments across teams, business units, hiring programs, and partner ecosystems.

Talk to our team

Tell us about your assessment needs and we'll help you get started.

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