Rackspace has reaffirmed its commitment to the OpenStack community with the launch of Rackspace OpenStack Enterprise.
Rackspace OpenStack Enterprise is a fully managed, enterprise-grade cloud solution designed to run critical workloads securely, efficiently, and at scale. With OpenStack Enterprise, Rackspace offers companies a flexible cloud solution that is significantly more affordable than comparable solutions from competitors.
The launch of OpenStack Enterprise reflects Rackspace’s vision of the need for cost-effective and flexible cloud alternatives based on open source principles. Josh Villarreal, general manager of OpenStack and Kubernetes at Rackspace Technology, emphasizes that the renewed commitment to OpenStack helps enterprises reduce complexity while increasing accessibility.
“With this solution, Rackspace aims to support customers who want to put innovation over infrastructure. OpenStack Enterprise’s fully managed services enable companies to take advantage of a wide range of cloud solutions without technological barriers.”
The launch comes after a year in which Rackspace significantly expanded its OpenStack product strategy, including frequent updates and a significant increase in contributions to the OpenStack community, continuing the company’s commitment to the open source community.
Rackspaces An OpenStack strategy ensures that customers can use all solutions seamlessly and without technological barriers between the different products.
Rackspace’s history and expertise in OpenStack
Rackspace’s involvement with OpenStack dates back to the platform’s original founding in collaboration with NASA in 2010. Since then, Rackspace has contributed more than 5.6 million lines of code to OpenStack and is one of the largest OpenStack cloud providers in the world.
The company has over a billion server hours of experience keeping production-ready OpenStack clouds operational at scale. In addition, Rackspace has a dedicated team of more than 150 OpenStack experts and 50 Kubernetes administrators, further underscoring the company’s expertise in open source cloud technologies.
With the launch of OpenStack Enterprise, Rackspace reaffirms its position as a major player in the open source cloud technology market. The solution offers customers the ability to modernize their infrastructure, reduce costs while maintaining full control over their cloud environment.