The Official Rackspace Blog » Infographics http://www.rackspace.com/blog The Official Rackspace Blog Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Tapping Into Mobile Ecommerce [Infographic] http://www.rackspace.com/blog/tapping-into-mobile-ecommerce-infographic/ http://www.rackspace.com/blog/tapping-into-mobile-ecommerce-infographic/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 20:00:56 +0000 Lizetta Staplefoote http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=29347 Mobile isn’t just revolutionizing how we communicate, but also how we shop. Mobile transactions from the ever-increasing number of smartphones and tablets now account for one out of every 10 ecommerce dollars spent. This shift from ecommerce to mobile commerce, or m-commerce, means online and offline merchants need to take note and adjust their IT strategies to compete. Cloud-based services can help. The infographic below details the mobile ecommerce trend with some advice to help you win the click (and the sales).

]]> http://www.rackspace.com/blog/tapping-into-mobile-ecommerce-infographic/feed/ 0 The Case For Hosted Exchange [Infographic] http://www.rackspace.com/blog/the-case-for-hosted-exchange-infographic/ http://www.rackspace.com/blog/the-case-for-hosted-exchange-infographic/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:00:22 +0000 Lizetta Staplefoote http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=27900 Though Microsoft Exchange with the Outlook client is the most popular email combination in business, it’s also cost and time prohibitive for many businesses to run internally. The level of complexity, its mission-critical nature and the potential for cost savings make Exchange an attractive application to move to the cloud. Choosing Hosted Exchange, as detailed in the recently updated whitepaper, The Case for Hosted Exchange, dramatically reduces the deployment costs of Exchange and offloads most of the administrative duties, like spam filtering and backups, to a trusted cloud provider. The infographic below takes a quick look at the high-level reasons why Hosted Exchange is the best choice for business email and how to get started.

]]> http://www.rackspace.com/blog/the-case-for-hosted-exchange-infographic/feed/ 0 How Downtime Impacts The Bottom Line [Infographic] http://www.rackspace.com/blog/how-downtime-impacts-the-bottom-line-infographic/ http://www.rackspace.com/blog/how-downtime-impacts-the-bottom-line-infographic/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:00:42 +0000 Lizetta Staplefoote http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=27493 Whether you’re an end user trying to place an order on an ecommerce site or the site owner who needs that order to stay in business, no one likes downtime. The cost to users is frustration and wasted time, however, downtime for businesses means lost money. Take a look at the numbers in this infographic to help you understand the value of keeping your website up and running.

]]> http://www.rackspace.com/blog/how-downtime-impacts-the-bottom-line-infographic/feed/ 0 Spotlight On STEM Education [Infographic] http://www.rackspace.com/blog/spotlight-on-stem-education-infographic/ http://www.rackspace.com/blog/spotlight-on-stem-education-infographic/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:30:38 +0000 Lizetta Staplefoote http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=25527 STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education is so near and dear to us not only because the “T” in STEM is what our business is based on, but also because STEM education is fundamental to driving innovation and keeping our nation’s workforce competitive. Through the Rackspace Foundation and the efforts of individual Rackers, we support a host of STEM-focused organizations and programs in our local communities and nationwide. To coincide with today’s kickoff of Computer Science Education Week, we prepared an overview of the current state of STEM education. Despite a bleak outlook just a few years ago, the infographic below reveals advances in scoring and participation in STEM subjects.

]]> http://www.rackspace.com/blog/spotlight-on-stem-education-infographic/feed/ 0 Is Hosted SharePoint Right For Your Business? Take The Quiz http://www.rackspace.com/blog/is-hosted-sharepoint-right-for-your-business-take-the-quiz/ http://www.rackspace.com/blog/is-hosted-sharepoint-right-for-your-business-take-the-quiz/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:00:19 +0000 Lizetta Staplefoote http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=25030 If you need help evaluating whether your current SharePoint deployment can be optimized in a service provider environment, we’ve developed this short quiz to help you determine the best path. This evaluation is a high-level assessment and not inclusive of every consideration involved for your business. Use this quiz as an initial step to determine if hosted SharePoint is a fit for your business. After you take the quiz, contact one of our SharePoint experts with your results to further discuss your SharePoint options with Rackspace, or take SharePoint 2013 for a test drive with our free 45-day trial.

