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Rackspace Releases OnMetal Cloud Servers [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Rackspace reported the general availability and pricing of OnMetal Cloud Servers -- an API-driven, single-tenant Infrastructure- as-a-Service offering. According to a release from the company, the product is designed for customers with rapidly growing infrastructure footprints who seek the agility and elasticity of cloud along with the simplicity and cost-efficiency of colocation. Rackspace said that OnMetal Cloud Servers are built with an Open Compute design with no moving parts and provide enhanced reliability for large-scale applications. In addition, these servers are optimized for workloads at scale such as databases, low-latency caching and handling a large number of web requests. "OnMetal Cloud Servers are an essential piece of our managed cloud portfolio. They provide a significant performance advantage over virtualization-based alternatives at a competitive price point," said Taylor Rhodes, president of Rackspace. "These servers, combined with Fanatical Support, provide businesses with a faster, more nimble solution that delivers better overall value with higher performance." "Rackspace has a clear edge in delivering both managed OpenStack powered private clouds and OpenStack-based public clouds. Using that edge to bridge the gap between dedicated servers and IaaS with this OnMetal offering will expand the range of choices for Rackspace customers," said Carl Brooks, research analyst at the 451. OnMetal Cloud Servers are currently available in the Rackspace Northern Virginia data center and will become available at other North American data centers later this year. The servers will be available in Rackspace's International regions in 2015. Rackspace is a managed cloud company. More Information: www.rackspace.com www.rackspace.com/cloud/servers/onmetal/ ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |