Azure Lab Services
by Skillable
Enhance training and testing capabilities for students with the pioneer and leading virtual labs platform.
Why Skillable?
Skillable is a trusted Microsoft Authorized lab hoster, supporting programs such as Microsoft Learn ILT Courseware training (formerly known as MOC) and exams/certification. Skillable enables broad coverage of Azure Lab Scenarios ranging from single virtual machines, sourced from either Azure Marketplace or custom Compute Gallery images, to complex machine learning and databricks cluster management.
Skillable provides the lab environments for Microsoft's largest events, including Build and Ignite.
No one covers the depth and breadth of labs like we do.
Our solution
Build and deliver Azure labs at scale with Skillable
How we’re different from other lab providers:
- Integrated scoring
- Full feature management system
- Simplified access where learners can connect to the lab environment only needing an HTML 5 compliant browser
- Robust virtual lab authoring studio with tools to create rich learning material
- Fully functioning LMS to deliver learning or LTI integrations like Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle and more if you’re delivering in your own LMS
- Well-documented APIs to integrate and deliver labs wherever you require
- Integrated lab manual (No more clunky PDFs!)
Our award-winning, high-touch and high-scale platform offers everything you need for effective job readiness and skill validation.
Existing customer platform access
Hear from customers and see use cases.
Western Governors University
Use case:
Western Governors University’s College of IT incorporates virtual labs into their software and technical skill education curriculums to provide more realistic and interactive learning experiences (skill development) and assessments (skill validation).
Jishad K.
Review sourced on G2
Skillable has error-free, easy-to-use labs for Microsoft and other vendors. The labs load in less than two minutes and the instructions are 100% accurate.
It helps our students gain skills and reinstate at a faster pace.
We can leverage Skillable for cloud labs and it’s very easy to get started.
Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Pricing
Flexible packaging options.
- "Bring Your Own Cloud" subscription
- Use Skillable's cloud subscriptions
- Professional services packages to help accelerate lab development
| Bring Your Own Subscription | Use Skillable’s Subscriptions* | |||
| Instance Size | Azure/hr (estimate) | Total/hr (estimate) | Azure/hr (estimate) | Total/hr (estimate) |
| Small (2 core(s), 3.5 GB RAM) | $0.163 | $1.163 | $0.196 | $1.196 |
| Medium (4 core(s), 7 GB RAM) | $0.326 | $1.326 | $0.391 | $1.391 |
| Medium (Nested Virtualization, 4 core(s), 16 GB RAM) | $0.376 | $1.376 | $0.451 | $1.451 |
| Large (8 core(s), 16 GB RAM) | $0.651 | $1.651 | $0.781 | $1.781 |
| Large (Nested Virtualization, 8 core(s), 32 GB RAM) | $0.752 | $1.752 | $0.902 | $1.902 |
| Small GPU (Compute, 6 core(s), 56 GB RAM) | $1.120 | $2.120 | $1.344 | $2.344 |
| Small GPU (Visualization, 6 core(s), 56 GB RAM) | $1.668 | $2.668 | $2.002 | $3.002 |
| Medium GPU (Visualization, 12 core(s), 112 GB RAM) | $3.336 | $4.336 | $4.003 | $5.003 |
*Requires a one-time set-up fee.
Example Azure Lab Services pricing scenario
The cost calculation for a class of 50 students using the “Small” instance size for four (4) weeks with 10 labs hours per week:
1. Calculate total student lab hours
50 students
x 40 hrs/student*
= 2,000 hours
*10 hours per week x 4 weeks
2. Calculate subscription option
Bring your own subscription
Total hours (2,000) x hourly rate ($1.16) = $2,326
Use Skillable’s subscription
Total hours (2,000) x hourly rate ($1.196) = $2,392
The leader in virtual labs and performance-based skill credentials, with the results to back it up.
Microsoft Learn ILT Courseware (formerly MOC)
Authorized lab hoster.
Skillable is trusted by Microsoft as an authorized lab host for their official curriculum training.
Our robust solution includes:
- Microsoft Learn integration for courseware, labs and student achievement badging
- Embedded achievement codes for easy learner redemption
- Cloud Slice options instead of Azure Passes.
G2 Awards
Based on user reviews.
Earned 573 badges over the last 5 years, including:
- 18-time consecutive “Leader” and the #1 vendor in the Virtual IT Labs category
- Leader in Customer Education
- Leader in Technical Skills Development
- Best Results, Most Implementable, Best Usability
- Easiest to Use Virtual IT Lab Provider
- Most Likely to Recommend
ISO 27001 + SOC2
Industry leading security posture.
We hold ISO-27001 and SOC 2 certifications (and others).
Learn more about Skillable’s advanced security posture.
