Racker Culture

Racker Embarks On Le Tour De Baseball: 15 Games, 45 Days, 9,300 Miles
Rackspace Product Manager Grant Herbon has used his sabbatical to embarked on a cross-country trek to hit a number of Major League Baseball games while raising money for Windcrest Little League (donate here: http://windcrestbaseball.org/donations/) – he’s calling it Le Tour de Baseball 2012. In this post, Herbon talks about what he’s doing, and why. You can follow Herbon’s journey and read about each of his stops along the tour here: http://www.bgh2.com/
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jul. 24, 2012 by Grant Herbon
Rackspace Among Computerworld’s Best Places To Work In IT
We talk a lot about our amazing culture and how great it is to work at Rackspace. We’re a little biased, of course, because we live it every day; so it’s an awesome honor when an independent party gives Rackspace a nod and says it’s one of the best places in the country to work in IT.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 18, 2012 by Andrew Hickey
Rackspace Austin Among Best Places To Work
Rackspace’s Austin office ranked No. 3 in the 2012 Austin Business Journal’s Best Places to Work. This marks the second time Rackspace Austin has made the list, and in just a year we climbed from No. 23 to No. 3.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Jun. 8, 2012 by Max Thoene
Why I Go To MidwestUX
MidwestUX 2012 is fast approaching (May 31 to June 2 in Columbus, Ohio). And while I’ll be there to speak about negotiation, that’s not the only reason I’m heading to the Midwest.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May. 31, 2012 by Jay Morgan
WOAI’s Randy Beamer Gets The ‘Real Racker’ Treatment
This post was written and contributed by Randy Beamer, Emmy-award winning co-anchor and photojournalist for News 4 WOAI in San Antonio. Randy recently toured Rackspace’s Castle headquarters and immersed himself in Racker culture for a piece that aired this week on News 4 WOAI at 6:30.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May. 15, 2012 by Christina Weaver
Taking The Zappos Insights Tour
Here at Rackspace, we pride ourselves on our unique culture. We strive to create an environment where Rackers volunteer their best and exceed customer expectations through Fanatical Support, and we do so in a way that few companies do.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May. 8, 2012 by Andre Lenartowicz
Rackspace In The News: Week Ending March 30, 2012
Rackspace continued to clobber the headlines this week, with OpenStack, Rackspace services and our social media team taking center stage and stealing some ink.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Mar. 30, 2012 by Andrew Hickey
From Fiji To Frisco: Racker Reflects On His Roots In OpenStack
Cloud deployments can be stressful. So can developing for OpenStack, the open source cloud software. Good thing for Racker Vish Ishaya he has a background as a monk and a meditation instructor and is well-trained in the arts of coping with stress.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Mar. 22, 2012 by Andrew Hickey
An Education: Rackspace Gets A Lesson From Educator, Social Activist Geoffrey Canada
Geoffrey Canada, famous educator, social activist and head of the Harlem Children’s Zone, gave Rackspace an education Tuesday, urging business and community leaders and individuals to get involved in education to preserve one of the country’s greatest resources: children.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Mar. 20, 2012 by Andrew Hickey
Rackspace Gets ‘Foolish’ With The Motley Fool
It’s usually an insult to be called “foolish,” but it’s a term of endearment when it comes from Tim Beyers, senior analyst for The Motley Fool.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Mar. 13, 2012 by Andrew Hickey
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