Technical White Papers
Featured White Papers
101 Guide to the Cloud
Could you describe what "the cloud" actually is if someone asked? Do you know how to implement one? To find out more, read on!
Cloud: Economics
Is cost reduction the only reason to adopt a cloud hosting model? This paper explores the costs and savings of implementing a cloud and looks into where the benefits really are.
The Cloud at Your Pace
The cloud has taken many twists and turns on its route to maturity. Business advantages include: lower costs, reduced complexity, faster rollout of new apps and capacity, and streamlined processes. But there are concerns, too, and this paper addresses those with Microsoft technology.
All White Papers
Cloud Overview
- 101 Guide to the Cloud
- Cashing in on Cloud - CIO/IDG Research
- Cloud: Economics
- Cloud: Vision to Reality
- Cloudonomics: The Economics of Cloud Computing
- Consideration for the Cloud: The Process Every Enterprise Should Think Through
- DNS Fundamentals
- Encryption Fundamentals
- Getting on the Right Side of the Capex vs Opex Divide
- Getting started with the cloud: A Step-by-Step Enterprise Implementation Guide
- How the Cloud Reshapes TCO Analysis - CITO Research
- Hybrid Cloud: The Evolved Enterprise Cloud of the Future
- Hybrid Hosting: Evolving the Cloud in 2012
- Managed Cloud: The New Cloud Category
- Moving your Infrastructure to the Cloud: How to Maximize Benefits and Avoid Pitfalls
- Nervous About Cloud? Go Hybrid Instead.
- OpenStack vs. Closed Clouds - The AOL Factor
- Revolution Not Evolution: How Cloud Computing Differs from Traditional IT and Why it Matters
- Small Teams, Big Impact: Powering Revolutionary Ideas on the Cloud
- The Cloud at Your Pace
- The Future of Cloud is Hybrid Over Distance
- Understanding Cloud ROI Factors - CITO Research
- Understanding the Cloud Computing Stack: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
- Unlocking the Enterprise Cloud
- Virtualization is Not the Cloud
Data Services
Ecommerce
- Building Secure, Scalable and Highly Available Magento Stores, Powered by Rackspace Solutions
- Building your Ecommerce strategy
- Ecommerce Re-Platforming Basics
- Mobile Commerce On The Hybrid Cloud
- Peak Season Prep Guide: Preparing your Ecommerce Site for the Next Big Rush
- The Ecommerce Customer Experience
Email Hosting
- 9 Reasons People are Ignoring Your Email
- Business Email 101: An 8-Step Guide To Selecting Email For Your Business
- Email Archiving or Email Backup?
- Email Fundamentals
- Email Security Best Practices and Avoiding Downtime
- In-house vs. Microsoft Exchange Server from Rackspace: The ROI & TCO Story
- Is a Hosted or Dedicated Exchange Service the Best Fit for My Business?
- Should You Put Email Archiving in the Cloud?
- The Real Costs of 'Free' Email Services For Small Businesses
Managed Security Services and Compliance
Private Cloud
Productivity and Collaboration
Professional Services
- 99.999 Is Not Enough: An OpenCloud Approach to Delivering Application Uptime and Performance
- Are You Ready For The Holiday Rush? 5 Survival Tips
- Benefits of Hosting
- Building your DevOps Engine - A Guide to Tearing Down Silos
- Business Resiliency: Four Pragmatic Approaches Towards Becoming More Resilient To Business Disruptions
- Cloud Cover: Enterprises Are Leveraging Managed Server Hosting and Hybrid Clouds to Ensure Earth-Bound, Rock-Solid Availability of Their Business Applications
- CloudU Series: Say Goodbye to DIY Datacenters
- DevOps Hiring in a Nutshell: How To Build a Winning DevOps Team
- Experience Design at Rackspace
- How IT Maintains Relevancy In A Cloud World: 3 Steps To Transforming Enterprise IT
- How The Cloud Accelerates Innovation
- Managed Hosting and the Shift in IT
- Managing Complex Application Environments:
- Moving Beyond TCO: Demonstrating Cost and Value on the Managed Cloud
- Outsourcing IT: A Matter of Trust
- Say Goodbye To DIY Server Management Headaches
- Top Ten Considerations For Enterprise Cloud
- Understanding DevOps: Foster a culture for building better apps faster
- Versed in Virtual Desktop: Rackspace's Knowledge of Hosted Virtual Desktop
- Why Manage Your Own Servers?
