Rackspace Hosting, Inc.

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. operates in the hosting and cloud computing industry. It provides information technology (IT) as a service, managing Web-based IT systems for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as large enterprises worldwide. The companys service suite includes dedicated hosting comprising managed hosting service that manages data center, network, hardware devices, and operating system software; private cloud service, which enables large enterprises to virtualize their IT environments; and managed collocation service that serves the demands of technical customers who require ordering and provisioning support.

Its service suite also comprise cloud hosting, which include cloud servers that allow customers to purchase slices of servers, load their applications onto virtual servers, and pay only for the capacity they use; cloud files that allow customers to purchase storage services by the gigabyte; and cloud sites that allow customers to deploy their applications to a cluster of servers that would scale processing on-demand and as required by the application. In addition, Rackspace Hosting provides cloud applications service suite comprising email, collaboration, and file back-up cloud applications; and hybrid hosting services suite. It sells its service suite through direct sales and third-party channel partners. Rackspace Hosting was formerly known as Rackspace.com, Inc. and changed its name to Rackspace Hosting, Inc. in June 2008. Rackspace Hosting, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.