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How to Drive Continuous Innovation with Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security
2021-09-30 17:54:30| The Webmail Blog
How to Drive Continuous Innovation with Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security chri6103 Thu, 09/30/2021 - 10:54 How to Drive Continuous Innovation with Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security September 30, 2021 by Gary Alterson, Vice President, Security Services, Rackspace Technology New ideas, processes and services can only be implemented if you prioritize innovation. Unfortunately, ever-evolving security challenges and the ongoing shortage of cybersecurity talent present a very real challenge when leveraging cloud technology to implement new service models, improve customer engagement or increase operational efficiency. To confidently innovate at pace, you still must secure your organization and address compliance needs. But the current staffing shortage is having an impact. According to a CyberEdge study, 93% of organizations believe they will benefit from additional staffing in key security functions. Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security helps you fill those staffing gaps with on-demand access to a team of security specialists, which we refer to as a pod, to help you move the needle on cloud security and compliance projects. To help you shape decisions through input from multiple disciplines, your pod would include an engagement manager, a lead architect, a security engineer, and a compliance expert, along with additional access to security architects, security analysts and penetration testers, when you need them. The pod works alongside your team in an agile, sprint-based model providing continuity and sharing knowledge. Your pod can provide security guidance related to your cloud migration, applications or data in the cloud. After all, cloud security expertise is essential as you look to harness the capabilities of the modern cloud and transition to cloud native. Its a cloud-first world with organizations looking to unlock the potential of cloud to reduce operating costs, build new revenue streams or for agile working practices. Your Elastic Engineering for Security pod can help you enhance your defenses against cyberthreats by incorporating security automation into cloud native tooling like AWS GuardDuty and Azure Security Center, or resolve cloud misconfigurations before they impact your business. And of course, we also cover security event monitoring to help ensure your environment is kept safe. Whether you have a security team of one, ten, or hundreds of staffers, or none at all we can help by delivering and end-to-end security solutions. Onboarding and configuration support, ongoing management and assistance with tuning, and compliance support are all covered by Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security. The possibilities are endless when you have the right team of security and compliance experts working with you, so lets talk about some of the larger benefits were already delivering for our customers. Addressing compliance in AWS We have a software-as-a-service (SaaS) customer that recently won a contract with a healthcare provider. Our customer didnt have any internal security capabilities, but needed to meet HIPAA compliance and security standards in its AWS environment. Now, with Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security, the organization has a pod managing its security program. A lead architect, a security analyst and a compliance expert are providing security architecture and engineering expertise. The pod analyzed the AWS security posture, provided vulnerability assessments, and then executed an action plan that involved reconfiguring, or hardening, the AWS infrastructure to prevent security breaches. The HIPAA requirements meant vulnerability management and AWS configuration are critical pieces of this security solution. The pod also implemented security automation improvements in the organizations detection and response technology to help remediate threats. With Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security, this healthcare organization has end-to-end support for its changing security and compliance needs. Supporting cloud-native security tools Our second example is a financial services customer that needed help scaling its security team and applying automation to identify Azure cloud misconfigurations. Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security and our Advanced Monitoring & Resolution for Security services now deliver Tier-1 support, automated fixes for common security events, and monitoring of Azure cloud-native security tools. In addition, our customer can escalate complex actions and remediations to its pod when needed. Implementing security at the cloud edge Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security can also support your cloud edge application security solutions. For example, your pod could fine-tune your web application firewall (WAF) policies, which are notoriously tedious. Or you can delegate the management of your web application security tools including DDoS protection, bot protection and assistance with PCI compliance to your pod. Let Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security help your team implement a cutting-edge security program that focuses on continuous improvement and is backed by deep expertise to help defend against cyberattacks. Learn more about Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security today. Recent Posts How to Drive Continuous Innovation with Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security September 30th, 2021 How to escape hyperscaler transfer fees September 30th, 2021
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Seven Rackspace Technology leaders named 2021 Women of the Channel
2021-05-07 17:36:54| The Webmail Blog
