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For K-12 Schools

Hands-on Labs for K-12 Education

Give students hands-on labs they can open in any browser. Safe for the classroom, simple for teachers, aligned with exact course requirements.

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  • 10+

    Years of Industry Expertise

  • 5M+

    Labs Provisioned Worldwide

  • 1M+

    Participants Upskilled

  • 50K+

    Events Supported

Our Valued Clients

CloudLabs Redefining Success

Trusted by Top Universities and Schools from All Over the Globe!

  • Austin Community College
  • Sault College
  • Seneca Polytechnic
  • University of Florida
  • MIT
  • Northeastern University
  • University of Washington
  • University of Calgary
  • Queens University
  • BCIT
  • Deakin University
  • Columbia University
  • Toronto Metropolitan University
  • UMass Boston
  • ECPI University
  • University of Waterloo
  • Bellevue University
  • Syracuse University
  • Simplilearn
  • Udacity
  • Trainocate
  • Carnegie University
  • Willis College

Why Choose CloudLabs?

Global Institutes Trust CloudLabs to Design Unique Learning Experiences

  • Fully Managed Ready-to-Deploy Labs

    1000+ ready-to-deploy hands-on labs for advanced learning courses, including ML, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, etc., with built-in lab guides, redeemable vouchers, and practice tests-on-demand, all prepackaged.

  • Customization on Demand

    Tailor-made, sandboxed labs for K-12 students, featuring custom course materials, on-demand security controls, dedicated admin rights, and built-in guardrails for effective cost savings.

  • Support for Multi-Cloud and Modern Technology Ecosystems

    250+ ready-to-deploy labs spanning cloud platforms, operating systems, networking, cybersecurity, AI, data, and infrastructure technologies. Deliver hands-on learning experiences across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Linux, Windows, Kubernetes, GitHub, and more.

  • Azure Lab Services Alternative: CloudLabs VM Labs

    CloudLabs VM Labs offers complete feature parity with Azure Lab Services, with more benefits added. Start fresh or migrate existing labs and VM images to CloudLabs VM Labs.

How It Works

Get Started with CloudLabs

Start by sharing your lab requirements with our team. Then choose the path that fits your course.

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Share your lab requirements with our team

Choose a Pre-Built Lab

Launch immediately using existing templates.

  1. Select your lab

  2. Get vouchers

  3. Distribute vouchers

  4. Lab completed

  5. Outcomes delivered

Most Popular

Customize a Pre-Built Lab

Modify an existing lab to fit your curriculum.

  1. Customize the lab via the CloudLabs admin portal or through our professional services

  2. Test it out

  3. Launch the lab

  4. Outcomes delivered

Build Your Custom Lab

Build a completely tailored experience.

  1. Share your use case

  2. Design the curriculum in-house or build with the CloudLabs team

  3. Test it out

  4. Share feedback

  5. Launch the lab

  6. Outcomes delivered

CloudLabs Offerings

Choose the Right Lab Experience

Choose from hands-on, scalable, and enterprise-ready labs designed to accelerate learning outcomes, cloud adoption, and certification readiness across the curriculum of choice. Deploy fully customized cloud labs or choose from pre-packaged hands-on learning environments.

CloudLabs Platform

Customize your Labs with CloudLabs Platform

Build tailored hands-on learning environments with complete control over infrastructure, access, and cloud management.

Virtual Machines-Based Labs
  • Design Windows and Linux-based lab environments
  • Enable self-service lab access and management
  • Eliminate software installation dependencies
  • Migrate existing VM images seamlessly
  • Optimize cloud costs with idleness detection
  • Shadow learner virtual machines in one click
Cloud-Based Labs
  • Deploy labs on Microsoft Azure
  • Support M365, D365, and Power Platform scenarios
  • Configure dedicated AAD tenants if required
  • Create restricted cloud environments with role-based permissions
  • Gain visibility into cloud usage and spending limits
  • Host labs on the cloud of choice, AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Cloud
Teacher reviewing a hands-on lab setup on a classroom computer

Pre-built Labs

Explore CloudLabs Pre-built Labs

Launch ready-to-use labs and guided learning experiences without lengthy setup or development cycles.

Ready-to-use Labs Catalog
  • Azure Certification Labs
  • M365 and Power Platform Labs
  • Azure OpenAI and Copilot Labs
  • Check Point and IT Security Labs
Upskilling in a Box
  • Step-by-step guided lab exercises
  • Integrated progress tracking and scoring
  • Practice tests and learner assessments
  • Fixed-price off-the-shelf lab solutions inclusive of cloud spend
Pre-built lab catalog ready for K-12 deployment

Why CloudLabs?

Customize Your K-12 Learning Experiences with CloudLabs

CloudLabs enables schools to deliver structured, hands-on learning programs by providing teachers and students with the right tools, custom lab experiences, advanced controls, and full compliance.

For Teachers

Spend Less Time Setting Up, Spend More Time Teaching

Pre-built sandboxed environments, structured learning paths, ready-to-share vouchers, and real-time student support, so your teachers focus on outcomes, not infrastructure.

