Case Study: Zettaset achieves scalable large-cluster Hadoop dev/test and 200% faster testing with Skytap Cloud

Zettaset Gains Scalability Required For Large Hadoop Development and Test Environments

Zettaset, maker of Orchestrator™ for enterprise Hadoop management, faced scalability and operational challenges as customer demand grew: limited on‑premises VMware capacity prevented realistic testing on large Hadoop clusters, sharing and templating complex dev/test environments was manual and error‑prone, and network/IP management across hybrid setups added friction.

Zettaset moved dev/test to Skytap Cloud, keeping existing VMware workflows while gaining rapid, templatized provisioning, self‑service access, and Skytap NAT to avoid network conflicts. The Skytap API enabled automation and parallel testing (cutting test time by ~200%), supported much larger clusters (50+ nodes), and simplified environment management and visibility for engineering, QA, sales, and IT.

Zettaset

Timothy Demarest

Senior Director of Technical Operations