How is Ultiblob Lab different from typical hosted sandboxes?

Ultiblob runs your labs on a real multi-node private cloud with real software-defined networking, real enterprise firewalls, and real distributed block storage. Typical hosted sandboxes give you a single VM that auto-destructs after 4 hours. Ours let you build multi-day persistent topologies — which is what cloud and security training actually requires.

Where does the infrastructure live?

Ultiblob's US private cloud platform. The lab runs on the same class of Tier-III facilities that host production customer workloads, with multi-region expansion handled as the platform grows.

Will my lab affect other tenants?

No. Four simultaneous isolation layers: per-tenant compute pool, per-tenant overlay network, per-tenant enterprise firewall policy, per-tenant storage namespace. Inter-tenant traffic is impossible at the data plane, not just policy.

Can my team buy a cohort license?

Yes. Enterprise cohort packages are quoted per engagement starting at $5k floor (~$50/student-day × volume). MSPs reselling Ultiblob Lab to their customers get a partner discount.

How do I authenticate?

Microsoft Entra External ID. You can sign in with your company's M365 account (federated) or create a fresh Ultiblob account. MFA is required on both paths.

MVP closed beta opens Q3 2026 with single-VM templates and Starter/Pro tiers. V1 GA with full template catalog ships Q4 2026. Join the early-access list below to be in the first cohort.

Ultiblob Lab — private infrastructure sandbox

Spin up real infrastructure. By invitation.

A multi-tenant cloud lab platform on Ultiblob's private cloud. Provision VMs, networks, and storage in one click. Engineered for cloud, networking, security, AI infrastructure, and MSP engineering teams.

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New users can request a cohort below. Existing learners can open the live lab portal.

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Instructor guiding students through hands-on cloud infrastructure labs in a technical classroom

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lab.ultiblob.com training environment

Backed by

Private cloud · Distributed storage · Enterprise firewall · Enterprise identity

Footprint

multi-region private cloud infrastructure

Lab infrastructure

A course is not just content. It is a provisioned environment with proof.

Ultiblob Labs combine curriculum, VM templates, isolated networking, snapshots, validation checks, instructor visibility, and teardown policy into one repeatable training system.

Courses

Templates

156

Lab exercises

Checks

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Learners

Search courses, launch a lab, follow steps, run validation, ask Copilot, snapshot risky changes, and continue to the next lab.

Instructors

See active sessions, failed checks, student progress, expiring labs, reset requests, and cohort-level reporting.

Enterprise buyers

Use private cohorts for staff training, standardized validation evidence, and repeatable labs without building infrastructure.

Enroll

Student opens a course, payment/enrollment is checked, and the lab portal assigns tenant-scoped quota.

Provision

Capacity is checked, templates are cloned, networks are attached, secrets are minted, and progress is streamed back.

Validate

Automated checks confirm reachability, service health, domain state, snapshots, and learning objectives.

Practice

Learners complete guided tasks while instructors monitor state, validation results, and troubleshooting evidence.

Rollback

Students can restore clean checkpoints before risky exercises; instructors can force reset when a lab drifts too far.

Teardown

Completed or expired labs export evidence, remove temporary access, and release compute/storage back to the pool.

Interactive topology preview

Hyper-V, SCVMM, and SCOM labs that behave like real infrastructure.

Click a node to see what students build, validate, snapshot, and troubleshoot inside a tenant-isolated lab.

Course previews

What learners will build and validate.

Structured lab tracks are designed around production-style systems, not isolated toy VMs.

10 weeks

Hyper-V, SCVMM, and SCOM Operations

Nested Hyper-V host, domain controller, SCVMM, SCOM, Windows client, monitoring flow, bastion access, snapshots.

Host deploymentFabric managementMonitoringBreak/fixRollback

8 weeks

Azure Local Foundations

Cluster planning, storage networking, Arc concepts, workload placement, backup, and DR checks.

Azure LocalSDNStorageArcOperations

6 weeks

Private AI Infrastructure

Local model endpoint, RAG store, routing, observability, secure tool calls, and evaluation workflow.

