{"id":4711,"date":"2012-11-21T17:18:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudnewsdaily.com\/?guid=0b7df3d4bbf97cdd6bb1f52b67800163"},"modified":"2012-11-21T17:18:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T17:18:00","slug":"rackspace-launches-uk-startup-programme-to-fuel-new-british-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/rackspace-launches-uk-startup-programme-to-fuel-new-british-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Rackspace Launches UK Startup Programme to Fuel New British Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Rackspace the open cloud company<\/a>, announced plans to launch its Rackspace Startup Programme in 2013 to provide cloud computing resources to new businesses driving growth in the UK economy. With a global track record of partnering with premiere startup accelerators and incubators in the USA and Australia, the firm now broadens its focus to include the EMEA region aiming to help power thousands of UK startups to success. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSince launching in the US two years ago, we\u2019ve helped over 850 startups through the programme. We\u2019ve also worked with over 100 programme partners, including some of the top accelerators, universities, co-working spaces and VCs, and we are thrilled to launch the UK startup programme,\u201d said Taylor Rhodes, Managing Director, International at Rackspace.<\/p>\n

Given the cloud model\u2019s inherent flexibility and elasticity, the fact that it requires minimal capital expenditure up front, and its unmatched ability to scale, it\u2019s an essential differentiator for many fast growth businesses. In 2009, nearly 250,000 VAT registered businesses started in the UK*. This highlights the vast number of startups that could potentially benefit from cloud services, if they aren\u2019t already.<\/p>\n

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Starting as a ten man entrepreneurial venture itself back in 1998, Rackspace recognises the need to provide fledgling businesses harbouring great potential the enabling technologies for growth and commercial success. The Rackspace Startup Programme therefore exists to provide low cost cloud hosting and support services to startup incubators who have identified cloud computing as a more efficient route to IT service delivery.<\/p>\n

As a company that likes to refer to information technology as the \u201cfifth business utility\u201d, Rackspace views cloud computing as a means of democratising access to powerful IT resources at every tier of the business spectrum. As such, the Rackspace Startup Programme has been engineered from the outset to give incubators an unrivalled opportunity to drive startup firms towards development, expansion and commercial success.<\/p>\n

\u201cCloud computing services are built around the principles of not only flexibility and scalability, but automation and self-service too as we serve customers\u2019 needs from our local datacentres with additional service layers all backed up by our world-renowned Fanatical Support,\u201d said Rhodes. \u201cBringing the power of our continuously available cloud services to the dynamic world of startup business is, to be quite honest, really exciting. I can\u2019t wait to see what happens next.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rackspace unveiled its Startup Programme at a \u2018Boost Your Start-Up\u2019 networking event held in the heart of London\u2019s Tech City on 20th<\/sup> November 2012. The event featured a panel discussion with some of the most prominent thought leaders in this space, moderated by Robert Scoble, the world\u2019s pre-eminent blogger and evangelist on technology and start-ups. Moving forwards, Rackspace expects to work with high profile accelerators including DreamStake and Springboard, to ensure that businesses across the UK have access to its Startup Programme.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a multiplicity of extremely sensitive and highly fluid business factors to juggle, startups need an IT backbone built around maximum levels of elasticity, control and automation. We welcome Rackspace\u2019s commitment to providing this through their cloud offering. The scalability in a pay-as-you-go model is essential for fast-growing businesses and will be a key business enabler for startups now and in the future,\u201d said Sean Kane, Co-Founder, Springboard<\/p>\n

Rackspace is also offering one start-up team the chance to win a trip to San Antonio, Texas, plus a 1-on-1 mentoring session with founder and Chairman, Graham Weston, while they\u2019re there. Entrants must submit a pitch video for a start-up idea centred around cloud computing by December 14th for a chance to win. The winners will also receive \u00a33,000.<\/p>\n

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