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Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight on Profitably

Jeff Lamboy on January 26, 2012 | No Comments

Many times we know a small business in need of recommendations and business help. Business owners almost always ask, “Am I the most efficient and profitable company I can be?” Perhaps they are a one or two employee shop and often wonder, "What tools can I use to help determine these cost-saving opportunities?" As businesses grow and mature, these are often questions we see in the Rackspace Startup Program and we love sharing how one startup can truly help another. If you own a small business and are looking to grow, Profitably may be the startup with just the solution for you! Founded in 2010 by ...

Lizetta Staplefoote on January 26, 2012 | No Comments

You're watching the big game; your favorite player shoots the ball, and…nothing. That's what happened to University of Connecticut women's basketball fans last year when Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network's (CPBN) servers buckled under unexpectedly heavy traffic while broadcasting an intense, live game online. Because alumni and fans depend on the feed to watch games from all over the world, CPBN quickly contacted Rackspace to put technology in place to prevent a repeat of that experience. Rackspace combined Cloud Servers and Cloud Load Balancers with Scalr's auto-scaling platform and CapCal's Web Performance Testing from Grid Robotics to provide instant scaling for peak periods and performance testing ...

Joseph Palumbo on January 25, 2012 | No Comments

The coming year will likely see unprecedented growth in cloud computing, especially as people become more comfortable with the interaction of the interfaces and security becomes more stable. One of the things that drive people to the cloud is scalability. The ability to scale up or down at a moment’s notice is one of the cloud’s greatest benefits. Scaling is vital for anyone who expects usage to increase – say a major product launch that will bring thousands of new visitors to a site. Scalability in the cloud allows users to expand or contract when they need to. Vertical Scaling Vertical scaling is the easiest. Essentially it resizes ...