Accelerate Your Network Automation POCs and Learning with CloudMyLab

I've noticed network teams wrestling with outdated setups for too long. It's a drag on budgets, slows down innovation, and frankly, it's a headache. CloudMyLab offers a way out – ditching the old hardware-heavy lab for something way more flexible and cost-effective.

No more budget battles, faster testing, and easier training. Cloud-based labs are the future, offering a cost-effective, flexible, and fast approach compared to traditional setups.

Introduction to CloudMyLab: Your Network Automation Powerhouse

CloudMyLab gives you advanced lab setups so you can get hands-on experience without the hassle.

Our labs make it simple to simulate even the most complex networks, no sweat.

Plus, with smooth integration with Python and Ansible, automating your network becomes a breeze, ensuring everything scales perfectly and is super precise.

Hands-On Lab Environments to practice Network Automation with CloudMyLab

CloudMyLab offers labs designed to feel like the real deal, giving you a solid place to get hands-on. Whether you're learning the basics or getting into advanced stuff, our labs make sure you pick up skills you can actually use at work.

For network engineers, who need to play with complex network setups, EVE-NG or GNS3 is a huge win. CloudMyLab works flawlessly with both, making network lab simulations straightforward. Our cloud-based EVE-NG labs let you design, set up, and fix network issues easily.

The GNS3 cloud labs are perfect for network engineers designing complex topologies with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. Hosted Cisco Modeling Labs (CML 2.0) labs give you enterprise-grade network simulation using Cisco's own virtualization platform. 

You can test different ideas without needing any extra hardware.

Level Up Your Skills with CloudMyLab Learning Labs

At CloudMyLab, we want to make sure you have a top-notch learning experience. Our system is cloud-based, and you can get to killer network labs from anywhere. This means learning and experimenting are simple and can grow as you need them to.

CloudMyLab’s Learning Labs provide sandboxed environments for certifications like CCNP, JNCIP, and AWS Advanced Networking. These labs include guided exercises on topics such as BGP route optimization, firewall policy auditing, and SD-WAN configuration. 

Cisco ACI Learning Labs

CloudMyLab offers a fully built, on-demand Cisco ACI hands-on lab infrastructure with real hardware, latest software, and licensing. The Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) allows application requirements to define the network. This architecture simplifies, optimizes, and accelerates the entire application deployment life cycle.
Our Cisco ACI hands-on lab infrastructure has been designed with a fairly open topology which can be purposed for any ACI Proof-of-Concept (POC), ACI Test Drives, customer sales pitch, integration use cases, or certification labs.

Cisco HyperFlex Learning Labs

We offer a fully built Cisco HyperFlex on-demand lab infrastructure with real hardware, latest software, and licensing. Cisco HyperFlex is the state-of-the-art hyper-converged solution. The Hyperflex HX Data Platform is a high-performance, distributed file system that supports multiple hypervisors with a wide range of enterprise-grade data management and optimization services.

Our labs have been designed with a fairly open topology that can be purposed for any POC or certification labs.

Cisco SD-WAN Learning Labs

CloudMyLab offers a fully built Cisco SD-WAN on-demand lab infrastructure with the latest software and licensing. Cisco SD-WAN is a software-defined approach to managing the WAN. Our SD-WAN lab has been designed on VMware and EVE-NG with a fairly open topology which can be purposed for any POC or certification labs.

Cisco SDA Learning Labs

CloudMyLab offers a fully built Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) on-demand lab infrastructure with real hardware, latest software, as well as licensing. Cisco Software-Defined Access architecture provides an open, software-driven platform that integrates critical innovations in networking software, such as virtualization, automation, analytics, cloud, into a unified architecture for wired, wireless, and remote access.

Data Centers to Deploy High Performance Servers, Bare Metal and Labs Across the United States and Canada

CloudMyLab delivers reliable, low-latency access to our lab environments through our strategically located data centers across the United States and Canada. Our North American infrastructure ensures you get the best possible experience with minimal latency for users in these regions.
Our data center locations provide robust connectivity and high availability for all our cloud-based lab services, ensuring that your learning and testing experiences remain seamless and uninterrupted. This infrastructure allows us to offer dedicated access to our specialized lab environments without the constraints of physical hardware limitations.

What are the Benefits of Cloud-Based Labs

Cloud-based labs, like the ones in CloudMyLab, have some huge advantages. They let you set up and play with network devices without needing physical hardware. This is a great way to learn and master network automation. Also, they make it easy for teams to work together because everyone can get to the same labs from anywhere in the world.

Remote access makes learning easier.

This also saves you money and time. You don't have to worry about space or equipment. Instead, with CloudMyLab, you can get to advanced Cisco and EVE-NG labs right away. This lets you focus on improving your automation skills.

Cloud-based labs also let you set things up fast. You don't have to wait for hardware or deal with maintenance. Your labs are all set, with all the newest tools for Python automation and Ansible.

Options are always being updated, so your lab experience stays current.

Key Features of CloudMyLab

CloudMyLab's platform gives your move into network automation a boost with powerful features. It offers easy virtualization of Cisco labs, EVE-NG, and GNS3 environments, providing smooth, scalable learning.

