CloudShare Reviews & Product Details

It keeps me awake and away from boring videos explaining theoretical concepts. CloudShare allows you to create a simulated environment to learn how to use tools such as Docker and Terraform. This way, you're not going to destroy production systems in a work environment. Its just an area to test and learn by hand to avoid looking foolish in an interview. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If my wifi drops for one second, i lose everything i've done in a lab and have to restart the entire thing again. That's incredibly frustrating when i just want to fall asleep. They could also use some more complex cloud-based labs. Also the video player takes forever to buffer as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that I can build a replica of the client's environment myself, which gives me independence and changes everything for me in support. The sandbox environments are the part I use the most. They let me copy the client's setup and test without breaking anything real. The ability to test different fixes in a clone before touching the actual system is fantastic. Also, I appreciate that sessions can be linked to Salesforce contacts so that when a ticket comes back after weeks, I know exactly what was tested or fixed before without having to dig through notes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Running multiple sessions at the same time gets messy. The interface lags behind what is actually happening, so I sometimes sit there refreshing and waiting to see if an environment is ready. On quiet days it does not matter, but when several tickets land at once it slows me down noticeably. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has an outstanding ability to provision multi VM virtual labs and training environments in mere minutes. The template blueprint feature is excellent and enables our technical trainers to create production quality software environments without any manual configuration. This over the shoulder viewing feature is a great value when conducting remote training sessions as it allows instructors to see and interact with all students' workspaces at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Specialized legacy operating systems are extremely cumbersome to set up and require a lot of manual support interaction because of the limitations on networking. The internal reporting portal is very cumbersome to use as it does not have any clear filtering system to break down the costs on a granular level by project. When deploying the system in a large batch environment, the system often times fails to validate and the administrators have to repeat the provisioning process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really appreciate how CloudShare has simplified deploying and managing training and lab environments. It allows me to stand up a full environment without any physical hardware, smoothing out my workflow and letting me focus more on the training itself. The integration with our LMS and Salesforce was seamlessly done, making syncing data and tracking learners' progress a breeze. I also love how I can tailor each environment to perfectly match the requirements of a course or demo, which makes my sessions much more relevant. The feature to save and clone fully configured environments as templates is amazing since it saves time and ensures consistency across sessions without rebuilding from scratch. Setting up CloudShare was quite simple, taking a few days without running into major issues. Lastly, CloudShare's ability to quickly prepare hands-on labs for each learner and run consistent sessions, regardless of class size, has dramatically cut down my prep time and made our training operations more scalable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My main sticking point is the latency during busier hours, which occasionally drags down the performance of the simulators and hands-on exercises I rely on mid-session. Some of the more advanced configuration settings are fiddlier than they need to be and aren't especially intuitive. Between the two, I've had the odd training session interrupted and have had to spend extra time making adjustments on the fly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how CloudShare has solved the constant struggle of needing dependable demo setups without having to build them from scratch. It's great that I can provision exactly what a demo or training demands and be ready in minutes. The ability to run recurring client training sessions on my own without developer involvement has freed up engineering time and dramatically lightened my prep. I truly appreciate being able to spin up isolated environments for demos without touching anything in the back end, and the fact that these environments mirror real deployments provides prospects with a genuine feel for how things actually work. The integration with Salesforce, which lets me tie each session to the right contact for effortless tracking, makes onboarding new users far more engaging and smoother than before. Additionally, the setup was quite easy, as we didn't face any bigger issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Running several live sessions at once is where it tends to fall short. The interface doesn't always refresh in real time, which makes switching between environments on the fly more awkward than it should be, and slows me down when I need to find my footing quickly mid-demo. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate CloudShare for providing cloud-based environments that I can manage centrally for my international team. It spares me a lot of back-and-forth coordination. The auto-sleep feature is a big plus, trimming costs from idle systems left running after sessions. The ability to build infrastructure as a template and hand it over to my team for a repeatable setup every time is a win for me. CloudShare's auto-sleep and auto-delete features are also beneficial, as they allow me to configure timers to handle everything without manual intervention, keeping our budget sensible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My one gripe is that environments can be slow to come online now and then. I have got into the habit of launching mine well ahead of a session so nothing catches me out at the last minute. In fairness, it may have more to do with the size of the setup we deploy in one go than anything on CloudShare's end. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that it centralizes everything in a single platform, which makes my work simpler and more organized. It also really helps teams collaborate more effectively, especially when sharing environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In my experience, virtual machine customization is an area that could still be improved, since the available options don’t always match individual needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy of use, once you understand the platform capabilities. Very rapid on creating labs and accessing them. The Custom menus inside the labs, could be better UX/UI enhanced, though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing yet to comment on that. Very usable and likeable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’m amazed at how easy it is to duplicate entire environments with just a few clicks. The live collaboration is fantastic—multiple users can modify everything simultaneously in real time without interruptions or issues. On top of that, it offers robust security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In my experience, the mobile app feels pretty useless as it is right now. A better interface—or even a complete overhaul—would be very welcome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's great for running my demo environment. Once we build out our infrastructure as a template, it's easy to share with my team and get repeatable results. I also love the auto-sleep and auto-delete features. After you've spent a bunch of time with a customer showing off your tool, the last thing you want to worry about is having to shut your system down, then comes CloudShare to the rescue with configurable sleep and delete environment times. This helps my team maintain a reasonable budget for our system vs other cloud offerings that don't offer this feature, leading to billing for time we are not using the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the environment is slow to spin up. To combat this, I make sure that I spin my environment 20 minutes before a demo. This could be more a function of the size of infrastructure we are deploying at once, and might not be a CloudShare issue at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.