Cloud hosting package details:

Cloud Server - 1,024 MB - Linux

Imagine being able to provision a server in minutes or upgrade a server automatically. This is the idea behind Cloud Servers™. Totally customizable, each Cloud Server™ gives you full root access to your Linux distribution or Windows image of choice. Your price depends on how large a server you buy.

Based on Xen Virtualization technology, Cloud Servers™ brings the power of the cloud to the traditional server-based hosting model. Just like a dedicated server, your Cloud Server™ provides total flexibility for you to run anything you want from a Java website to a Ruby on Rails application to a .NET application.
Platform:
Operating system pre-installed on the server.
Linux
Compute units:
A logic measure that hosting providers use to define the CPU power guaranteed for a cloud server. The exact CPU power behinds this value depends on the specific hardware and varies between different providers. 1 compute unit usually equals to about 2 virtual cores of a common CPU.
8.0
Memory:
Available RAM size on the server.
1.0GB
Disk space:
Amount of storage space available on the server.
40GB
Location:
Physical location of the data center.
USA
Price per hour:
Price you pay foran hour of an online cloud server. For pay-as-you-go plans, you pay for compute capacity by the hour with no long-term commitments.
$0.06
One time fee period:
Time period you reserve a server instance for by paying a one-time payment. In turn you receive a significant discount on the hourly usage charge.
None
Setup:
One-time setup fee the hosting provider charges.
Free
Burst compute units:
A logic measure that hosting providers use to define the max burting CPU power a cloud server is given. The exact CPU power behinds this value depends on the specific hardware and varies between different providers. 1 compute unit usually equals to about 2 virtual cores of a common CPU.
16.0
Price per day:
Estimated price you pay for a single full day of an online cloud server. Mainly relevant for pay-as-you-go plans.
$1.44
Bandwidth:
Internet bandwidth transfer limit.
Unlimited
Data transfer out per GB:
Charge per 1 gigabyte of outbound Internet data transfer (bandwidth).
$0.22
Data transfer in per GB:
Charge per 1 gigabyte of inbound Internet data transfer (bandwidth).
$0.08
Extra features:
Additional features available for this package.
API, Managed DNS, 100% uptime SLA, Cloud storage, Persistent storage, Content Delivery Network, Pay-as-you-go pricing, Elastic IP addresses, Auto scaling
Control panel:
Type of control panel provided.
API, Web based
Virtualization technology:
The virtualization technology that constructs the cloud hosting insfrastructure of the provider.
Xen hypervisor
Rackspace Cloud
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Rackspace Cloud

