 "Rackspace announces new version of hybrid cloud offering with enhanced security")
Rackspace has announced the newest release of its Rackspace Hybrid Cloud offering RackConnect v3. With the new version of RackConnect, customers will be able to take advantage of enhanced security capabilities, increased scalability and automation, and more device options.
RackConnect allows customers to blend traditional dedicated hardware and networks with a variety of services deployed in the public cloud. The latest iteration of RackConnect uses software-defined network technology and Rackspace Cloud Networks to deliver a seamless connection between disparate environments with an emphasis on security across the entire configuration.
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Rackspace offers this hybrid cloud solution with the ability to incorporate customised devices within dedicated hosting and connect with public cloud, private cloud powered by VMware, OpenStack and Microsoft, and even offsite to a customer premise all backed by Fanatical Support. There is no additional charge for RackConnect beyond the cost of the underlying resources consumed.
“RackConnect v3 redefines hybrid cloud by offering enterprise customers a migration path to the public cloud with none of the downside,” said John Engates, CTO at Rackspace. “This unique hybrid cloud technology allows our customers to take advantage of our managed public cloud, private cloud and dedicated hosting offerings with a seamless integration backed by Fanatical Support. It is a unique offering in the market today.”
RackConnect v3 expands the security of dedicated environments into the Rackspace Public Cloud by integrating isolated Rackspace Cloud Networks to keep traffic segregated. It supports as much as a 5x increase in scalability and also decreases the time to provision new resources and helps reduce the risk of build failures by introducing seamless Rackspace Cloud Server provisioning.
RackConnect remains free of charge to all Rackspace customers that have a compatible network device. The Brocade ADX load balancer joins the list of RackConnect compatible devices, along with the Cisco ASA firewall series and the F5 BIP-IP local traffic manager, to further reduce the cost of an entry-level RackConnect deployment.
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