Rackspace Technology Redefines the Art of the Possible with the Launch of Rackspace Services for VMware Cloud
May 06 2021 - 9:00AM
Rackspace Technology® (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end
multicloud technology solutions company, today announced the launch
of its next-generation VMware-based cloud offering Rackspace
Services for VMware Cloud™. The new offering is purpose-built to
deliver a fully managed VMware Cloud experience by offering
consumption-based usage, self-service management, and real-time
provisioning. Engineered from the ground up leveraging VMware Cloud
Director on Dell EMC VxRail®, Rackspace Services for VMware Cloud
sets a new standard for managed VMware environments and introduces
unique capabilities, including the ability to mix and match shared
and dedicated tenancy seamlessly in a single environment.
“This isn’t just another hosted VMware product. We worked
closely with VMware to push the art of what is possible and
introduce some new outcomes for our customers that no other managed
service provider or hyperscaler’s VMware environment can offer,”
said Eric Miller, Rackspace Technology vice president of Private
Cloud. “We believe the differentiation and value being added to the
VMware platform makes Rackspace Technology the best place in the
industry to run VMware.”
Rackspace Services for VMware Cloud also introduces Rackspace
Elastic Engineering for VMware, a more flexible support and
management model for VMware customers, which includes a new premium
service level. Rackspace Elastic Engineering for VMware brings the
Rackspace Technology industry-leading service model to customer’s
VMware environments by delivering ongoing innovation,
modernization, transformation, and world-class 24x7x365
operations.
“VMware Cloud is our innovative multicloud platform that enables
organizations to accelerate application modernization across the
data center, edge, and any cloud,” said Fidelma Russo, senior vice
president and general manager, cloud services business unit,
VMware. “Rackspace Technology has long been a strategic partner in
helping our customers navigate their changing cloud environment,
and we believe that Rackspace Services for VMware Cloud will
further enable our mutual customers to benefit from modern and
consistent infrastructure and operations with better economics and
less risk. With VMware and Rackspace Technology, customers can
benefit from the speed, simplicity, and better security offered by
VMware Cloud.”
Rackspace Services for VMware Cloud features
include:• Flexible, dedicated, and
shared-tenancy options•
Newly added consumption-based
pricing• Rapid, real-time
deployment•
Self-service•
Automation
“Organizations are looking to add more simplicity and
flexibility with their IT infrastructure while bridging the gap
between public and private clouds to deliver a seamless hybrid
experience,” said Chad Dunn, vice president, product management,
Dell Technologies. “The Dell Technologies and Rackspace Technology
collaboration, powered by VMware Cloud Director on Dell EMC VxRail,
provides customers with the opportunity to address this need with
industry proven, closely integrated technologies.”
Rackspace Technology is a leader in the Forrester Research, Inc.
December 2020 report, The Forrester Wave™: Multicloud Managed
Services Providers, Q4 2020.
Join the Rackspace Technology webinar to learn about the New
Approach to Private Cloud.
Go here to learn more Rackspace Services for VMware
Cloud.
About Rackspace Technology
Rackspace Technology is a leading end-to-end multicloud
technology services company. We can design, build, and operate our
customers’ cloud environments across all major technology
platforms, irrespective of technology stack or deployment model. We
partner with our customers at every stage of their cloud journey,
enabling them to modernize applications, build new products, and
adopt innovative technologies.
VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United
States and other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned
herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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