Use Cases
- A High Street Alternative in the Rackspace Hybrid Cloud
- Air and Water Always Online with Rackspace Solution
- Alex and Ani, Rapidly Growing its Lifestyle Brand Online
- Appboy Relies on a Hybrid Infrastructure to Manage Traffic Spikes
- AppRiver Outsources Hosting to Rackspace and Keeps Its Focus on Building Business
- At Six Flags, The Theme is Trust for Rackspace Servers and Support
- Australian Cloud Provider Zeara Achieves Linear Scale Growth
- Australia's Dinosaur Deals Finds Cost-Effective, Superior Hosting Solution
- BankersEdge Looks to the Future Through Rackspace Disaster Recovery Solution
- Beyond Diet Finds Reliability and Rapid Scaling with Rackspace
- Bluetooth Sites Gain Greater Stability & Availability at Rackspace
- BMC Group Meets High Standards and Maximizes Resources with Rackspace
- Bodyglide Didn't Know Email Could Be So Easy
- Bright Blue Day finds Peace of Mind with Managed Rackspace Cloud Servers
- Brunello Creative Discovers Fanatical Support
- CANARIE Leverages the OpenStack Cloud to Accelerate Innovation
- Cloud Files Aid Resume Reinvention
- Cloud Files Powers Next-Gen Job Searches
- Cloud Testing Company Prevents Traffic Jams With OpenStack
- Coastal.com Grows Globally Online With a Hybrid Hosting Solution
- Commflo Gets Hosted Exchange and SharePoint at Rackspace
- Connecticut Public Broadcasting Delivers College Basketball with Ease on the Cloud
- Consumer Q&A Site Pearl.com Searches for a Hybrid Cloud Solution
- Cramer Development Gets the Right Fit for their Clients
- Creative Work Flourishes in Rackspace Hybrid Cloud
- Critical Media Recovers from Disaster with Rackspace Hybrid Cloud
- Dafiti Mexico Brings Online Fashion to a Large and Growing Market
- DDP Yoga Delivers a Consistently Reliable Customer Experience
- Digital Post Australia Powers Online Postal System via Managed Virtualization
- DigitalFilm Tree Looking to Shape The Future of the Entertainment Industry
- Domino's UK Embraces Hybrid Portfolio
- Dubset Uses the Rackspace Cloud to Power Its Rich Media Site
- EBS Uses Rackspace to Say Goodbye to Email Headaches
- Edelman Uses Rackspace Services for SharePoint for Global Unification
- Empire Avenue Powers Its Social Media Exchange on the Rackspace Cloud
- Engagency Helps Sitecore Customers Personalize Digital Experiences
- Enterprise IT SaaS Playing in the Global DevOps Space
- Excentus Fuels Customer Loyalty with Rackspace
- Firefly Digital Glows for Rackspace
- Fortune 500 Company Uses Rackspace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure to Unify their Global Workforce
- Fueling the Rapid Rise of Kendra Scott Design Requires High-Performance Ecommerce
- FundApps Delivers Compliance Software with Rackspace Hybrid Cloud
- Future Büro Runs Big Campaigns in the Cloud
- Gallant FX Finds On-demand Support for an On-demand Market via Rackspace
- Globalscape Uses Rackspace® Hosting To Deliver Award-Winning Products To Customers
- Gracious Studios Helps Fast-Growing Retailer Body & Fit Focus On Digital Growth and Performance
- GreatCircle Studios Opens with Reliable, Affordable Email
- Helping Healthcare Players Get their Apps to Market, CloudMine Solves HIPAA-Compliant Data Challenges
- Hosted Exchange Gives The Eitel Group A Competitive Edge
- How ShopLocal Handles Huge Holiday Traffic Spikes
- HR Software's Next Generation Finds Footing In The Cloud
- Hubspot Disrupts Marketing in the Hybrid Cloud
- Huge Delivers Globally for the World's Top Companies
- Hybrid Hosting Powers Big Data Processing for Corporation Wiki
- Ilium Software Trades Email Server for Fanatical Support
- Inavero's 'Always On' Platform Built on Rackspace Hybrid Solution
- Infoplum is a Peak Performer at 2014 Global Football Tournament
- IntervalZero Has Zero Email Headaches with Rackspace
- Ironman Utilizes Managed Operations for Worldwide On-Demand Events
- Jobs2web chooses Rackspace to host SaaS Solution
- Karmaloop Relies on Rackspace to Run Infrastructure
- LeatherTree.com Finds "Happy Home" at Rackspace
- LivingSocial's Rackspace Success Story
- Lockstep Group Chooses Rackspace for Pricing and Support
