Business Tips and Tricks
We recently launched Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, a reliable storage solution for even the most demanding I/O-intensive applications.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 18, 2013 by Leezia Dhalla
We were excited to welcome Rackspace customer FLO Cycling to our San Antonio HQ last week and have the team join our weekly Google+ Hangout.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 18, 2013 by Alan Bush
The 2013 Red Hat Summit was my second one and I enjoyed it more than last year. Quite a few people asked for a recap and some takeaways from the Summit and that’s what I hope to do in this post.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 18, 2013 by Major Hayden
The Content Search Web Part (CSWP) is a new feature in SharePoint 2013. It can be most accurately compared to the Content Query Web Part that we have in previous SharePoint versions. The one striking difference between Content Search and Content Query is that Content Search allows you to query and show information from any site collection. As long as your search is configured to crawl the information it can be pulled into your CSWP!
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 17, 2013 by Joelle Farley
This week kicks off a new series called “Cloud Questions You Didn’t Even Know You Had.” I want to discuss some topics that folks might not even consider as they look toward taking advantage of the cloud.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 13, 2013 by Joseph Palumbo
This week, Rackspace embarks on a global journey across the globe called Unlocked: The Hybrid Cloud. Unlocked is a free one-day cloud workshop sponsored and hosted by Rackspace that we’ll hold in several major cities across the globe to help you determine which cloud environment – public, private or hybrid cloud – is the best fit for your application.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 13, 2013 by Wayne Walls
I knew that if I ever started a company, I would build it on some of the principles that drive open source projects.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 12, 2013 by Ev Kontsevoy
I was recently interviewed by Pete Abilla, a blogger and friend, on Rackspace’s unique philosophy on customer experience. Everyone hears the words “Fanatical Support,” but what exactly does that phrase mean in terms of our customers’ experience with us? In the interview, I discuss with Pete how our Core Values, our NPS program and our Operational Excellence program work together as the secret sauce in helping our customers change the world.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 12, 2013 by Mark Roenigk
We combined the overview of Steps Four and Five of the Business Email 101 Guide, since both relate to choosing the type of email product to shop for. If you’ve been following along with the series, you already have a solid list of email system needs from the business, technology and security perspectives. Now, you have three email options to fit to your list of requirements: hosted webmail, hosted Exchange and dedicated Exchange.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 12, 2013 by Lizetta Staplefoote
New technologies bring new challenges. When your data is critical to the daily operations of your organization, unexpected downtime can cost your business big dollars.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 11, 2013 by Leezia Dhalla