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Rackspace Revamps OnMetal Cloud Servers

Rackspace has launched an overhauled version of its OpenStack-powered OnMetal cloud server, designed for workloads on Cassandra, Docker, Spark and Windows.

The new servers are designed to meet the increasing need for scalability and elasticity that intensive data processing applications demand.

Demanding workloads

Paul Voccio, vice president of software development at Rackspace, said: “With the combination of new features and performance capabilities in the next generation of OnMetal, it can be a solution for many customers seeking OpenStack as the platform to run their most demanding workloads.”

Launched in 2014, this is the first time Rackspace’s bare metal servers will actually be available in UK data centres.

The new servers, designed from Open Compute Project specs, employ Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processers and upgraded storage with 800 GB SSDs.

Voccio said that Rackspace is “leading the OpenStack market” with its technical innovations, and it now claims to boast the fastest deployment times in the industry.

“This offering gives customers bare metal speed, with the control, security and consistent performance comparable to dedicated hardware,” said Rackspace.

The updated servers connect between public cloud and dedicated hardware to boost hybrid performance, according to Rackspace, and can now run with Microsoft and Linux workloads.

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Ben Sullivan

Ben covers web and technology giants such as Google, Amazon, and Microsoft and their impact on the cloud computing industry, whilst also writing about data centre players and their increasing importance in Europe. He also covers future technologies such as drones, aerospace, science, and the effect of technology on the environment.

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