RAGModel routingAutomationObservabilitySecurity

Tenant isolation

Four layers. Simultaneously enforced.

A single-layer failure does not expose one tenant to another. Inter-tenant traffic is impossible at the data plane, not just policy.

Identity

Per-tenant compute pool + ACL'd user. You see only your pool — nothing else exists from your point of view.

Network

Per-tenant overlay network in a dedicated software-defined zone. East-west traffic between tenants is impossible at the data plane.

Firewall

Per-tenant FortiGate policy group. Inter-tenant traffic dropped by default; egress rate-limited per tier.

Storage

Per-tenant distributed block storage namespace + pool quotas. Raw storage backend is invisible — mediated only through the hypervisor.

What you can build

Real topologies. Real tools. No toy VMs.

Every lab runs on the same private cloud stack we use for production customer workloads — not a lightweight container sandbox.

Virtual desktops & remote workforce

Full Azure Virtual Desktop topologies — host pools, FSLogix profile containers, image management, conditional access, Entra ID joins, and traditional RDS session hosts for resilience scenarios. Build a 50-seat AVD estate in one click.

Cloud engineering

Multi-VM Azure Local, public-cloud-to-private migrations, multi-region DR — real topologies, not toy VMs.

AI infrastructure

LLM hosting, RAG-on-prem, GPU operations, vector DB ops — GPU-attached labs on Scale tier.

Cybersecurity

Isolated red/blue ranges. FortiGate operator labs. Pen-test fundamentals. Incident response & DFIR.

Virtualization & ops

Nested hypervisor sandboxes for operators learning SDN, live migration, HA, and distributed storage operations.

Networking

BGP labs, VLAN topologies, SD-WAN, enterprise LAN design — with pfSense, FortiGate, and Linux routers.

MSP engineering

Realistic NOC simulations, ticket triage, AI-operated ops, compliance evidence drills.

Certification prep

Hands-on labs mapped to CompTIA, Microsoft, Fortinet, Cisco exam objectives — including AZ-140 (Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop).

Pricing

Subscriptions, not per-hour billing.

Pay once a month, build labs all month. One-time certification courses available alongside subscriptions.

Starter

$29/ mo

Self-paced learners. One lab at a time.

1 concurrent lab
4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB
24-hour max session
Single-VM templates
Email support

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Pro

$89/ mo

Engineers, contractors, multi-day labs.

3 concurrent labs
16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 400 GB
7-day max session
Full template catalog
Snapshots + restore
Phone + chat support

Start Pro

Scale

$299/ mo

Teams, instructors, GPU labs.

10 concurrent labs
64 vCPU · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB
30-day max session
GPU-attached labs (L40S)
Classroom mode (instructor view)
24/7 NOC + customer success

Talk to sales

Enterprise cohorts (universities, MSPs, corporate L&D) priced at ~$50 / student-day with $5k floor — see /contact.

“I've used five training platforms. Ultiblob is the only one where I built a multi-node Azure Local cluster end-to-end. Other platforms give you a single VM and call it a lab.”

Senior systems engineer

Beta tester · Healthcare IT

FAQ

About Ultiblob Lab, answered.

How is Ultiblob Lab different from typical hosted sandboxes?: Ultiblob runs your labs on a real multi-node private cloud with real software-defined networking, real enterprise firewalls, and real distributed block storage. Typical hosted sandboxes give you a single VM that auto-destructs after 4 hours. Ours let you build multi-day persistent topologies — which is what cloud and security training actually requires.
Where does the infrastructure live?
Will my lab affect other tenants?
Can my team buy a cohort license?
How do I authenticate?
When does it launch?

Read the full architecture

Join early access

First cohort. Q3 2026.

Add your email and we'll invite you when the closed beta opens. No marketing nurture — just one email when your slot is ready.

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Cohort, white-label, or partner reseller?

Enterprise cohorts, MSP partner programs, and white-label deals get a same-day reply. Drop a note via the contact form.

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