Alternative to Azure Lab

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/lab-services/

Azure Labs has been created to facilities VMs labs in self-study mode. DaDesktop has been created to server Instructor-led online and self study courses.

DaDesktop allows participants and trainer desktops to communicate with each other via Course VPN.

DaDesktop allows sessions to be recorded and reviewed.

DaDesktop allows to take the desktop snapshots and restore from it.

 

Alternative to Strigo

Why choose DaDesktop over Strigo?

Strigo offers complex drop-in infrastructure support but falls short on cost, speed and a lack of nested virtualisation, ie being able to run VMs within the VM in the application. Nested virtualisation is particularly useful when providing teaching on server applications such as Kubernetes and Docker to provide a full 'end to end' testbed.

Alternative to Amazon Workspaces

Amazon Workspaces are designed for employees and is backed and AWS.

DaDesktop is designed for training and outperforms Amazon Workspaces in terms of performance, price and comfort of use.

Amazon Workspaces are restricted to AWS data centres, DaDesktop can be installed on any computer, any hosting provider and on-premise.

Alternative to Cloudshare

Cloudshare is created for Virtual Training and Demos

DaDesktop can also be used for Virtual Training and Demos, albeit DaDesktop is designed to interact via familiar Desktop environment.

Cloudshare is designed for Self-paced training, DaDesktop is used for both instructor-led and self-paced training.

 

Alternative to Qwicklabs

Qwicklabs is a good tool for learning GCP or AWS only.

DaDesktop is designed to teach any technology, software or subject without restriction of underlying platform.

Advantage of DaDesktop:

  • Desktop as Service facility
  • Can support any software and software architecture
  • Built-in recording facility
  • Availability private and on-premise options