Rackspace Technology Unveils OpenStack Enterprise Solution
Today, Rackspace Technology (NASDAQ: RXT), a prominent player in end-to-end hybrid, multicloud, and AI solutions, reaffirmed its dedication to OpenStack by launching Rackspace OpenStack Enterprise. This is the only fully-managed, enterprise-ready cloud solution designed from the ground up to secure critical workloads while ensuring efficiency and scalability. With this investment in OpenStack, Rackspace enables businesses to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure, providing cloud flexibility at a significantly lower cost compared to competitors. Customers using OpenStack Enterprise also gain access to Rackspace’s exceptional support and expertise, which guarantees optimal performance and efficiency across their cloud environments.
Commitment to Open-Source Principles
“Enterprises are looking for cost-effective and flexible cloud solutions that allow for a high degree of control, all while adhering to open-source principles and community-driven innovation,” stated Josh Villarreal, General Manager of OpenStack and Kubernetes at Rackspace Technology. “Our renewed commitment to OpenStack addresses longstanding platform challenges by simplifying complexity and offering a range of fully managed services that improve accessibility. We firmly believe in the power of open source and the importance of collaborative community efforts. OpenStack Enterprise embodies our enduring confidence in its potential to transform the cloud industry and deliver top-notch solutions for our clients.”
Leading the Way in Open-Source Technology
In the past year, Rackspace has strengthened its position as a leader and innovator in open-source cloud technologies by rolling out a comprehensive product roadmap for OpenStack and providing regular feature updates. These updates feature a notable increase in upstream code contributions to the OpenStack community, aligning with Rackspace’s One OpenStack Strategy, which focuses on utilizing a single technology stream for all OpenStack products. This alignment ensures that customers can effortlessly utilize each solution without facing technological barriers between products.
Historical Contributions to OpenStack
Rackspace’s legacy of investing in OpenStack dates back to the platform's inception in partnership with NASA. To date, Rackspace has contributed over 5.6 million lines of code to OpenStack, making it one of the largest OpenStack cloud providers globally. With more than one billion server hours of experience operating production-ready OpenStack clouds at scale, Rackspace boasts a dedicated team of over 150 OpenStack experts and more than 50 Kubernetes administrators.
Meeting Customer Needs
OpenStack is designed to address a diverse range of customer requirements, including security and compliance for sensitive data that necessitates the highest levels of protection and control, along with options for data locality and sovereignty. Additionally, it focuses on cost efficiencies, providing a way to reduce the overall cost of cloud infrastructure. OpenStack services also facilitate seamless application and data center modernization, allowing customers to migrate applications to the cloud with minimal changes while transitioning to fully managed solutions.
Fostering Innovation and Control
“As cloud infrastructure options have progressed, traditional solutions can bind enterprises with high costs and limited flexibility, stifling innovation,” remarked Kevin Carter, Product Director at Rackspace Technology. “We are empowering our customers with industry-leading, enterprise-grade, open-source solutions that simplify infrastructure management, enabling them to take control of their destinies and modernize using the latest technological advancements.”
Collaborations and Future Innovations
In line with its enhanced commitment to OpenStack, Rackspace collaborated with CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, to expedite its scientific knowledge management advancements by modernizing its OpenStack Private Cloud. This mission-critical private cloud environment supports CAS in providing scientific innovators with access to groundbreaking, lifesaving research in chemistry and life sciences. CAS emphasized high availability, reliability, and performance to meet the highest standards for its cloud platform.
“We chose Rackspace as our managed service provider to elevate our private cloud on OpenStack — focusing on everything from resiliency and reliability to service robustness,” said Luke Chandler, Senior Director of Cloud Platforms and Solutions, Infrastructure and Support Services for CAS. “Rackspace has been instrumental in helping CAS establish a robust private cloud infrastructure that empowers individuals, companies, institutions, and academics to innovate more rapidly and achieve scientific breakthroughs that save lives.”
About Rackspace Technology
Rackspace Technology is a leading provider of end-to-end hybrid, multicloud, and AI solutions. We specialize in designing, building, and operating our customers’ cloud environments across all major technology platforms, regardless of the technology stack or deployment model. We partner with our clients at every stage of their cloud journey, helping them modernize applications, develop new products, and embrace innovative technologies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is OpenStack Enterprise?
OpenStack Enterprise is a fully-managed cloud solution provided by Rackspace Technology, specifically designed for enterprise workloads, ensuring security, efficiency, and scalability.
How does Rackspace support OpenStack?
Rackspace offers unmatched support and expertise to guarantee peak performance and efficiency for customers utilizing OpenStack solutions.
What has been Rackspace's contribution to the OpenStack community?
Rackspace has contributed over 5.6 million lines of code and possesses extensive operational experience in managing production-ready OpenStack clouds.
Why are enterprises opting for OpenStack?
Enterprises are in search of flexible, cost-effective, and community-driven cloud alternatives that offer a high level of control and security for their data.
How does OpenStack aid cloud modernization?
OpenStack facilitates seamless application migration and modernization, enabling organizations to transition to managed solutions with minimal disruption.