The Rackspace Cloud is the cloud hosting division of Rackspace, an industry leader that currently manages over 40,000 servers and devices for customers all over the world. Cloud hosting is the next iteration of hosting. So, having the leader of managed hosting behind you is not such a bad thing. No doubt we benefit from tons of experience and knowledge, a great network, world-class data centers and the scale and backing of a company like Rackspace.
Company Info:
Company title:
The public name of the company.
rackspacecloud.com/
Supported product types:
Hosting package types supported by this provider.
Cloud hosting
Payment options:
Available payment options supported by this provider.
Credit card
Site Info:
Alexa traffic rank:
A measure of the site's popularity. The rank is calculated using a combination of average daily visitors and pageviews over the past 3 months. The site with the highest combination of visitors and pageviews is ranked #1.
Alexa traffic rank in US:
A measure of the site's popularity in US. The rank is calculated using a combination of average daily visitors and pageviews from users from US over the past 3 months. The site with the highest combination of visitors and pageviews is ranked #1 in US.
Unique monthly visitors:
The Unique Visitors metric only counts a person once no matter how many times they visit a site in a given month. Unique Visitors are typically used to determine how popular a site is.
368,327 (Compete.com) Ranked 7 at HostMonk
Sites linking in:
Average load time:
Median website load time and percent of known sites that are slower.
2.36 Seconds, 75% of the sites are faster Ranked 72 at HostMonk
Contact Info:
Twitter profile:
Name and description of the official Twitter profile of this company.
rackcloud (11539 followers)
"This account has been merged with @Rackspace. Please follow that account. This account has been deprecated. http://www.rackspace.com"
Ranked 7 at HostMonk
Support options:
Available support options this company providers.
Email, Phone
Terms of service:
Link to the "Terms of service" page published by this hosting provider.
Status page:
Link to the status page of the various services of this provider.
User Reviews:
There are no user reviews for Rackspace Cloud.
Blog posts
Recent posts from Rackspace Cloud blog:
The Download: Dec. 17, 2015 — the OpenStack-as-a-Service Edition
Dec 18, 2015
Sure, you can DIY OpenStack, or consume it as a commercial distribution, but "unless you have an internal center of deep expertise, OpenStack is best consumed as a service," writes Christian Foster in InfoWorld this week.
Cloud Predictions for 2016
Dec 16, 2015
IT transformation is picking up speed and will continue to rely on expansion into the cloud, while a focus on cybersecurity and the search for talent will continue to impact the industry.
More Storage, Security and Savings from Microsoft Office 365
Dec 10, 2015
Increased storage, security and cost-saving measures are now available to enhance the already-robust Office 365 suite available from Rackspace, making it even more attractive to a wider variety of business users.
Private Cloud now with Ceph Clusters, EMC and Multi-Region Swift Support
Dec 10, 2015
The latest release of Rackspace Private Cloud Powered by OpenStack, available today worldwide, expands storage and infrastructure options to provide additional high availability and disaster recovery solutions supporting our customers’ critical data needs.
Rackspace Boosts Commitment to Hour of Code
Dec 10, 2015
Dozens of Rackers around the world are headed into classrooms this week as part of the global Hour of Code initiative, which seeks to demystify coding for youngsters and spark their interest in computer science.
Bare Metal Made Better: Next Generation OnMetal Servers Coming Soon
Dec 09, 2015
You spoke, we listened — and now we’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of our next generation of OnMetal Cloud Servers – bare metal made better with the elasticity of the cloud and consistent performance of a dedicated environment.
Business Process Improvement with New Relic Insights
Dec 08, 2015
Looking back at the previous week's After Hour Recap, which hosted Rackspace Senior Process Engineer Robert Chapa. Robert builds the automation that drives fanatical support, and talks about how he harnesses New Relic Inisghts to optimize and cut down on costs.
Bringing Shadow IT into the Light: How CIOs Can Regain Control and Drive Productivity
Dec 08, 2015
In an earlier post, I detailed the risks of “Shadow IT,” the growing practice of employees within a company procuring IT services without the involvement of the IT department. Think of a marketing manager who, rather than waiting on an overburdened IT team to meet her needs, contracts with a cloud service provider, and with […]
Scicasts: Democratizing Science Through Big Data with Rackspace
Dec 03, 2015
Scicasts, which offers a single, searchable resource of the massive information stream the scientific community needs access to, relies on Rackspace to help manage its big data analytics through Hadoop.
The Download: Nov. 27, 2015 — The Thanksgiving Edition!
Nov 27, 2015
This week The Download looks at all the things Rackspace has to be thankful for, including the wide array of expertise we leverage to help businesses thrive.
The Anatomy of a Breach: Lessons for Strengthening IT Security
Nov 25, 2015
Don’t be the next Ashley Madison. Design efficiently and architect for cost-effective cloud redundancy combined with fully managed security as a service
How O’Reilly Media Uses Containers – An Office Hours Hangout Recap
Nov 23, 2015
On this week's Office Hours Hangout we're talking Containers again, this time with our very special guest, O'Reilly Media CTO Andrew Odewahn.
Shift Happens: Approaching Cloud Migration with Confidence
Nov 20, 2015
The recent Microsoft Future Decoded event in London was a reminder about how the expectations placed on enterprise technologies have become more demanding — and not keeping up can mean a business being left behind.
Improved Outlook, Mobile Experience with Hosted Exchange 2016
Nov 19, 2015
Rackspace Hosted Exchange 2016 gives customers a new Outlook web app user interface, now called Outlook on the Web, which offers an enhanced mobile experience, plus improved email, calendar and search.
Monitor Popular Apps using VMware vRealize Operations 6.1
Nov 18, 2015
If you use a Rackspace single-tenant Dedicated VMware vCenter Server hosting solution or Rackspace Private Cloud powered by VMware vCloud, you can now monitor four popular application stacks using vRealize Operations 6.1.
Can’t Afford a Full-Time Security Team? Better Find a Partner
Nov 18, 2015
As a security product manager with Rackspace, my job is to help solve the overall security needs of our customers. I study its business and its security needs, evaluate product technical capabilities, manage contract negotiation and procurement and define deployment processes.
OpenStack Doc PTL on Mitaka: Priorities a Blend of Tech and Community
Nov 17, 2015
The Mitaka documentation team will focus on three priorities this cycle — and they're always looking for doc contributors.
Overcoming the Challenges of Microsoft Azure: Security in the Cloud
Nov 17, 2015
Defending against today’s advanced security threats require specialized expertise and technology. Meeting the need internally is resource intensive; leveraging outside resources is often prohibitively expensive. What's the answer?
Deploy Adobe Experience Manager on AWS in Minutes with New Managed Service
Nov 16, 2015
Managed Cloud for Adobe Experience Manager will help solve the complexities of AWS with Rackspace Fanatical Support and expertise.
The Download: Nov. 13, 2015 — the FAWS Edition!
Nov 13, 2015
This week we take stock of all the content our Fanatical Support for Amazon Web Services (FAWS) team has been working on, since launching Fanatical Support for AWS offering last month.
Information sources: Alexa Jigsaw Compete.com