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Mobile Security: Smishing, Vishing, And The Rise Of Mobile Computing

by Lizetta Staplefoote on November 7, 2011 | No Comments

The mobile computing landscape is drastically changing. More functionality and adoption means more hackers are targeting mobile devices. This year marks the first year smartphones will out sell all other computers combined, including mainframe computers, desktops, laptops, and tablet PCs. Take a look at this infographic to learn more about the latest mobile security trends [...]

Rackspace Chairman, Graham Weston, Visits Raxburg

by Tom Duscheid on October 13, 2011 | No Comments

A couple of weeks ago, the chairman of Rackspace, Graham Weston, visited the Blacksburg, VA office, also known as Raxburg. Situated near the Blue Ridge Mountains and literally steps away from Virginia Tech, the alma mater for many in the office, Raxburg serves as a center for software and app development, in addition to housing [...]

What’s in the Rackspace Secret Sauce?

by Lizetta Staplefoote on September 21, 2011 | No Comments

According to Wayne Roberts SVP of Hybrid, and former SVP of Human Resources, Rackers are Rackspace’s “secret sauce.” What’s the recipe? In any successful recipe, certain ingredients serve as the palette for the overall taste of the dish. Even though we regard it as secret, we’ll share one way we strike the right ingredients for [...]

Rackspace Featured on CNN Money

by Tom Duscheid on September 21, 2011 | No Comments

CNN Money visited the Rackspace headquarters a few weeks ago to shoot the following video as part of their “2011 Best companies to Work For” video series. A little background on the video: After a few tough months of making improvements to Rackspace Archiving, we finally introduced Rackspace Archiving 2.0 in June. During the party [...]

5 Email Blunders You Can Avoid

by Lizetta Staplefoote on June 8, 2011 | No Comments

Avoidable Blunder #1: You reply to an invite for an office event and add how much you don’t want to sit by your stinky coworker. One Problem: You just hit reply all and your stinky coworker now knows exactly how you feel. Avoid it: Most email clients give you the ability to delete or move [...]

What’s Your Business Email Policy?

by Lizetta Staplefoote on June 1, 2011 | No Comments

Email is an integral tool for business communication. As such, it’s imperative that you have a solid email policy to govern how email is used in your organization and to detail the consequences of violation. Implementing an email use policy helps protect your business’ electronic assets, shield you from legal liability, and create usage expectations [...]

Rackspace Web Apps: A Year in Review

by Manny DeJesus on January 17, 2011 | 1 Comment

2010 was a great year for Rackspace Web Apps. We made real strides in both customer features and backend improvements. Although we do our damndest to make customers aware of these updates, not everyone gets the message every time. So I figured I would post our top 10 releases of 2010: 1) Interface Redesign Before [...]

The Decline of E-Mail Spam?

by Ashleigh Davis on January 7, 2011 | No Comments

An article published yesterday by the BBC discusses the sudden, global decline in spam e-mail levels. According to the article’s data, the volume of spam has been steadily dropping since August 2010, and experienced a steep drop during December. We were intrigued by these findings, so we ran the analytics on our Email & Apps [...]

What Does That Mean?

by Lizetta Staplefoote on December 7, 2010 | No Comments

Every new era of computing comes with its own set of acronyms. Some are evident and others could use a bit of explanation. Here’s a list of today’s most common acronyms, what they mean, and what that means to you. API = Application Programming Interface What Is It? A system that lets developers build customized [...]

Who Ya Gonna Call? Preach it Larry!

by Cameron Nouri on November 5, 2010 | No Comments

The value of support is something we discuss every day with customers and prospects here at Rackspace. It’s something that many only realize the true value of, after they have been burned by a provider. It’s hard for us to sit back and just let this continue to happen. The value of support and service [...]