Product Discussion
Rackspace Cloud Files users now have finer control over how to manage objects and containers with several exciting new API and Control Panel features that we rolled out this week.
Filed in Product & Development on May. 20, 2013 by Jose Malacara
You can now attach and detach networks from a live Cloud Server. You no longer need to create a snapshot of the server, and then build a new server from that image to attach or detach a network to/from a server.
Filed in Product & Development on May. 16, 2013 by Sameer Satyam
Email is a critical business tool required to do business. It’s on par with the phone system and lights. Email is also a time sink for IT and expensive to run on site.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May. 15, 2013 by Lizetta Staplefoote
You can now provision additional IPv4 addresses on your Cloud Servers in the next generation Rackspace Cloud. Until now, this capability was only available in our first generation cloud.
Filed in Product & Development on May. 14, 2013 by Sameer Satyam
Developers want to spend time focusing on new features rather than managing their databases. This reinforces the importance of database-as-a-service (DBaaS). This is why today we’re fortifying our technology partnership with Cloudant through a strategic investment.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May. 14, 2013 by Pat Matthews
Whether you have a hot mobile game, or an application that has to be up, you know that any downtime can upset customers. Reliable apps need a reliable cloud, and the Rackspace Cloud powered by OpenStack was created from the ground up to help make sure you stay online.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May. 10, 2013 by Garrett Heath
Want to know what our new Cloud Control Panel is and what it means for you and your business? Want a behind the scenes look at how we built and designed it? Curious how you can get the most out of our open cloud products and services that are available through the Cloud Control Panel?
Filed in Product & Development on May. 9, 2013 by Jim Battenberg
Cloud-based platforms are key to pushing colleges and universities ahead of the curve in academic and scientific research. That’s exactly why schools like the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are turning to open source technologies like OpenStack and the OpenStack-powered Rackspace Private Cloud to fuel their scientific research efforts.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May. 8, 2013 by Leezia Dhalla
We’ve been hearing a lot lately from customers who are frustrated by the limitations of one-size-fits all clouds, whether they’re based on public cloud or private cloud or bare metal servers. These customers want each of their workloads to run where it runs best and most cost-effectively. And that’s what we at Rackspace work to deliver to them, through our hybrid cloud.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May. 7, 2013 by John Engates
An Aberdeen Group survey in 2012 found that the industry average cost of downtime is $181,770 per hour [1]. It’s an issue we’ll talk about in depth at EMC World.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May. 3, 2013 by Brent Scotten