Overview: Rackspace claims to be the largest managed cloud based provider and as such they offer expertise across the board with top engineers helping you with the world’s leading cloud services.
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Ideal Customer: Any small to enterprise level business looking for an established provider specializing in managed Cloud hosting.
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Unique Features:
OpenStack Public Cloud: Often times development teams struggle to create applications in private environments. Rackspace has not only created a public cloud space that is currently used by thousands of engineers and industry experts, but also has multiple tools that help make the entire process easier than most other cloud providers. The “cutting edge” features combined with a fully-controlled environment makes this particular cloud server a playground for developers looking to work quickly on their iterations. The host promises that your server can be set up in less than 60 seconds by using either their custom control panel or the OpenStack API. This speed allows you to focus on the important things (like coding). This cloud platform is entirely scalable to your needs. Your agency won’t have to worry about having the resources to handle traffic or the files. Everything is controlled from a single intuitive panel where you can allocate resources and access all those tools. Speaking of tools, we’ll mention a few that you’ll be able to get your hands on. Auto Scale can take the guess work out of your resources and will grow or reduce your environment based on changes in your traffic. Orchestration gives you the ability to build custom templates (or use pre-existing production-ready template from Rackspace’s catalog). Each OpenStack user also gets real-time monitoring and alerts that is even customizable at the enterprise level. After you’re set up and developing there is a detailed reporting system that will give you a glimpse into the health of your creations infrastructure that will help you improve performance over time.
Professional Services: Depending on the size of your team and overall operation it may be necessary to utilize a multi-cloud system. Multiple environments can be a huge hassle, even if they are under the same host. This problem has prompted Rackspace to create a service to help larger developers with this unique problem. Professionals will listen to the goals and struggles that you have endured in order to provide the advice you’ll need when matching your clouds to your workloads. These experts won’t just offer ideas, but help you to create the roadmap to an efficient, productive set of environments. Specifically, there are a few services included in their “Professional Services” category. IT Transformation will give you real-world guidance to migrating, building, and securing your resources across multiple cloud platforms. You can also employ Migration Services to help the move from a single server to a complex development system. Making a transfer to a more complicated strategy takes a lot, but Rackspace has put valuable resources together to help make the transition quick. There are maintenance plans, DevOps Advisory Workshops, and on demand services. The pros can be as hands-on as you like in so many aspects including health checks to assist in things like performance testing and vulnerability scans. Database platform services are also available including help with “everything from planning and design to application support.”
Web Content Management: Your apps and websites aren’t just products; they are content that needs to be handled. However, development folks are focused on building new content and sometimes lack in the managing department. In another intuitive move, Rackspace has created a service for managing the files for their clients. There are so many nuances to a well-performing site, it makes perfect sense for hosting experts to handle yours. Page load time, updated content, downtime the list goes on and on. Not only is poor site performance bad for SEO, it’s ultimately bad for your customers. Rackspace will essentially manage your site’s infrastructure for you. Their teams are experts in the ways of building an optimized environment for your products to thrive. Instead of slowing down your development you can lean on the skills of an award-winning content delivery network and have a custom landscape built for speed and uptime, guaranteed. Of course, you’ll be updated and aware of everything involved every step of the way. Really, it’s a great way to concentrate on the growth of your business without the hassle of managing your site’s content.
Pros:
- Customer Support: Rackspace offers 24/7/365 support with phone number, live chat and email contact links front and center on their website
- Hybrid Cloud: RackConnect lets you link your dedicated server to their fully managed cloud for scalability and security.
- Uptime Guarantee: They offer a 100% uptime guarantee for their network with advanced network backup technology.
- Top Cloud Experts: Rackspace will help you manage and migrate anything you need to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Cloud/Azure, and Openstack Cloud.
Cons:
- Pricing: Rackspace doesn’t provide any clear pricing on their website. There are tools that claim to give you an estimate, but mostly you have to contact them directly.
- Managed only: They offer only managed and dedicated cloud hosting, no shared or VPS available.
- Not for beginners: Rackspace is designed for businesses up to the enterprise level and some of their services cost thousands of dollars.
Summary:
Rackspace boasts over 3000 cloud engineers on staff and a rather extensive list of other professionals and certifications. They manage many large household name businesses and promise the same level of dedication for your business. Professional services, infrastructure, and content services are all available to help your business reach it’s full potential.
Takeaway: Rackspace is perfect for businesses that want piece of mind that their website is completely taken care of. Security and cloud scalability from the top cloud managed company. If you are a developer or tech-savvy webmaster that likes to have a hands on approach then this service isn’t for you.
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