{"id":17819,"date":"2015-10-06T13:47:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businesscloudnews.com\/?p=236321"},"modified":"2015-10-06T13:47:25","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:47:25","slug":"rackspace-ups-aws-functionality-and-support-becomes-authorised-reseller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/rackspace-ups-aws-functionality-and-support-becomes-authorised-reseller\/","title":{"rendered":"Rackspace ups AWS functionality and support, becomes authorised reseller"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AWS\"<\/a>Managed hosting provider Rackspace has announced a ramped up suite of products featuring enhanced support and functionality with Amazon Web Services.<\/p>\n

The agreement with AWS, announced at re:Invent in Las Vegas this week, will see Rackspace launch managed service offerings including tools, expertise, application management and operational support for AWS Cloud. \u201cFanatical Support for AWS\u201d is the core service offering featured as part of the agreement, with three beta offerings supplementing the managed service \u2013 Managed Security for AWS, Compliance Assistance for AWS and Managed Cloud for Adobe Experience Manager.<\/p>\n

Through Fanatical Support, Rackspace tells its customers to \u201cleave the heavy lifting to us\u201d as it claims to take care of migration, architecture, security and operations for companies looking to adopt AWS for application hosting.<\/p>\n

Rackspace has also become an authorised reseller at AWS, as well as a managed services partner, and has joined the AWS Partner Network. CEO Taylor Rhodes spoke about the announcement on the company\u2019s blog page.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past year, more and more of them [customers] have told us that they love Rackspace expertise and Fanatical Support, and would like to get it for the workloads that they prefer to run on AWS,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have spent the past several months working with those customers and with AWS, to create the best managed-service offering on that platform.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rhodes went on to say that AWS adds to Rackspace\u2019s existing commitment to support a number of other platforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe help businesses tap the power of the cloud without the pain and expense of managing it all themselves,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have gone deep on support for platforms such as OpenStack, Microsoft and VMware. Our success in leading the managed cloud market for those technologies has been validated by industry experts such as Gartner, and most importantly, by our 300,000-plus business customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, Rhodes then highlighted how Fanatical Support has evolved with today\u2019s announcements, and how it will benefit various customer segments. \u00a0He claims it will appeal to businesses that have desired AWS integration with existing Fanatical Support functionality; for rapidly growing businesses needing to outsource some IT functionality in order to reallocate technical resource to other areas; and for customers new to both AWS and Rackspace.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, AWS\u2019s VP of worldwide partner ecosystem Terry Wise, welcomed Rackspace\u2019s increased integration and functionality of AWS.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re pleased to see Rackspace support AWS customers and achieve membership in the AWS Managed Service Program,\u201d he said. \u201cA growing number of businesses who want the benefit of the AWS Cloud will find value in working with AWS Managed Service Partners like Rackspace. We have been impressed with Rackspace\u2019s commitment to include beta customers in their AWS managed services offerings, along with certifying a large number of their technical staff.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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