Rackspace Technology Named a Leader in Multicloud Managed Services Providers by Independent Research Firm
December 03 2020 - 11:05AM
Rackspace Technology™ (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end
multicloud technology solutions company, today announced that they
were named a leader in the Forrester Research, Inc. December 2020
report, The Forrester Wave™: Multicloud Managed Services Providers,
Q4 2020. The report evaluated 11 vendors based on 24 criteria
across three categories: current offering, strategy, and market
presence.
According to the report, “Rackspace Technology was
one of the pioneers of managed public cloud after changing its
strategy from attempting to compete head-on with the hyperscalers
to pairing with and enhancing them.” In addition to receiving the
highest score in the strategy category, Rackspace Technology also
received the highest scores possible for the criteria of execution
roadmap and innovation roadmap and was among those vendors that
scored highest in the customer experience criterion. In total,
Rackspace Technology received a 5 out of a possible 5 in 8
criteria.
“After going all-in on multicloud this year, we
are very heartened to be recognized by Forrester as a Leader in
this inaugural report,” said Kevin Jones, CEO of Rackspace
Technology. “We believe the creation of this market evaluation and
our position in it is indicative of the growing importance of
multicloud solutions to enterprises. We are fully committed to
growing this role in years to come.”
“From its roots in infrastructure services, the
company has moved decisively down the path of expanding advisory,
build/migrate, and cloud-native development services,” states the
report, authored by Bill Martorelli, Principal Analyst, Forrester.
The report also notes, “Customer references praised Rackspace
Technology’s cultural affinity and its uncanny knack to expand its
capabilities in line with customers’ evolving needs.”
The report goes on to note, “[Rackspace Technology
is] again setting the pace with its Rackspace Service
Blocks™ methodology, promising variability in service delivery
and pricing as compared to traditional steady-state service
delivery.” Additionally, it states, “Rackspace Technology is a good
fit for midsize and large enterprise customers seeking cloud
expertise from a cloud specialist that’s particularly well versed
in cloud-first technologies.”
“Rackspace Technology offers multicloud solutions,
strategy and customer experience that provides customers with the
infrastructure they need to navigate unexpected challenges and not
only survive, but thrive,” said Tolga Tarhan, CTO at Rackspace
Technology. “Now more than ever, our priority is supporting
organizations wherever they are in their multifaceted cloud
journey.”
The report is available for download
at https://www.rackspace.com/about/forrester-wave, compliments
of Rackspace Technology.
About Rackspace Technology
Rackspace Technology is a leading end-to-end multicloud technology
services company. We can design, build and operate our customers’
cloud environments across all major technology platforms,
irrespective of technology stack or deployment model. We partner
with our customers at every stage of their cloud journey, enabling
them to modernize applications, build new products and adopt
innovative technologies.
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