Use Product Labs to explore core features of YugabyteDB using a demo application connected to globally distributed test clusters in real time. Labs run a live demo application, accessing real clusters deployed in a variety of geographies and topologies.

To run a lab:

1. [Sign up](https://cloud.yugabyte.com/signup?utm_medium=direct&utm_source=docs&utm_campaign=YBM_signup).
1. [Log in](https://cloud.yugabyte.com/login).
1. On the **Labs** page, choose a scenario and click **Try It Out Now** to launch the lab in a new tab.
1. Follow the on-screen instructions.

    ![Run a Product Lab](/images/yb-cloud/managed-lab.png)

## Labs

The following lab is available (with more in development).

### Create Global Applications

Learn how you can minimize application latencies for users in widely dispersed geographies using [read replicas](../cloud-basics/create-clusters-topology/#read-replicas) and [partition by region](../cloud-basics/create-clusters-topology/#partition-by-region) deployments.

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## Limitations

- Labs are time-limited to three hours.
- You can only run one instance of a lab in your account at a time. If another team member is running the lab, try again later.