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LabSlice allows you to create demos, evaluations and training environments that are stored in the cloud and can be easily shared. Deploy either thick or thin client applications that your customers can load, tweak and play with in just a matter of minutes.
One problem I face is that I currently require a user's AWS Access Keys (web service keys) to be able to manage their environment. This tends to confuse people at sign-up. I'm wondering if it's a smart or risky idea to give short term trials using my own EC2 AWS environment, or if I should focus solely on those who already know a lot about EC2.
Thanks. SE.
The concept is to enable sharing of virtual machines with anyone --- you can just log in, click on a server to share and your customer will immediately receive an email with a link that launches a Unix or Windows box on a timed lease. Easy.
Vendor can use this technology to give out demos, evaluations and POCs to their customers. Trainers can use it to issue pre-built training servers to all students in their classroom. The biggest benefit is cost: Amazon EC2 machines can lease for as low as 2 cents/hr, which makes this concept of VM sharing very attractive, even for small businesses.
You'll need your EC2 accounts to register: http://LabSlice.com/Register. If you don't have EC2 then you can sign-up (Amazon's new deal actually gives Micro-sized machines for free for one year if you sign up this week!) and then come back to the website ;-). Or you could just go to the contact page, tell me you're from YC, and I will add you onto my test lab account.
Thanks in advance for feedback, Simon @ LabSlice.