- LoveBook Uses Cloud Servers with Managed Operations to Handle Big Traffic
- Makita Best-in-Class Power Tools Meet Best-in-Class Support
- MapMyFitness Fortifies Growth, Saves Cost without Sacrificing Performance
- Medication Therapy Management Meets Private Cloud
- Mexican Catalog Sales Company Andrea Brings Its Wears to the Web
- mindSCOPE Finds Rackspace Fanatical Support Beneficial
- MindSnacks Finds Mobile SaaS Success on the Rackspace Cloud
- Modern Retail Perfects Its Services Using Private Cloud
- Monebo Replaces Exchange Servers with Fanatical Service
- Morgan & Sampson Lowers Costs and Upgrades Features
- mShopper Powers Online Retailers as Smartphone Shopping Continues to Grow
- Multi-channel Retailer LoveSac Focuses on Ecommerce Growth
- nGenx Offloads Layers of Complexity
- No More Email Servers for NetCom
- noHold Helps Companies Improve Enterprise Conversion Virtually
- Northwest Pediatric Associates Finds Cure for Business Email
- Oakley Re-Platforms Infrastructure Online to Omnichannel
- Omni-channel Commerce in the Cloud
- Online Auto Superstore CARiD Tunes Up Digital Performance
- Open-API WePay Powers Secure, Responsive Ecommerce Experiences
- Pangea Foundation Created Emergency Solution for 211 San Diego during Wildfires, Relied on Rackspace for Infrastructure
- Portal Systems Saves 300 Hours a Year with Rackspace
- Posterous Finds an Easy Fit at Rackspace
- Prepara Handles Huge Ecommerce Traffic on the Cloud
- ProAct Steps Up to Professional Email with Rackspace
- Providing Flexible Hosting with Deep Ecommerce Experience
- Rackspace Cloud Files in the Classroom
- Rackspace Frees West Arete From Email Burdens
- Rackspace Gives Major League Gaming (MLG) the Power of Scale
- Rackspace Hybrid Cloud Helps AfterCollege Grow
- Rackspace Keeps Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards Virtual Slime Flowing
- Rackspace Private Cloud Case Study: JC Global Resources de Mexico
- Rackspace Rescues MariTool from Deliverability Issues
- Rackspace Servers Keeps the BART Website on Track
- Ranker Reduces Hosting Spend by Almost 60% with Rackspace
- Rover Apps Moves Beyond GoDaddy
- Safe Banking Systems Wields Technology to Thwart Financial Fraud
- Samba Tech Brings Better Online Video To Latin America
- Scoutmob Uses SendGrid to Eliminate their Email Headaches
- Search for Service-Oriented Provider Leads E-Commerce Site to Rackspace
- Seer Interactive Finds Success with Managed Operations
- Shaadi.com, the World’s Largest Matrimonial Website, Hosts 30M Users
- Simon Property Group Brings Reliability to Simon.com
- simPRO Builds Out Global Expansion with Rackspace Cloud Servers
- Six Red Marbles Saves Money and Headaches with the Cloud
- SmartBuyGlasses.com Sharpens Focus and Strengthens Digital
- Software Firm Upgrades Database, Trusts Rackspace to Deliver Easy Scalability
- Spencer Weathers Seasonal Spikes in the Hybrid Cloud
- Spire Empowers Regional Grocers with Consumer Analytics
- Sprout Social’s State-of-the-Art Solution Matures with Rackspace Hybrid Hosting Solution
- SumAll Analytics Tool Discovers a Fast Growth Strategy in a Cutting-Edge Cloud
- Team Detroit Delivers Better, Faster Results for their Digital Customers
- TeamSourcing Maintains its Commitment to Constant Innovation as it Expands its Business Throughout Latin America
- Tech Guru Finds Reliable Service and Support with Rackspace
- Telerik Shows the Way to the Future of Application Development
- Tier1 Finds Top-Tier Service at Rackspace
- Troux Technologies Accelerates Client Success in Rackspace Private Cloud
- TStream Software Three-Step Success To a Win-Win Partnership
- Under Armour Chooses Rackspace for Best-In-Class Service
- UpCounsel Launches Virtual Law Platform in the Cloud
- USourceIT Reduces Client's IT Costs by 50 Percent
- VEVO Music Videos Run On Rackspace Hybrid Cloud
- vWork Relies on OpenStack to Power SaaS Application
- WebCorp uses Rackspace Archiving for a Limitless Inbox
- Welcome To Yorkshire Creates Innovative Marketing and PR Campaigns in the United Kingdom's Largest County
- WorkshopLive 'Bands' with Rackspace to 'Amp' Online Music Education
- Zendesk Growth Soars with New Relic and Rackspace