InfoWorld: CloudShare FastUpload helps move virtual machines to the cloud

21 April, 2010

FastUpload is expected to reduce the time and money involved with moving a VMware environment into the hosted cloud

CloudShare, formerly IT Structures, came out of stealth mode in December of 2009 with a business plan to offer solution providers and ISVs selling software or appliances a simple way to deploy multiple, independent copies of their demo or training environments into the cloud.  The company entered into competition with existing companies like Skytap, Surgient, and VMLogix in the proof of concept, sales demo, training, and collaboration markets.

Soon after, in February of this year, the company launched CloudShare Pro, an initially free and streamlined version of its cloud-based platform for creating and sharing multiple copies of complex IT environments in a cloud computing environment.  The company's lofty goal is to provide a simple way for users to extend access to or move their virtual infrastructure from the enterprise into the cloud, with much the same ease of use as WebEx did for Webcasts or Salesforce did for CRM.

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