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Local Labs for Hands-On IT Training
Students work on their own computer while the instructor sees their screens and takes control when needed. No cloud-hosted machines required.
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What are Local Labs?
Turn students' own computers into online training labs.
Local Labs lets students use their own computers as online training labs while giving instructors full oversight and control.
With a simple setup, students securely connect to a service so instructors can monitor progress, provide real-time assistance, and keep training hands-on, without cloud-hosted machines.
By keeping training activity on the student's own computer, Local Labs provides an alternative to cloud-hosted labs for programs that need local software, hardware, or data.
- Bank employees train on secure office desktops; data stays on-premises
- Home desktops with GPUs power CAD and 3D modeling, no cloud GPU rental
- IT trainees run security labs on personal laptops with instructor guidance
- SaaS users train in-browser on their own devices, no cloud VMs
- Cost-sensitive programs use learners' own machines with full instructor control
Who it's for
Who is Local Labs for?
Secure, remote training that keeps all data within your network, no external cloud infrastructure required. Built for high-compliance industries and cost-conscious programs alike.
Security-Conscious Organizations
For environments that cannot run labs in the cloud. Train on real, production-level applications while all data stays within your firewall, with instructor oversight in real time.
High-Performance Computing & Engineering
Supports GPU-intensive applications like CAD and simulations. Students use their own high-end hardware instead of expensive cloud GPUs, with full instructor oversight and remote assist.
SaaS & Browser-Based Training
Students train directly in their browser on their own devices instead of spinning up cloud VMs, cutting infrastructure costs while instructors keep real-time visibility and control.
Cost-Sensitive Training Programs
Minimize cloud expense by letting students use their own computers, while instructors still monitor progress, guide students, and provide live assistance.
Government and Defense
Supports high-security training where cloud-based labs are not an option. Students train on their own devices while all activity stays within a secure network.
Local Labs
Key features that set Local Labs apart
Let students use their own computers for training. If internal networks or back-end systems are needed, they stay within your firewall, never exposed to the public internet.
Use Local Computers
Have students use their own laptop or desktop for training, eliminating the need for expensive cloud infrastructure.
Instructor Oversight & Control
Monitor student desktops in real time through a thumbnail view and live full-screen views, so students stay on track and get support when needed.
Interactive Assistance & Remote Control
Instructors can request shared control of a student's desktop to guide exercises or troubleshoot. Control is granted only with student approval, keeping it secure and transparent.
Minimal IT Setup & Secure Deployment
Only an outbound HTTPS connection is required, so no inbound access or firewall changes are needed. Installation is simple, with no complex configuration.
Temporary, Self-Removing Installs
The DesktopAgent auto-uninstall feature removes the software after the session ends, preventing unauthorized access and giving IT and security teams peace of mind.
Specialized Hardware Training
Deliver training on fixed interfaces, license dongles, GPU-intensive setups, SaaS apps, or hardware that cloud environments can't replicate.
How it works
How Local Labs work
Secure, scalable, and ideal for online training with strict data requirements. Students use their own workstations while instructors provide oversight and assistance.
Easy Setup
Students download and install DesktopAgent, a lightweight app with minimal configuration and no inbound connections.
Secure Connection
DesktopAgent connects each student's device to the instructor portal over an outbound HTTPS connection.
Real-Time Access
Instructors monitor all desktops via live thumbnails, view any desktop in detail, and request control to assist hands-on.
Student Privacy & Control
Students keep full control over access, with options to accept, reject, or revoke instructor permissions at any time.
Auto Uninstall
When training ends, DesktopAgent automatically uninstalls itself, giving students and corporate IT peace of mind.
ALL LAB HOSTING MODELS
One instructor view across any type of lab setup.
Different programs need different lab setups. Some use cloud provider hosted labs. Others use in-house infrastructure, local machines, ReadyTech-hosted labs, or custom hardware. Lab Overview gives instructors a consistent live view regardless of the lab delivery model, so they can monitor learner activity, spot inactivity, transfer files, and step in when help is needed.
AWS · Azure · GCP · Oracle CloudOn your infrastructureFully managedBare metal hardware
Cloud Provider-Hosted
Your AWS, Azure, GCP, or Oracle Cloud account, orchestrated by Axis. Schedule, provision, control regions, trim spend.
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Turn your on-premise compute resources into virtual training labs.
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The perfect balance between performance and price.
See ReadyTech hosted labs →ReadyTech Bare Metal
Powerful bare metal servers, an ideal solution for running hypervisor, ESXi, or Hyper-V.
See ReadyTech hardware labs →Customer stories
Hands-on training, in practice.
See how customers use ReadyTech to deliver and manage hands-on training.
Johnson Controls
83%
reduction in training costs
Johnson Controls moved hands-on Metasys training online, reducing travel, shipping and facility costs.
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Informatica
230%
growth in online classes, 2006–2014
Informatica selected ReadyTech for reliable customer training and grew its online classes by 230% between 2006 and 2014.
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