What makes Rackspace a leader?

Gartner evaluates hosting providers according to several parameters. They've positioned Rackspace as a leader based on both the completeness of our vision and our ability to execute. Read the full report

Why? Here's our take

Our ability to execute

We know enterprise hosting. Whether you need cloud hosting, managed hosting, or you need to set up your own private cloud, we can help. In fact, many of the companies that provide the software products you use to run your business host with us. Learn more about enterprise hosting at Rackspace.

You can trust us. We're not like any other hosting company—and that's a good thing. Our people are exceptionally talented, driven, and committed to providing Fanatical Support^® for your infrastructure. Learn more about Fanatical Support.

We'll help you find the right solution. Our Advisory Services team provides you with personalized help for your specific needs. We help you understand the technology you need. Learn more about Advisory Services.

The completeness of our vision

We're thought leaders changing cloud hosting forever. We worked with NASA to develop OpenStack^®, an open-source, scalable cloud operating system that makes it easy to move data from one data center or service provider to another. Learn more about OpenStack.

We pay attention to your needs, then we create product offerings that meet them. For example, our distinctive RackConnect™ product blends the security of dedicated servers with the flexibility of the cloud. Learn more about RackConnect.

About Gartner

Gartner has been studying IT solutions for enterprises since 1979. Read more at the Gartner website.

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What Rackspace is doing for enterprises

At Six Flags, the Theme is Trust for Rackspace Servers and Support

"Whether the issue is as simple as a password re-set or as complex as a server outage, Rackspace is always ready to help."

Sean Andersen
Director, Interactive Services

VEVO Music Videos Run on RackConnect™

"Before, we shipped videos on hard drives to third party vendors for transcoding. Rackspace lets us add servers to our infrastructure on a temporary basis, so we can transcode in-house."

Allan Parsons
Senior Systems Engineer

Mazda USA Trusts Critical Sites for Uptime

"Rackspace's main differentiator is their hybrid model that allows us to quickly add burst capacity when our traffic spikes for major ad campaigns."

Vashdev Vangani
Department Manager of Information Technology