Seven Rackspace Technology leaders named 2021 Women of the Channel nellmarie.colman Fri, 05/07/2021 - 10:36 CRN recognized seven top Rackspace Technology leaders today as part of its Women of the Channel list for 2021: Adrianna Bustamante, Senior Director of Global Alliances Jacqueline Duffy, Global Alliances Manager Judy Vansell, Senior Global Alliances Manager Lacey Rondon, Regional Partner Leader Lisa Heritage McLin, Global Vice President Alliances & Channel Chief Tania Fox, Global Director of Channel Marketing Vicki Patten, Global Partner Leader Rackspace Technology is proud to have seven strong leaders on this years list, said Lisa McLin, Global Vice President Alliances & Channel Chief. The Rackspace Partner Program provides partners with visibility and access into one of the industrys broadest portfolio of managed IT services and expertise, across the leading private and public clouds, application services, managed hosting, colocation and managed security. The companys approach to our channel combines the ability to leverage both self-service and highly dedicated, customized program models to help meet both our channel partners needs and the needs of their customers. Adrianna Bustamante As Senior Director of Global Alliances at Rackspace Technology, Adrianna oversees partnerships within the multicloud and application business. Across her 13+ years in the channel, shes led partnerships and go-to-market strategies, driving growth with leading technology alliances, system integrators, digital experience and commerce ecosystems. She helped transform the Rackspace Technology digital experience practice into a robust sales and service delivery engine, generating consecutive years of double-digit revenue acceleration. She has been recognized by CRN Women of the Channel and as one of the 100 People You Dont Know But Should. Adrianna also serves as the Chair of the Rackspace Professional Organization of Women Empowerment (POWER) employee resource group. Prior to Rackspace Technology, Adrianna worked in publicity for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, where she spearheaded launches and campaigns for catalog and TV on DVD. Regarding her CRN recognition, Adrianna said, Its extremely powerful to bring diverse thought and experience when creating partnerships and driving to a shared vision. Thank you, CRN, for continuing to recognize the impact women are making within our industry at a global scale. Jacqueline Duffy Based in Austin, Texas, Jacqueline has over 12 years of channel sales experience and a proven track record of success working with master agents and trusted advisors globally. Jacqueline works to enable, advise and grow her partners businesses by accelerating their adoption and sales of next-generation technologies. With her current role as Global Alliances Manager at Rackspace Technology, Jacki is responsible for growing strategic partner accounts nationally and in the UK. Among her many accomplishments, Jacqueline was most recently recognized as a Rackstar Presidents Club Qualifier (2020), exceeding her sales goals by 540% (2020), Rackspace Partner Sales Manager of the Year (2020) and awarded the MicroCorp Futurist Award (2020). She is also an active member of the Professional Organization of Women Empowerment (POWER) holding roles such as Mentor Circle Coordinator (2020), podcast co-host (2020) and currently as mentor. Prior to joining Rackspace Technology, Jacqueline spent three years at AVANT Communications as Senior Partner Manager, building the South-Central Region and was a two-time Presidents Club winner for 2016 and 2017. Jacki approaches business with professionalism, compassion and creativity. She strives to always do what is right and best for her channel partners, customers and her peers. She is well connected and continues to evolve and adapt in this ever-changing market to remain relevant and relatable to her ecosystem. Judy Vansell Judy was recently promoted to a new role as Senior Global Alliances Manager, supporting Third Party Advisor (TPA) partners. In her new role, Judy will be responsible for the global program strategy and enablement of TPA partners through advocacy with the Rackspace Technology sales teams and the partner sourcing advisors. Prior to her recent promotion, Judy was Senior Director of Global Partner Operations where she was responsible for creating a Fanatical Experience for partners globally. Since joining the Rackspace partner organization, she has driven partnership transformation through business support, tool enhancement, portal gamification, a simple commission structure and a joint go-to market strategy. Prior to Rackspace Technology, Judy led Sales and Operations teams for more than 25 years. Judy's experience includes developing and growing partner programs, providing operational support and working closely with value added resellers, distributors, master agents, digital agencies, Alliances and Third-Party Advisor partners to deliver results. Judy has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma with an emphasis in Administrative Leadership. She is the co-chair of Education and Development for Rackspace resource group, Professional Organization for Women's Empowerment at Rackspace (POWER) and currently helping to drive POWER Mentor Circles for Rackspace Technology. I am honored to be chosen for this recognition for the third year in a row by CRN, Judy said. It is exciting time to be a part of strong women in the channel who are making an impact in organizations across the globe. Lacey Rondon As a Regional Partner Leader, Lacey joined Rackspace Technology in 2018 to help support channel partners. She now supports partners on the west coast, helping them achieve success in the cloud through enablement, resource alignment and opportunity qualification meeting partners where they are in their cloud journey and helping them to be able to better position multi-cloud solutions to their customers. Lacey has been helping companies with their digital transformation for the past 12 years, passionate about technology and helping partners make the pivot to cloud to grow revenue. She is also the membership co-chair for Cloud Girls, an organization focused on helping partners engage in meaningful business discus
