Rackspace and emcs hybrid cloud service has a proven pedigree in companies of all sizes around the world. Rackspace private cloud software uses ansible to create an openstack cluster on the. Deliver features faster by providing your users with ondemand, selfservice access to infrastructure. Create a cloud account sign up now to grow your business with the support of thousands of expert engineers. By managing apps, data, security and multiple clouds, we are the best choice to help customers get to the cloud, innovate with new technologies and maximize their it investments. Our hosted private cloud and infrastructure solutions. Nov 12, 2014 rackspace announced during its third quarter earnings report on monday that it is joining microsofts cloud os network, an elite hosting program that aims to provide microsoft azurecompatible. Rackspace private cloud reference architecture the rackspace private cloud reference architecture is a recommended set of software and infrastructure components designed to provide the scalability, stability and high availability you need to support enterprise production workloads.
Rackspace private cloud powered by vmware rpcvmware enables a vmware software defined data center sddc as a singletenant private cloud that conveniently transitions or extends your onpremises vmware workloads into a hosted vmware environment. Rackspace cloud files are powered by openstack, an open source collaborative software, delivering files and media at a rapid pace. The launch of rackspace private cloud everywhere enables the company to extend the availability of pcaas benefits to an increased number of organizations as well as applications. I decided to install openstack from scratch, not using the rackspace private cloud software deployment tools that automate the installation of the server, hypervisor and openstack. The partnership will see appformixs technology come to rackspace s private cloud customers, providing additional insight and control. After the iso has launched and loaded, accept the eula statement. This is also why the hosted private cloud provides the best of vmware virtualisation with vsphere, software defined network technologies with nsx, software. Sep 25, 2014 rackspace private cloud is powered by openstack and delivers the agility and efficiency of a public cloud combined with the enhanced security, control and performance of a dedicated environment. Openstack began in 2010 as a joint project of rackspace hosting and nasa.
Xxx they call it a private network sometimes but it is not private perse, it is datacenterwide private so their. Our specialists proactively monitor and maintain the health of your private cloud and are available 24x7x365. These include public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud and multi cloud. When it comes to their iaas solution, rackspace now builds entirely on open source system. How to download the saved images in the rackspace cloud. How to download the saved images in the rackspace cloud server. Rackspace has launched a major upgrade to its private cloud software, an openstackpowered solution for enterprise private clouds. As an infrastructure as a service iaas product, eucalyptus allows your users to provision your compute and.
Rackspace cloud ftp guide covers both the ftp sftp for rackspace cloud sites and rackspace cloud server. We offer web, app or email hosting, data services and managed security solutions. The cloud managed operations service level includes support of the data center environment, host server hardware, and rackspace cloud apis. More insights, transparency and control now available on. Aug 15, 2012 interesting next step by rackspace, hybrid really seems to be the right path. The installation process provides a familiar approach for linux system administrators, and the environment can be updated easily without downloading and installing a new iso. Rackspace has received the highest level of pci certification, achieving pci dss level 1 provider status for our facilities in the u. Rackspace private cloud designed to support your enterprise. A private cloud is a dedicated environment that delivers similar advantages to public cloud including scalability, improved resource utilization and selfservice capabilities while retaining the isolation of singletenant servers. If someone follows it and needs a smartphone tool for monitoring public and private cloud instances as well then cloud manager should be worth a try. What are the best alternatives to rackspace for cloud servers. The biggest new feature is opencenter, which rackspace. Jan 08, 2020 this documentation is intended as a quick reference for rackspace customers who have questions about rackspace private cloud powered by openstack. It delivers demonstrable business and it value for customers including.
Get the agility, scalability and efficiency of the public cloud, with the greater levels of control and security of a singletenant, dedicated environment. Rackspace private cloud powered by vmware rpcvmware enables a vmware softwaredefined data center sddc as a singletenant private cloud that conveniently transitions or extends your on. At rackspace, we accelerate the value of the cloud during every phase of digital transformation. Compute nova provision and manage large networks of virtual machines. We provide a wide range of pci dss compliant public cloud, private cloud. Rackspace sells cloud sites unit to liquid web techcrunch. Jan 22, 2015 rackspace private cloud powered by openstack is designed to meet these needs. Rackspace private cloud powered by vmware customer handbook. What you can do right now is create an image of your server which gets stored in the saved images section, then restore the image from there. Rackspace private cloud powered by openstack is our configuration of upstream software based on our best practices and designed for running openstack clouds at scale. Rackspace launches rackspace private cloud everywhere, a. Rackspace private cloud software downloads ubuntu operating system installation files as part of the installation process to ensure that you have the most uptodate operating system that works with our software.