Teacher delivering a seamless classroom session using CloudLabs

Sandboxed Labs

Browser-based, completely isolated, sandboxed lab environments, featuring a dedicated admin portal, security guardrails, and cost controls.

Hands-on Training Courses

Structured training programs for teachers to upskill and update, and confidently deliver seamless classroom sessions.

Advanced Controls

A dedicated admin portal ensures seamless monitoring and control across all labs. Monitor cloud spends, track learning progress, configure students' access to learning materials, and automate lab lifecycle end-to-end.

Custom Courses On-Demand

Customize course material unique to your course experience, and let our experts upload it to the labs, where it's available to students in their lab guides and additional resources.

Security and Privacy

Security and Privacy at CloudLabs

Every CloudLabs environment is built to protect students, your school network, and student data. Some controls are on by default, others can be tailored to your needs.

Every lab runs in a fully sandboxed environment, isolated from your campus network and IT infrastructure.

Secure cloud infrastructure protecting student data and lab environments

Built for Classrooms, Trusted by Schools

  • Browser-Based Lab Access

    Access labs directly through any web browser of your choice, with zero software dependencies.

  • LMS Integration via LTI

    Integrate CloudLabs with your existing learning management systems, including Moodle and Canvas, using LTI 1.1 and 1.3 standards.

  • Real-Time Instructor Support (Shadow VM)

    Faculty can connect to learner environments in real time using the Shadow VM feature to monitor progress and provide immediate assistance.

  • 24/7 Dedicated Support

    Access round-the-clock support, all year long, from a dedicated team ready to resolve lab-related queries.

  • Advanced Reporting and Insights

    Download detailed Power BI reports that provide insights into lab usage, active and idle sessions, deployments, and associated costs through a centralized dashboard.

  • Multi-Cloud Flexibility

    Run labs on the cloud of your choice, including AWS, Azure, GCP, or your own cloud infrastructure, based on your needs.

  • Dedicated and Shared VMs

    Choose individual virtual machines for each learner or allow multiple users to share a single VM through multi-session access.

  • Built-In Cost Controls

    Track and manage lab usage with built-in features including usage limits, scheduled lab hours, and automatic shutdown of idle environments.

  • Integrated Lab Guides

    Provide step-by-step instructions within the lab environment to support guided and structured learning.

  • Simplified User Access

    Invite users through email or redeemable codes. Once signed in, learners can access labs instantly without any setup.

  • Enterprise-Grade Security and Compliance

    CloudLabs aligns with SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and ISO 27001:2022 standards to ensure strong data protection and compliance.

  • Granular Access Control

    Configure user-specific permissions and assign access to the appropriate cloud environments based on roles and requirements.

Cost Control

No Surprise Cloud Bills, Ever

Institutes using CloudLabs have reported saving up to 80% on lab costs. The biggest fear in K-12 cloud programs is a student spinning up something they should not have and the district waking up to a five-figure invoice. CloudLabs makes that impossible by design.

Cost controls dashboard showing lab spending analytics

Only Pay for Active Resources

Transparent pricing model where you only pay for the active lab environments.

Auto-Delete VMs

Schedule automatic lab VM deletion as an admin after a set period to eliminate charges for unused resources.

Detect And Stop Idle VMs

Mitigate unnecessary expenses by enabling idle lab detection to automatically stop idle VMs.

Storage Cost Optimization

Reduce your storage costs by selecting the appropriate storage size and type for VM disks and images.

Consolidated Cloud Passes/Credits

CloudLabs lets you purchase cloud passes or credits covering all your lab costs. You can use them across different cloud providers and geographical regions.

Procurement

Buy CloudLabs Through Microsoft Marketplace

Skip a new vendor onboarding. CloudLabs is listed on Microsoft Marketplace, so your district can purchase through your existing Microsoft relationship and bill through Microsoft directly.

  • One invoice from Microsoft

    Not a new vendor in your finance system. Procurement goes through the relationship you already have.

  • Counts toward your MACC commitment

    Your Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment burns down with every voucher purchase.

  • Faster legal review

    The master agreement is already with Microsoft, so your legal team has far less to review.

Or, if you prefer, buy directly from CloudLabs with standard purchase orders.

Microsoft Marketplace

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Live
Listing CloudLabs by Spektra Systems
Category Education / Lab Platform
Billing Through Microsoft
Currency USD / EUR / GBP

Eligible for MACC consumption credit

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Case Studies

Delivering Measurable Impact

See how organizations across industries use CloudLabs to accelerate adoption, deliver hands-on learning, enable customers and employees, and achieve measurable business outcomes.

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Success 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."

David Trinh

David Trinh

Academic Program Manager, Seneca Polytechnic

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SIGNUP FOR A CLOUDLABS POC

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

  • 1

    Configure to your courses

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

  • 2

    Run with real students

    Launch labs with real students and gather real feedback.

  • 3

    Validate at scale

    Evaluate performance, check LMS integrations, and request scalability early.

  • 4

    Hands-on assistance

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

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