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Rackspace appoints two senior leaders for private cloud

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Rackspace names two senior leaders to drive private cloud operations and international growth as it targets enterprise AI demand.
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Rubrik & Rackspace unveil UK sovereign cyber recovery cloud

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Rubrik and Rackspace launch UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud to restore vital services after ransomware while keeping data under UK control.
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Rubrik & Rackspace launch UK sovereign recovery cloud

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Rubrik and Rackspace unveil a UK-only sovereign cyber recovery cloud, promising faster ransomware recovery and stricter data control.
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Rackspace & Uniphore target USD $100m regulated AI push

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Rackspace and Uniphore ally on sovereign agentic AI for regulated sectors, aiming for USD $100m in outcomes-based enterprise roll-outs.
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CDN market to hit USD $42.89bn as edge demand surges

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Global CDN spending is forecast to soar from USD $27.25bn in 2025 to USD $42.89bn by 2030, driven by edge demand and performance pressure.
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Rackspace names Joseph Vito to lead global alliances

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Rackspace appoints Joseph Vito to spearhead global strategic alliances, bolstering its hybrid cloud and AI partnership ecosystem.
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AI reshapes cloud spend as firms shift from SaaS to agents

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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AI is set to end SaaS dominance by 2026 as firms pay for domain-specific agents and governed cloud usage instead of per-seat software.
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Rackspace unveils AI Launch Pad to streamline enterprise adoption

Thu, 20th Nov 2025
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Rackspace Technology launches AI Launch Pad, a private-cloud service to help businesses overcome AI adoption challenges and boost returns across sectors.
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Rackspace Technology appoints new Senior Vice Presidents for AI push

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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Rackspace Technology appoints Lata Varghese and Phani Kishore Burre as Senior VPs to boost AI, cloud services and business transformation efforts.
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Rackspace cuts emissions by 10% & targets net zero by 2045

Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
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Rackspace Technology cut emissions by 10% in a year and aims for net-zero carbon by 2045, backed by Science Based Targets initiative validation.
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Steve Mills steps up as Chief Operating Officer at DoiT

Wed, 16th Jul 2025
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Steve Mills is appointed Chief Operating Officer at DoiT, expanding his role after driving 2.5x revenue growth and a USD $5bn AWS partnership as Chief Revenue Officer.
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Rubrik & Rackspace launch managed cyber recovery for clouds

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Rubrik and Rackspace have launched the Rackspace Cyber Recovery Service to help businesses quickly recover from ransomware in public cloud environments.
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ECU Worldwide partners with Rackspace for AWS cloud migration

Wed, 14th May 2025
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Rackspace Technology partners with Allcargo's ECU Worldwide to migrate logistics operations across 180 countries to AWS, boosting security, scalability, and customer service.
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Rubrik & Rackspace team up for rapid post-cyber attack recovery

Thu, 1st May 2025
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Rubrik and Rackspace team up to launch a new managed recovery service, cutting cyber attack recovery from weeks to hours for key sectors like finance and healthcare.
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Caroline O'Connor joins Zayo Europe as Chief Legal Officer

Mon, 13th Jan 2025
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Zayo Europe has announced the appointment of Caroline O'Connor as Chief Legal Officer, bolstering its executive team amid continued growth in the sector.
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Rackspace partners with JBi Digital for UK government cloud

Tue, 19th Nov 2024
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Rackspace Technology has partnered with JBi Digital to enhance its services for UK government clients, utilising the Sovereign Government Cloud.
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AWS unveils generative AI partner alliance to expand reach

Wed, 6th Nov 2024
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Amazon Web Services has launched the Generative AI Partner Innovation Alliance to enhance access to its Generative AI Innovation Centre for global customers.
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AWS launches Generative AI Partner Innovation Alliance

Tue, 5th Nov 2024
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Amazon Web Services has launched the Generative AI Partner Innovation Alliance to broaden access to its Generative AI Innovation Centre, facilitating customer success.
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Rackspace strengthens OpenStack role with Platinum status

Fri, 25th Oct 2024
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Rackspace has joined the Board of Directors and become a Platinum Member of the OpenInfra Foundation, enhancing its influence in the OpenStack community.
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Rackspace launches new OpenStack solution for critical workloads

Thu, 22nd Aug 2024
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Rackspace Technology launches Rackspace OpenStack Enterprise, reaffirming commitment to open-source cloud solutions for secure, efficient, and scalable workloads.