Rackspace® Cloud: Private Edition
The Power of OpenStack® in any Data Center
Rackspace® Cloud: Private Edition combines tested, OpenStack-powered reference architecture with cloud operations and software support from Rackspace.
With Rackspace Certified Deployment Partners and remote management tools, Rackspace Cloud: Private Edition offers multiple deployment options Rackspace
data center, on-premise at customer data center, or Equinix.
Rackspace® Cloud: Private Edition is not just a virtualized server, it uses the power of OpenStack® to provision and manage large networks
of virtual machines, creating a redundant and scalable cloud computing platform.
Rackspace
® Cloud: Private Edition gives you the software, control panels, and APIs required to orchestrate a cloud, including running instances,
managing networks, and controlling access through users and projects.
Key benefits include:
- Compatibility with public OpenStack clouds makes it easy to migrate data and applications to public clouds when conditions are right–based on your security policies, economics, and other key business criteria
- Free open-source software means no licensing fees and reduced cost of ownership
- Control panels that make it easy for IT to set quotas, monitor and manage usage
- Self-service portal for employees reduces procurement and hardware setup times
- Modular design and broad hypervisor support leverages existing infrastructure and allows for third-party integration
- iOS and Android application support allows mobile management
- API access for developers
Private Cloud: Virtualized by VMware
® is a private cloud hosted and managed by Rackspace for use by a single client. Rackspace provides data center
and networking infrastructure, deploys server hardware, cloud management tools and (virtual) server software stacks.
In addition, Rackspace monitors and manages the cloud and virtual servers.
Private Cloud: Virtualized by VMware® eliminates the headaches and personnel requirements associated with running a data center, managing hypervisors,
supporting virtualization and provisioning and maintaining virtual servers. It lets customers focus on activities that deliver higher business
- Private Cloud: Virtualized by VMware® implemented using vSphere™ ESX 4.1 from VMware
- Configured in a dedicated, single-tenant environment
- Compatible with hybrid computing solutions powered by RackConnect™
- Dedicated Support Team complete with
Virtualization Specialists
- Virtual layer, hardware and overall infrastructure fully supported 24x7x365
- Turn VMs on and off through customer portal, saving money when VMs are not in use
- Rapid provisioning of VMs, allowing you to scale more easily
- Safely commit changes to OS and apps by creating snapshots
- Provision VMs rapidly with VM clones
- Simple to buy and easy to administer, thanks to full service tools
- Customize the configuration or select a utility billed solution based upon VM usage measured daily, billed monthly
- Additional Rackspace Managed Hosting services available for security,
storage, database and business continuity needs
- Available with Managed Colocation, Managed or Intensive Service Levels