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Service Blocks – build your own cloud managed service
TECHNICAL ARTICLE: While cloud promises to deliver on cost efficiency, most cloud vendors offer one-size-fits-all solutions that lead to plenty of cloud spend waste. Click through to this blog to get insight into how Service Blocks work, and hear from partners that have experienced tremendous success in this custom cloud approach.
Posted: 13 Sep 2019 | Published: 28 Jan 2019


Service Blocks for Custom Cloud Operations
RESOURCE: What's the key to avoiding paying for cloud services you don't use? Customization flexibility. Watch this brief video to see how Rackspace prioritizes custom solutions with the ability to add and drop services on an as-needed basis, keeping you financially and functionally flexible.
Posted: 12 Sep 2019 | Published: 04 Mar 2019


Service Blocks Explained for Business Leaders
VIDEO: How can business leaders make better use of cloud spending? Custom cloud services. Watch this short 3-minute video to learn about Rackspace's counter-intuitive approach to cloud as service with customization for IT cost savings.
Posted: 11 Sep 2019 | Premiered: 06 Jun 2019


The Cost of Cloud Expertise Report
WHITE PAPER: Explore theimportance of expertise to an organization'scloud evolution and the impact the currenttechnical skills gap is having on businesses.
Posted: 16 Oct 2017 | Published: 16 Oct 2017

TOPICS:  IT Management

The CIO's IT Transformation Survival Guide
WHITE PAPER: Many think of IT transformation as moving apps to the cloud or adopting DevOps methodologies, but it's really much more than that. Take a look at this article to learn why you likely need to reconsider how IT engages with and serves your business.
Posted: 23 Aug 2017 | Published: 23 Aug 2017

TOPICS:  CIOs

Navigating the Complexity of Big Data Transformation
WHITE PAPER: Step through the latest big data trends.
Posted: 08 Aug 2017 | Published: 08 Aug 2017


Picking the Best Approach to Multicloud Strategy
EGUIDE: Three industry experts assess the best approaches to a multicloud strategy, why the evolution of leaf-spine architecture didn't emerge sooner and Innovium's programmable switch.
Posted: 22 Jun 2017 | Published: 12 Jun 2017


Avoid Multicloud Integration Costs
EGUIDE: Experts anticipate significant growth in the multicloud model, but so will your application integration costs. This e-guide discusses the multicloud deployment and integration three-step process and how to go about identifying and reducing multicloud integration costs.
Posted: 14 Jun 2017 | Published: 12 Jun 2017


Hybrid Cloud Management: How to Choose the Right Tool
EGUIDE: This e-guide cuts through the hybrid cloud management hype and simplifies the decision-making process. Use this e-guide as a reference and break down your hybrid cloud management quest into the basic elements.
Posted: 14 Jun 2017 | Published: 12 Jun 2017


Taking Big Data Analytics to the Cloud
EGUIDE: Discover how HSBC, a financial services company and banking giant, adopted a cloud-first strategy to enhance analytics and solve big data business challenges. Hear from David Knott, a chief architect at HSBC, about how they addressed 5 key use cases with machine-learning and selected a cloud provider for analytics.
Posted: 12 Jun 2017 | Published: 06 Jun 2017


The Right Time to Manage and Analyze Big Data in the Cloud
EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide, we explore the roles of public and private clouds as well as on-premise systems in big data management. Learn about the potential impact of cloud services on data lakes and analytics; plus, find out how to incorporate cloud-based machine-learning and AI into your big data strategy.
Posted: 09 Jun 2017 | Published: 05 Jun 2017


The Top IoT and Cloud Concerns Facing Big Data Management
EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide, we explore the trends that are projected to dominate big data in the immediate future. Learn about growing data management opportunities in IoT, the rise in machine-learning and self-service data prep tools, cloud-based analytics, and more.
Posted: 09 Jun 2017 | Published: 05 Jun 2017


Seven Big Data Infrastructures to Explore
EGUIDE: It's time for big data to become more relevant. We're finally ready to leverage those big data promises that have long been little more than hollow promises. This e-guide explores the pros and cons of seven big data infrastructures that will help you make the most of your data efforts.
Posted: 09 Jun 2017 | Published: 07 Jun 2017


Moving Your Big Data Strategy to the Cloud: A How-To-Guide
WHITE PAPER: Organizations face many challenges as they move big data to the cloud. Find out what they are and how to overcome them.
Posted: 25 May 2017 | Published: 25 May 2017

TOPICS:  IT Management

Big Data Transformation
WHITE PAPER: Learn the latest big data trends in this infographic.
Posted: 25 May 2017 | Published: 25 May 2017

TOPICS:  IT Management

Navigating the Complexity of Big Data Transformation
WHITE PAPER: Discover the key findings in Forrester's analysis of how companies are working to obtain business value from big data.
Posted: 25 May 2017 | Published: 25 May 2017

TOPICS:  IT Management

Creating a Framework for IT Transformation Success
WHITE PAPER: Don't know where to begin? Break your IT Transformation journey into these six knowable, actionable steps.
Posted: 25 May 2017 | Published: 25 May 2017

TOPICS:  IT Management

The CIO's IT Transformation Survival Guide
WHITE PAPER: IT Transformation is not a one-size-fits-all approach. This framework helps you see what it looks like for your company.
Posted: 25 May 2017 | Published: 25 May 2017

TOPICS:  IT Management

Navigating the Treacherous Terrain of IT Transformation
WHITE PAPER: Before you embark upon the IT Transformation journey learn how to navigate all its aspects and obstacles.
Posted: 25 May 2017 | Published: 25 May 2017

TOPICS:  IT Management

The IT Transformation Questions Every CIO Should Ask
WHITE PAPER: Here are the complex questions CIOs need to be asking to improve efficiencies.
Posted: 25 May 2017 | Published: 25 May 2017

TOPICS:  IT Management

How Azure Stack Aims to Solve Hybrid Cloud Challenges
EGUIDE: Microsoft's Azure Stack intends to bridge the gap between private virtual machine infrastructure and public cloud, as well as tackle other hybrid cloud challenges. What potential does Azure hold for your IT team? Hold will it impact the different aspects of your cloud computing strategy?
Posted: 09 Mar 2017 | Published: 06 Mar 2017


Top 5 Reasons to Migrate to Office 365 Now
ANALYST BRIEF: Examine the top five reasons an organization should migrate to Office 365 now.
Posted: 27 Oct 2016 | Published: 27 Oct 2016

TOPICS:  IT Management

Strategies for Overcoming SQL Database Migration Limitations
EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide, we identify the major challenges of cloud-based relational database migrations. You'll find out what the specific obstacles are to your transition and get targeted advice for updating your database.
Posted: 02 Aug 2016 | Published: 29 Jul 2016


Five Quick Tips on Microsoft Azure Management
EGUIDE: Since 2015, Microsoft claims its cloud service has seen an increase in adoption with more than 10,000 new customers signing up for Azure each week. This e-guide explores five resources to help you get better acquainted with some of the key features of Microsoft's cloud offering.
Posted: 01 Aug 2016 | Published: 29 Jul 2016


Managing Azure Development With More Than Just Native Tools
EGUIDE: Some development practices are common across programming languages, platforms and application areas, but developing for the cloud is different. In this e-guide, learn three key points to keep in mind when building applications for Microsoft's Windows Azure.
Posted: 01 Aug 2016 | Published: 29 Jul 2016