# Cloudshare.com: a major efficiency boost for SharePoint pros

> For tinkering with SharePoint or CRM, CloudShare’s hosted, pre-configured dev and test environments are the easiest way to get started.

Source: https://ali.id.au/blog/cloudshare-com-a-major-efficiency-boost-for-sharepoint-pros/ (last edited 2026-10-16)

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_(Not an advertisement.)_ If you’re interested in tinkering with SharePoint or CRM, there’s no easier way to get started than CloudShare. CloudShare provides hosted, pre-configured test and development environments that far surpass any VM you might run on your personal machine. It’s also great for collaborating on development/test/demo environments:

* [Video](https://web.archive.org/web/20120419143559/http://blog.cloudshare.com/2012/02/28/cloudshare-pro-plus-whats-it-all-about/)
* [cloudshare.com SharePoint Showcase](https://web.archive.org/web/20120402013115/http://cloudshare.com/solutions/showcase)