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While cloud promises to deliver on cost efficiency, most cloud vendors offer one-size-fits-all solutions, leading to inefficient cloud spending.

Using a custom solution like Rackspace’s Service Blocks you can access a Lego-like approach to cloud. Build what you want and how you want it, and you have the liberty to add or remove services as you see fit.

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