]]> http://www.rackspace.com/blog/is-hosted-sharepoint-right-for-your-business-take-the-quiz/feed/ 0 How Real Estate Sells With Cloud Computing [INFOGRAPHIC] http://www.rackspace.com/blog/how-real-estate-sells-with-cloud-computing-infographic/ http://www.rackspace.com/blog/how-real-estate-sells-with-cloud-computing-infographic/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:30:15 +0000 Lizetta Staplefoote http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=24834 This weekend we were at the National Association of Realtors Conference & Expo in Orlando helping real estate professionals discover the magic of cloud-based applications like hosted email and file storage. More so than most industries, real estate is a truly mobile business — most real estate business activities take place outside of a traditional office. Take a look at this real estate-inspired infographic to see how accessing files on the go, posting virtual tours and even processing  mortgages has been improved and accelerated by advances in cloud technology.

]]> http://www.rackspace.com/blog/how-real-estate-sells-with-cloud-computing-infographic/feed/ 0 The Benefits Of Windows Server 2012 On The Rackspace Open Cloud [INFOGRAPHIC] http://www.rackspace.com/blog/the-benefits-of-windows-server-2012-on-the-rackspace-open-cloud-infographic/ http://www.rackspace.com/blog/the-benefits-of-windows-server-2012-on-the-rackspace-open-cloud-infographic/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:00:58 +0000 Lizetta Staplefoote http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=24484 Navigating the intricacies of Windows Server 2012 on your own can be complex and can hamper your ability to take full advantage of its advanced capabilities and benefits. With a team of experienced Microsoft pros, access to unlimited scale and a strong relationship with Microsoft, Rackspace is uniquely positioned to partner with you to deploy or migrate your Windows environment to bring it to the next level. Learn more below about what Microsoft Windows Server 2012 on the Rackspace open cloud can do for you.

]]> http://www.rackspace.com/blog/the-benefits-of-windows-server-2012-on-the-rackspace-open-cloud-infographic/feed/ 0 Is Your Site Ready For The Online Holiday Sales Explosion? [Infographic] http://www.rackspace.com/blog/is-your-site-ready-for-the-online-holiday-sales-explosion-infographic/ http://www.rackspace.com/blog/is-your-site-ready-for-the-online-holiday-sales-explosion-infographic/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:00:29 +0000 Christina Weaver http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=24118 For an e-retailer, if their web site goes down for a day during the holiday shopping season, that can mean an average loss of $13 million in sales.

With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, we asked 106 decision makers for e-retailers their thoughts on the holiday season and online shopping. The results here reflect their top responses.

Bottom line: it’s important to get your e-commerce site ready for the holiday shopping crunch.

Check out this infographic for more results from our National Online Survey of E-Retailers. And you can download a PDF of the full survey results here.

]]> http://www.rackspace.com/blog/is-your-site-ready-for-the-online-holiday-sales-explosion-infographic/feed/ 0 [Infographic] Healthcare in the Cloud http://www.rackspace.com/blog/healthcare-in-the-cloud/ http://www.rackspace.com/blog/healthcare-in-the-cloud/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:37:01 +0000 Lizetta Staplefoote http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=22950 Cloud computing is changing the way healthcare delivers care. Over 70% of health care providers are planning to deploy cloud technologies like email, collaboration, scheduling, and other systems so they can focus on patient care, not caring for complex IT systems. The growing healthcare IT industry is in the spotlight this week with National Health IT Week sponsored by Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. In recognition of the partnership between the cloud and healthcare, we took a look at how cloud computing is impacting the healthcare industry.

]]> http://www.rackspace.com/blog/healthcare-in-the-cloud/feed/ 0 Open Cloud Computing: Why Go Open? [Infographic] http://www.rackspace.com/blog/open-cloud-infographic/ http://www.rackspace.com/blog/open-cloud-infographic/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:00:03 +0000 Lizetta Staplefoote http://www.rackspace.com/blog/?p=22189 Rackspace has changed the game again with the OpenStack-powered open cloud. The Rackspace Cloud is now built on OpenStack, the open source cloud operating system that we founded and is backed by a community of developers and organizations. We’re committed to leveraging open source technologies and open standards to help our customers avoid the threat of vendor lock-in and to foster innovation. The infographic below explores some of the benefits of open environments and highlights the successes of other open projects that have altered the course of business computing.

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