Rackspace launches opencenter on private cloud software. The sos tool rackspace private cloud software installs the sosreport tool for ubuntu operating systems, which you can use to collect, analyze, and report information that helps you or rackspace support troubleshoot issues in your rackspace private cloud environment. Rackspace cloud is the brand name for rackspace hosting inc. To get started youll need access to the rackspace cloud and. Openstack private cloud can help you increase agility and lower costs while avoiding vendor lockin. Our partnership with vmware is the reason you can benefit from all of their technological innovations. Rackspace private cloud is powered by openstack and delivers the agility and efficiency of a public cloud combined with the enhanced security, control and performance of a dedicated. While your cloud platform provider is responsible for securing their cloud services, you. This guide assumes youre familiar with java and its technologies.
Eucalyptus is open source software for building awscompatible private and hybrid clouds. The rackspace fedramp cloud, combined with our proven federal information security management act fisma compliant solutions, provide government agencies, software vendors and systems integrators with the highest levels of security and performance. Rackspace eroffnet erstes rechenzentrum in deutschland. One of the really neat things that rackspace did in the past was to build a standalone iso to be able to deploy the rackspace private cloud which was running the folsom release of openstack. In this guide, shows you how to get started using this handy. Rackspace, with help of ubuntu os and chef recipes has created a. Vmware vsphere replication is a hypervisorbased, asynchronous replication solution for vsphere virtual machines. Hybrid cloud connect your dedicated rackspace environment to the public cloud of your choice aws, microsoft azure, or the rackspace cloud with rackconnect. Rackspace is no longer maintaining their php opencloud sdk, so you should probably find a different asset storage provider and not use this plugin. Log in use your organizations credentials to log in forgot password. Rackspace will license appformix software and integrate it as part of its openstack private cloud solutions, providing cloud service optimization tools that improve application. Rackspace rolls up openstack for private clouds the register.
Apr 25, 2016 rackspace today announced that it is partnering with appformix to bring that companys cloud monitoring and performance optimization tools to its private openstack cloud customers. Rackspace and emc becoming a cloud enabled enterprise. This document provides guidance for backing up the openstack cloud that is created with rackspace private cloud software. During this session we will discuss how rpc was designed to provide customers the agility and efficiency of a public cloud with the security, control and performance that their missioncritical applications require. The rackspace private cloud software is ready, set, go. Rackspace private cloud software uses ansible to create an openstack cluster on the ubuntu operating system. This is the first of at least fifteen associated announcements by intel over the next year. This plugin provides an rackspace cloud files integration for craft cms. There isnt a way to download the server images currently.
Getting the rackspace private cloud software is as easy as filling out a. Rackspace is certified to iso s worldclass international standards for over 60 years, the international organization for standardization iso has been working to establish global standards for quality, safety, security and efficiency. Rackspace embraces appformix for private cloud control. Rackspace private cloud software uses ansible to create an openstack cluster on ubuntu linux. Hybrid cloud connect your dedicated rackspace environment to the public cloud of your choice aws, microsoft azure, or the rackspace cloud.
We provide a wide range of pci dss compliant public cloud, private cloud, dedicated server and hybrid solutions so you can choose the best environment for your sensitive financial operations. The information in this guide is intended for rackspace customers, rackspace support engineers, and any other individual inquiring into the current redhat openstack platform releases and software eligible for operations support from rackspace. Rackspace complies with, and has received certification in, a variety of iso standards. Offerings include cloud storage cloud files, virtual private server cloud servers, load balancers, databases, backup, and monitoring. Rackspace private cloud offering based on openstack python ansible cloud virtualization openstack shell apache2. Using the cloud for competitive advantage cloud infrastructure control vendor appformix is announcing a new partnership with racksapce this week. Rackspace data centers are operational 24x7x365 and are staffed by expert security, engineering, and operations personnel. Oct 02, 2014 looking for an openstack powered private cloud solution that is ready for your enterprise production workloads. Cloud servers is based on openstack, the open and scalable operating system for building public and private clouds. Rackspace cloud includes cloud files, cloud block storage and cloud backup. The rackspace cloud is based on openstack, which is a global collaboration of developers and cloud computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud computing platform for public and private clouds. I work for a company called eurovps which offers managed cloud hosting, and we often find that clients migrate to us from big name providers like rackspace for a more personalised touch.