Comprehensive Labs: CloudMyLab's wide range of labs mirrors real-world scenarios, offering practical experience with various network technologies and configurations. You can use these to train your team on specific setups you'll run into, while network engineers can test new configurations before rolling them out.

EVE-NG, GNS3 and CML2.0: Simulate complex network topologies without breaking a sweat using EVE-NG, CML 2.0 or GNS3, integrated into CloudMyLab's platform. Your engineers will enjoy this for designing and troubleshooting intricate network infrastructures, testing different scenarios without hardware limits.

Python and Ansible Support: CloudMyLab lets you learn and practice network automation using Python and Ansible. You can use this to streamline network operations and boost how efficient things are.

Pre-made templates: You can use pre-made templates and setups with the latest automation tools like Python and Ansible. This makes it a cinch to start training or test new ideas with almost no setup time.

Cloud-Based Infrastructure: Access labs from anywhere, whenever, thanks to CloudMyLab's cloud-based infrastructure. Provide your team with 24/7 access to training resources, while working on projects from anywhere.

CI/CD pipelines: CloudMyLab supports CI/CD pipelines, encouraging a flexible workflow. You can automate, control, and test your infrastructures in the cloud, without the obstacles to complex network testing.

Proof-of-Concept (PoC) Validation: For technology evaluations, CloudMyLab deploys isolated PoC environments replicating customer network conditions, including bandwidth constraints and latency profiles. Recent PoCs have focused on SD-Access deployments, SASE architecture comparisons, and 400G NIC performance benchmarking. Each PoC includes detailed telemetry reports comparing solution performance against success criteria defined during scoping.

Continuous Updates: Stay current with the network technologies and trends through CloudMyLab's updates.

Professional Services

We offer world-class professional services to cater to all your network and cloud needs.

• We design, deploy, test, and deliver your network infrastructure anywhere across the globe.
• Reduce your planning cycles from several months to a few weeks.
• Our enterprise and partners are consistently challenged to get a proof-of-concept or a network deployment done in a short period with perfection.
• Our experts alleviate your challenge by bringing our infrastructure and network expertise to build and deliver your projects swiftly.

Multi-Vendor Support

CloudMyLab lets engineers test and validate across many platforms smoothly. Easily add Cisco, Juniper, Arista, and more in your labs. CloudMyLab breaks down the barriers between different network systems, so your solutions work no matter who makes them.

CloudMyLab facilitates cutting-edge networking solutions with instant deployment and robust configuration capabilities.

Advanced Network Technologies

Network technologies like software-defined networking (SDN) and intent-based networking are switching how companies handle scalability, reliability, and security.

With CloudMyLab, you can play with these technologies without any danger.

Simulating Cisco ACI

CloudMyLab offers fully built Cisco ACI labs for hands-on practice, mirroring production-grade topologies for multisite deployments and policy-based automation. These labs allow you to configure application network profiles, tenant structures, and contract-based microsegmentation—core ACI functionalities that operationalize SDN concepts.

Hosted Cisco Modeling Lab (CML) 2.0 Offering

With Hosted CML 2.0, you can run both small and big network scenarios. You can test new settings, validate network designs, and implement Proof of Concepts (POCs) with precision. 

The hosted Cisco Modeling Labs 2.0 service enables you to emulate network designs using Cisco IOS XE, IOS XR, and NX-OS images, with pricing starting at $0.04 per hour. Validate intent-based networking workflows by testing automation scripts against virtualized Nexus switches and ASR routers, though you must procure CML licenses directly from Cisco. 

The platform’s integration with Ansible stacks allows for CI/CD pipeline testing, ensuring configuration changes meet predefined intent before deployment

Why Choose CloudMyLab?

Since 2016, CloudMyLab has been a partner in network automation, providing lab environments for Cisco Lab, EVE-NG Lab, Python automation, Ansible, and more.

If you want to get better at your skills or speed up your Proof of Concepts (POCs), CloudMyLab’s infrastructure offers a great place for innovation and success in network automation.

Our labs are designed to offer real-world scenarios, so you get hands-on experience with technologies like Cisco Example, Ansible, and Python.

Try CloudMyLab Today: Kick the Tires with a Free Trial

CloudMyLab lets you explore its platform. You can check out our cloud-based labs without needing to commit with a trial.

• Jump into network simulations with access to EVE-NG, GNS3, Cisco, and multi-vendor labs. Try out Python automation and Ansible integration to see how easily you can automate complex network tasks.
• Check out features such as continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, cloud-based infrastructure, and pre-configured templates designed to copy real-world network scenarios.
• Check out learning paths suited to both beginners and pros in network engineering, so you can start at your skill level and get better at advanced concepts.
• Experiment with network configurations, validate designs, and run Proof of Concepts (POCs) without needing to spend money on hardware or setups.
• Get to your network labs from anywhere, adding to your flexibility and letting you add learning into your life or work schedule.

Next Steps

CloudMyLab is all about taking work off your plate.

Want to know how CloudMyLab can take the complexity out of your network workflows? Check out our website for a demo, dive into our resources, or reach out to discuss your needs.