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Numbers Speak: Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Cyber Monday & Cloud Trends

by Lizetta Staplefoote on December 7, 2011 | No Comments

The holidays brings an increase in an online shopping and consequently brings an increase in cloud usage. We found it interesting to look at the numbers from the holiday shopping season released by comScore, Deloitte and Google Trend data. We’ve taken some of these numbers and published them in the following infographic – we hope [...]

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 [...]

3 Quick Reasons Why Internships at Rackspace Are Worth It

by Drew Reburn on September 6, 2011 | No Comments

Rackspace has acquired reputation as a great place to work full-time, but its summer internships are nothing to sneeze at. Here are three reasons why: Real Responsibilities: When people hear “intern,” they usually think of a fresh-faced youngster working hard to make sure all the real employees get their coffee just the way they like [...]

Rackspace Archiving Version 2 – Built on Racker Core Values

by Tom Duscheid on September 1, 2011 | No Comments

Recently, I wrote about our excitement around the move to Rackspace Archiving Version 2. I also briefly mentioned the challenges of the product’s rapid growth. In order to move our customer base to a new version and new environment, we’ve relied on Rackspace Core Values – our special recipe that allows us to be different [...]

Data Center Evolution: 1960 to 2000

by Angela Bartels on August 30, 2011 | No Comments

During the 1960s, computers were large mainframes stored in rooms– what we call a “data center” today. They were costly and businesses could rent out space on the mainframe to fulfill specific functions. During the 1980s, the computer industry experienced the boom of the microcomputer era and computers were being widely used in the office. [...]

Rackspace Archiving Releases Version 2

by Tom Duscheid on August 30, 2011 | No Comments

Imagine you’re the mayor of a small town where population grows from zero to the size of a small city in under two years. We faced this challenging, yet exciting, reality with Rackspace Archiving. Our user base grew phenomenally in a short time forcing us to find innovative ways to keep up with growth effectively [...]

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 [...]

9 Reasons You Should Put Exchange in the Cloud  

by Brooke Jackson on May 5, 2011 | No Comments

 The cloud is popular and buzz-worthy. It’s mentioned in practically every tech post you read. But, is the cloud the right fit for your Exchange needs? It may be a better fit than you think, and here are nine big reasons why:    Do what you do best and use experts for the rest. Instead [...]