Rax cloud sites business unit, which will remain in san antonio. Here are also tips and tricks for rackspace cloud ftp. Rackspace has released its private cloud software distribution as a free, installable iso file. Host on our dedicated or cloud infrastructure or through one of our partners. Rackspace private cloud powered by vmware customer. The rackspace inheritable security controls risc program can help you achieve your fedramp atos in a fraction of the time it normally takes, with cost savings of up to 70%. The information in this guide is intended for rackspace customers, rackspace support engineers, and any other individual inquiring into the current rackspace private cloud software that are eligible for operations support from rackspace.
Additionally, every rackspace private cloud customer has. Aug 09, 2016 rackspace has redressed itself as a cloud and managed services seller some years back, and again more recently as a customer front end for aws and microsoft it is effectively reselling those. Rackspace cloud sites is a platform for website and blog hosting that is reliable, scalable, and cmsfriendly. How to install rackspace private cloud alamo on a single. Comparison of dedicated and cloud hosting rackspace. However, half of all businesses attempting to implement openstack fail not just because its complex, but because they also lack specific platform expertise. With rackspace private cloud everywhere powered by vmware, you get a fully managed, singletenant, dedicated vmware private cloud, in your choice of global data centers including your own. The private cloud stack is the same code base that rackspace uses internally, and in the case of private cloud v1 is based on the essex release of openstack, which the hoster is now using. The private cloud as a service pcaas, powered by vmware, allows cloud servers and storage to be in most data centers or colocation facilities across the globe. As many of you may know, rackspace recently released alamo, their private cloud software which is available here. This allows you to address data sovereignty requirements, while also locating cloud resources closer to your users which can improve performance and.
A racker since 2011, he has led product management for compute, network and storage for the rackspace public cloud and for the rackspace networking product portfolio. Hosting your private cloud in a rackspace data center offers many security advantages. It is fully integrated with vmware vcenter server and the. However, half of all businesses attempting to implement openstack. A private cloud is located at a data center operated by either an organization or a hosting service provider. Rackspace brings appformixs cloud optimization platform to. Aug 08, 2016 rumors have been flying for over a week that rackspace was for sale, but today instead of the whole kit and kaboodle, the company announced it was selling its cloud sites web hosting unit to. Rackspace private cloud updated to openstack grizzly. It can be hosted onsite at your own data center or at a service providers data center. Rackspace joins microsoft cloud os partner network redmond. Iaas is the way to go for the future, it seems, and what better way to get started than by using rackspace cloud files.
Rackspace private cloud powered by microsoft cloud platform the private cloud of choice for windowsbased workloads microsoft cloud platform delivers the agility and efficiency of a public cloud, combined with the enhanced security, control, and performance of a dedicated environment. Rackspace private cloud powered by vmwarerpcvmware provides a singletenant hosted private cloud, designed with server, storage, and networking. The rackspace developer center gives developers tools and resources to build powerful, scalable apps on the only cloud backed by the rackspace fanatical experience. Appformix software to be deployed with rackspace openstack. This is completely undocumented by rackspace, but they have done it on request for other customers in the past. Iso is ready to install from baremetal with no software prerequisites. Almost 3 digit figure everyday search on this website with the phrase rackspace cloud ftp and landing to wrong articles and guides. Rackspace experts can help you tailor your on site or hosted private cloud to meet stringent security and compliance requirements.
If you have more than one, you must designate one as public and one as private. Openstack is a free open standard cloud computing platform, mostly deployed as. Two factor authentication 2fa must not be enabled for the. How to install rackspace private cloud alamo on a single physical server rackspace has released a new version of its private cloud offerings. Rackspace private cloud powered by openstack is our configuration of upstream software based on our best practices and designed for running openstack clouds. The rackspace cloud is a set of cloud computing products and services billed on a utility computing basis from the usbased company rackspace. Krishna durairaj is a senior director of product management in the rackspace openstack private cloud business. Rackspace currently doesnt expose a feature to download your server images, but that doesnt mean you can never get one. Enrollment requirements rackspace developer portal. I wanted to really understand the inner workings myself. Liquid web acquires cloud sites from rackspace liquid web.
The os of the vm must have the local firewall disabled and allow remote access and privileged process execution by the enrollment account. Managed operations support also gives rackspace employees. Rackspace private cloud powered by openstack version 17 software is based on the openstack queens release and includes the following services. Iso has designed its it security management standards to help organizations secure their sensitive information, including financial records, intellectual property, employee details and customer data. Cloud computing platform that will meet the needs of public and private.
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