An entity that combines computing resources, networking, operating systems, software, and memory state in one easy-to-use and manage unit. An environment consists of one or more virtual machines (VMs) connected by one or more virtual networks.

Defines how long an environment will run, when it will be deleted, and what happens to it when it has been idle for a certain length of time. You can define as many policies as you need, and apply a policy to an environment, a POC invitation or to a training class.

A container for an environment’s snapshots. New environments can be created from the default snapshot in the blueprint.

An entity that combines computing resources, networking, operating systems, software, and memory state in one easy-to-use and manage unit. An environment consists of one or more virtual machines (VMs) connected by one or more virtual networks.

A pre-configured sample blueprint supplied by CloudShare to showcase some customer environments and best practices.

The snapshot in a blueprint that is used whenever a new environment is created from the blueprint, such as when you create a class or an end user invitation.

The most recently taken snapshot of the environment.

Geographical locations hosting data centers that store blueprints, snapshots, and environments.

An image of an environment at the time of capture – including RAM/CPU/disk allocations, network configurations, installed software, documents, and settings. Snapshots serve as backup copies of your environment and as potential templates for demo environments.

A snapshot-specific permanent link that creates and opens a copy of an environment based on the snapshot and governed by a specified policy. A permalink can be sent to an unlimited number of project members and lets them all spin up their own copy of the environment.

Shorter, personalized, and easy-to-remember URLs when using CloudShare’s Web Access feature to access your web applications.

On-demand internet access to a web application running on your machines via a permanent web address, allowing you to access your environment via HTTP/HTTPS at any time.If you have a web driven application with a web access feature, you can provide an external party with access to the application by sharing the Web Access URL. If the environment is in suspended state at the time it is accessed via Web Access, it is automatically resumed.

A time period during which:

Someone you invite to access a copy of your environment – for example, a prospective customer or a student in a class. An end users can access an environment using the Environment Viewer or another designated method. An end user cannot access the CloudShare platform.

A web-based user interface that provides end users with access to a running environment.

A link to a personal copy of an environment.

A set of purchased CloudShare resources within which projects can be created.

A defined set of:

Every blueprint, environment, and environment policy belongs to a project.

A CloudShare user who belongs to a project. The user may have any of three user roles:·

A user role. Project managers are administrators for an entire project, able to view and manage permissions for all users in the project, as well as add new project users. Project managers are also able to create environments and manage and publish blueprints and snapshots.

A subgroup of users within a project.

A user role. A team manager is the head of a team and is able to add and modify team members.

A user role. A team member is a user who belongs to a team.

A cloud storage location that supports FTP upload and is accessible to CloudShare environments. Cloud Folders can be mounted on VMs and is used for uploading software, documentation, training material, code, content, configurations–any local files that you need to transfer to VMs in your CloudShare environment.

CloudShare provides methods for importing your own Virtual Machine (VM) definitions. Upon import a prepared template of your VM is ready to be used in any CloudShare environment.