Learn Through Experience

Scenario-based training that builds real tech experience for your team

Technology teams need experience – not just training. Safely provide experience working in real-life cloud and coding environments. With labs to learn brand-new skills, labs to practice skills in the cloud services or codebases you use, and labs to test mastery through real-world scenarios. Now with Lab Maker!

Scenario-based training that builds real tech experience for your team

Grow proven tech skills through interactive, mission-based labs

Our labs teach users cloud and coding skills, then test learners with missions (like deliver a database with millisecond latency) that reveal their proven proficiency level.

Develop proven hands-on skills

Develop proven hands-on skills

Our 1000+ labs bridge the gap between learning platform and cloud account. Simply login with our secure credentials, follow instructions and we provide step-by-step validation on your success.

Stop paying extra for knockoff labs

Stop paying extra for knockoff labs

Save on costs, maintenance, and risks. Labs are included in all Cloud Academy subscriptions, and they scale for unlimited sessions. Practice in the cloud or on coding without running up bills or risks.

Actually gain & measure real-world skills

Actually gain & measure real-world skills

100% of G2 reviewers recommend our labs. Why? Because our labs actually let people know if the task was completed correctly in production. And managers get realtime results on production-ready skills.

What’s a lab?

Labs are Cloud Academy’s interactive learning tool to practice and test skills in coding environments and cloud consoles. Users get real-world experience in live cloud providers, like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. And they cover related technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Java, and more.

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James Dawson, GlobalMed Vice President of Information Technology

James Dawson

Vice President of Information Technology, GlobalMed

The Hands-on Labs and training content are all worth the price of admission and translate into both career and business growth. The value of the experience is second to none.

Lab Maker

Lab Maker

The easiest way to create a simple lab or cloud sandbox. Available for AWS, GCP, and Azure.

Guided labs

Guided labs

Rapidly gain new skills. Get step-by-step guidance to use cloud services, containers, programming languages, software development, and more.

Lab challenges

Lab challenges

Test and validate skills. Score a skill level based on your ability to solve complex scenarios.

Lab playgrounds

Lab playgrounds

Experiment on your own. Play in a secure cloud sandbox maintained by Cloud Academy.

Lab bridge

Lab bridge

Secure SSH connections. Use a remote desktop to safely access cloud environments from anywhere.

Coding labs

Coding labs

Practice computer programming languages, frameworks, and libraries. Hybrid coding/cloud labs are also available for users working with cloud technology.

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Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs

What lab environments do you offer?

We offer Coding Labs that are a place to practice and assess a student’s programming skills, where they complete coding exercises and challenges to showcase their proficiency in programming languages, frameworks, and libraries.

Then we have Cloud Labs that are a place to practice and assess a student’s cloud technology-related skills. They put learners in real-world scenarios to follow guided exercises and solve challenges in a cloud environment.

Lastly, we offer Hybrid code and cloud labs that allow learners to learn in coding and cloud environments simultaneously for practical situations.

Can I customize labs?

Yes! Organizations may build their own labs and/or clone and customize labs with our Lab Maker feature. You can create simple cloud labs and sandboxes. Cloud Academy also offers the ability to provide customized labs as a service.

Do I have to pay extra for labs?

No, and why should you? We believe that hands-on learning is critical for job readiness especially for teams that touch mission-critical applications and infrastructure. So our labs are always included at no cost. All credentials and environments are provided on your behalf.

Are open sandboxes available?

Yes and no. Yes, we do provide sandboxes (playgrounds) with security restrictions in place. In most cases, these are sufficient for customer use. And yes, we are able to provide open sandboxes (without limits) pending a shared responsibility model. However, open sandboxes lack any safeguards against cryptominining and other illicit or costly activities, so we require all customers to share the responsibility for such sandbox accounts.