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.
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rackspacecloud.com/
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Cloud hosting
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368,327 (Compete.com) Ranked 7 at HostMonk
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2.36 Seconds, 75% of the sites are faster Ranked 72 at HostMonk
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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
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Blog posts
Recent posts from Rackspace Cloud blog:
Day in the Life – Friday at the Rack [Video]
Feb 11, 2012
Our culture has made Rackspace one of Fortune’s top places to work, and Racker Dave Sims decided to take his camera around to showcase a day in the life at the Castle (what we affectionately call our headquarters). Dave took on a personal challenge to film, produce and edit a video in just a single...
A New Blog, A New Way to Consume Content
Feb 10, 2012
In little over 10 years, Rackspace has grown to be over 4000 employees. This growth is attributed to significant milestones like spinning up the Cloud business (what was Mosso) and acquiring Webmail (Rackspace Email & Apps).  Our blog has been a reflection of this significant growth. We’ve used the blog to communicate product development updates,...
How Rackspace Managed Cloud Supports You
Feb 09, 2012
One question that I commonly get is, “So how exactly does Managed Cloud support my business.” There is a lot of documentation on our service level and what we actually do, however, for this post I wanted to give a very high level analogy of how Managed Cloud delivers support to you and your organization....
Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight on Quarterly.co
Feb 09, 2012
Connecting with startups is priority #1 for the Rackspace Startup Program. We spend so much of our lives connecting with people online that we forget the value of tangible interactions that happen in the real world. Now, there is a new way to connect with the people you follow and find interesting. Quarterly.co allows anyone...
International Rescue Committee Assesses Cloud Readiness with Rackspace Advisory Services
Feb 09, 2012
Since 1933, The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has served the needs of refugees around the world.  This philanthropic work brings IRC to some of the most remote and challenging parts of the globe where environmental and technical issues often prevent these heroes from accessing email and other mission critical applications. IRC wanted to evaluate cloud...
Don’t let Valentine’s break your heart (or your website)
Feb 09, 2012
Perhaps you sell roses by the dozen. Or your restaurant touts a lovely prix-fixe Valentine’s Day dinner. Or you sell love-centric gifts. Which days are big days depends on your business. And whether that’s V-Day or every day, Rackspace can help you prepare your site for whatever customers come your way. So if you’re expecting...
Poof! The Sound of Your Application Monitoring Headaches Disappearing
Feb 09, 2012
This is a guest post written and contributed by Tanya Bragin, Lead Product Manager at ExtraHop Networks, a Rackspace Cloud Tools Partner. ExtraHop provides application performance management (APM) solutions to help ensure business-critical transactions do not fail.  Companies have a number of reasons to deploy their applications in the cloud: scalability, simpler management, and cost-efficiency...
Hosting to Storage: Why the Cloud is a Big Deal for Small Businesses
Feb 07, 2012
Cloud computing helps businesses get off the ground with little upfront investment and operate on a shoestring while accessing technology and applications traditionally reserved for big businesses. Services like web hosting, hosted storage, and email hosting take the financial strain and workload off of business so they can focus on their core competencies. Take a...
Cloud is Simple. Well, It’s Real Complex but that Complexity Can, and Should, be Hidden from Users.
Feb 07, 2012
CloudU Notebooks is a weekly blog series that explores topics from the CloudU certificate program in bite sized chunks, written by me, Ben Kepes, curator of CloudU.  How-to’s, interviews with industry giants, and the occasional opinion piece are what you can expect to find.  If that’s your cup of tea, you can subscribe here. An...
Nicira’s Network Virtualization Platform
Feb 06, 2012
Today Nicira announced it’s Network Virtualization Platform. Nicira’s product and industry contributions with OpenStack are tightly aligned with our strategy to bring together the most innovative and open technology with our own Fanatical Support™. Together we are bringing enterprise private networking to the Cloud.
Tech Hiring Trends 2012
Feb 03, 2012
San Antonio is known for its TexMex and margaritas, yet something that many people overlook is our technology scene. This is quickly changing. Mashable published an infographic by Acuity Group that shows San Antonio as one of the strongest markets for technology hiring in 2012. The Alamo City is turning into a tech hotbed; not...
Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight on Digital Harmony Games
Feb 02, 2012
The game industry today offers plenty of development engines to choose from. Unfortunately, there is no technology that allows all devices to plug into the same game server in real time. Almost 69 million Americans will be playing social games in 2012, according to analysis firm eMarketer. Within the Rackspace Startup Program there are several...
Criteria for Choosing a Business Email Solution
Feb 02, 2012
Recently, the General Services Administration (GSA) solicited bids to take care of their massive email system. They embarked on a process many businesses are familiar with – finding the right fit of features, security, and cost to support their users. The GSA selected hosted email to serve remote offices, streamline administration, and reduce future investments....
CloudBerry Explorer Brings Cloud Files to Your Desktop
Feb 01, 2012
This is a guest post written and contributed by Alexander Negrash, Marketing Manager at CloudBerry Lab, a Rackspace Cloud Tools Partner.  CloudBerry Lab provides file manager and backup utility in order to help Rackspace users leverage the cloud storage (Cloud Files). CloudBerry Explorer freeware is an FTP-like file manager that allows you to connect to...
10000 Jobs, and All Requiring Cloud Skills. Who Said Cloud Was Just About IT?
Jan 31, 2012
CloudU Notebooks is a weekly blog series that explores topics from the CloudU certificate program in bite sized chunks, written by me, Ben Kepes, curator of CloudU.  How-to’s, interviews with industry giants, and the occasional opinion piece are what you can expect to find.  If that’s your cup of tea, you can subscribe here. The...
Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight on Profitably
Jan 26, 2012
Many times we know a small business in need of recommendations and business help. Business owners almost always ask, “Am I the most efficient and profitable company I can be?” Perhaps they are a one or two employee shop and often wonder, “What tools  can I use to help determine these cost-saving opportunities?” As businesses...
Metrics: A Time Series Data Platform
Jan 26, 2012
This is a guest post written and contributed by Fred van den Bosch at Librato, Inc., a Rackspace Cloud Tools Partner. Librato is the creator of Metrics, a time series data platform that provides uniform monitoring and alerting for your operation. Would you consider building your own Database Management System? Probably not. While talking with...
It’s Game On for CPBN with Rackspace
Jan 26, 2012
You’re watching the big game; your favorite player shoots the ball, and…nothing. That’s what happened to University of Connecticut women’s basketball fans last year when Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network’s (CPBN) servers buckled under unexpectedly heavy traffic while broadcasting an intense, live game online. Because alumni and fans depend on the feed to watch games from...
Cloud Avengers Think Small for Data Storage
Jan 25, 2012
The increase in user-generated content, regulatory requirements, digital entertainment, social media, and mobile usage demands more storage resources to manage growing volumes of data. The hardware and systems needed to stay ahead of that growth can be confusing and costly. Taking advantage of the elastic nature and utility pricing model of cloud computing helps businesses...
Code to Scale in the Cloud
Jan 25, 2012
The coming year will likely see unprecedented growth in cloud computing, especially as people become more comfortable with the interaction of the interfaces and security becomes more stable. One of the things that drive people to the cloud is scalability. The ability to scale up or down at a moment’s notice is one of the...
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