Rackspace Hybrid Cloud
Hybrid cloud storage solutions
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What is Rackspace Hybrid Cloud
Rackspace Hybrid Cloud is a set of managed services and reference architectures that help organizations operate storage and broader infrastructure across on-premises environments and public cloud platforms. It is used by IT and infrastructure teams that need governance, migration support, and day-to-day operations for hybrid deployments, including storage-related components such as backup, replication, and data protection. The offering differentiates through Rackspace’s operational management layer (monitoring, incident response, and optimization) rather than a proprietary storage platform.
Managed operations for hybrid
Rackspace provides 24x7 operational support for hybrid environments, including monitoring, patching, incident management, and capacity planning. This can reduce the internal effort required to run storage-adjacent services such as backup and disaster recovery workflows. It is particularly relevant for teams that want an operator to run the environment rather than only a software layer.
Multi-environment integration experience
The service is designed to connect on-premises infrastructure with major public cloud environments and common enterprise tooling. This helps organizations standardize processes across environments (identity, networking, security controls, and operational runbooks) that affect storage access and data movement. It can be useful during migrations where hybrid connectivity and staged cutovers are required.
Governance and cost oversight
Rackspace typically includes reporting and operational governance practices that support cost management and policy enforcement across environments. For storage-heavy workloads, this can help track consumption drivers (capacity growth, snapshots, replication, egress) and align them to budgets. The approach is service-led, which can complement native cloud tooling when teams need ongoing operational accountability.
Not a single storage product
Rackspace Hybrid Cloud is not a standalone storage system or unified storage control plane; it is primarily a managed services wrapper around underlying platforms. Capabilities depend on the chosen cloud providers and on-premises storage technologies. Organizations seeking a single vendor-provided storage data plane may need additional products.
Service dependency and variability
Outcomes can depend on the specific service scope, SLAs, and the assigned delivery team. Some advanced storage features (tiering behavior, snapshot semantics, replication RPO/RTO) remain constrained by the underlying platforms rather than the service layer. This can make feature parity and portability across environments harder to standardize.
Cost and contract complexity
Managed hybrid engagements can introduce layered costs (cloud consumption, licensing for third-party tools, and managed service fees). Contracting and change control may be more complex than using only native cloud services for storage management. This can be a limitation for smaller teams that prefer self-service operations and simpler pricing.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Usage-based (per-GB / capacity pricing)
Rackspace Object Storage Pricing model: Capacity-based (per GB / month) Free tier/trial: Not stated on product page Example costs: $0.02 USD / GB / month (2.5 tps/TB); $0.04 USD / GB / month (5 tps/TB). Notes: Rackspace states this “all‑in” price includes Rackspace egress, retrieval and API calls at no additional cost.
Rackspace File Storage Pricing model: Capacity- and performance-tiered (per GB / month) Free tier/trial: Not stated on product page Performance tiers / example costs:
- Bronze — $0.08 USD / GB / month — QoS 1 IOPS/GB — Minimum share size: 250 GB
- Silver — $0.12 USD / GB / month — QoS 5 IOPS/GB — Minimum share size: 250 GB
- Gold — $0.18 USD / GB / month — QoS 10 IOPS/GB — Minimum share size: 250 GB Minimum total commitment: 250 GB across performance levels (page notes a minimum share/commitment of 250 GB)
Other notes:
- The Rackspace “Hybrid Cloud” solution page does not list a single, unified published price for the managed hybrid-cloud service itself; many managed/hybrid offerings (managed cloud, professional services, Rackspace Fabric, Adaptive Cloud Manager, etc.) direct customers to contact Rackspace for pricing or to fill out a form.
- Where no explicit price or minimum is published for a managed offering, Rackspace pages instruct customers to contact sales/engineering for quotes.
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1998
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