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Rackspace and Platform9 partnership simplifies Kubernetes adoption
2021-04-28 00:59:39| The Webmail Blog
Rackspace and Platform9 partnership simplifies Kubernetes adoption mike9498 Tue, 04/27/2021 - 17:59 The word Kubernetes means pilot in Greek and the platform is piloting in a whole new world of possibilities for businesses that are ready to take advantage of containers. Its an incredibly powerful, scalable and resilient platform that improves metrics, accelerates digital transformation and decreases time to market. By 2024, Gartner predicts that 15% of enterprise applications will run in a container environment, up threefold from 2020. However, many early adopters of Kubernetes find that they spend more time running Kubernetes than gaining measurable value. Platform9 is a SaaS Managed Kubernetes platform that builds and operates clusters across edge, private and public clouds to make Kubernetes simple to own, operate and scale. To further help organizations accelerate and de-risk Kubernetes deployments, Rackspace Technology and Platform9 have partnered to deliver a managed platform for Kubernetes that specifically addresses the pain points of getting value out of the technology. Rackspace Managed Platform for Kubernetes (MPK) is powered by Platform9s leading SaaS Managed Kubernetes technology combined with Rackspace Technology cloud and application modernization expertise. This new service solves for common customer challenges by providing a: Single pane of glass for deploying and managing clusters across public and private clouds Curated platform experience that provides frequently requested infrastructure services for containerized applications Specialized support team comprised of Certified Kubernetes Administrators versed in Kubernetes, Platform9 and multicloud By partnering with Platform9, Rackspace Technology offers the most complete multicloud Kubernetes experience available today, with services and SLAs designed for truly hands-free Kubernetes environments. At Rackspace Technology and Platform9, we see the strain that transformation and growth can put on the ability of a business to fully realize a cloud native strategy, explained Taylor Bird, VP of Technology Strategy at Rackspace Technology. Its these often-missing technical and cultural components necessary for success that inspired us to develop our first collaborative offering: Rackspace Managed Platform for Kubernetes. Available April 30, 2021, Rackspace Managed Platform for Kubernetes is designed for organizations of any size who are struggling to navigate the increasing complexity of managing container-based application deployments in a multicloud world. Learn more about the features, service details and how to get started with Rackspace Managed Platform for Kubernetes. Rackspace and Platform9 partnership simplifies Kubernetes adoptionWith a partnership with Platform9, Rackspace Technology offers the most complete multicloud Kubernetes experience available today.Explore Rackspace Managed Platform for Kubernetes/cloud/kubernetesStart here KubernetesCloud InsightsProductsSherman Donegan, Chris JonesRackspace Technology and Platform9 partnership simplifies Kubernetes adoptionApril 29, 2021 Teaser FlagBlogInsights ImageRackspace-Insights-Image-Platform9-partnership-PUB-TSK-4694.png
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The Rackspace Technology guide to protecting your business with Microsoft 365
2021-02-22 15:21:57| The Webmail Blog
The Rackspace Technology guide to protecting your business with Microsoft 365 nellmarie.colman Mon, 02/22/2021 - 08:21 In todays hyper-connected world, protecting your business from internal and external cybersecurity threats is a never-ending battle. Cybercriminals and other bad actors continue to exploit holes in technology, software and company processes to obtain personal and confidential information, regardless of business size. Fortunately, Microsoft 365 provides the policies and tools you need to strengthen your companys defenses in a single integrated solution. Protect against insider threats In a recent survey conducted by Microsoft, 73% of CISOs indicate that their organization has encountered leaks of sensitive data and data spillage in the last 12 months, and that they plan to spend more on insider risk technology due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the best tools for protecting your companys data internally is OneDrive for Business. You can set OneDrives controls to encrypt data, share data with approved devices, limit external sharing permissions and prevent unauthorized employees from gaining access to documents. You can also safeguard sensitive business information by setting up a data loss prevention policy in the Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance Center. This enables you to identify, monitor and automatically protect data across Microsoft 365, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. If youre looking to restrict data access, you can set authorization, encryption and identity policies with Azure Rights Management. This works with computers, tablets and phones so documents and emails across all devices can be read only by the intended recipient. You can even enable capabilities like Do Not Forward and Company Confidential. Protect against lost or stolen devices While lost or stolen devices arent the major cause of security incidents, they resulted in 4% of breaches last year. Microsoft 365 helps businesses defend against these security incidents with: Mobile Device Management for Microsoft 365 Exchange ActiveSync Azure Information Protection With these tools, you can set access rules and security policies for iPhones, iPads, Android, MacOS and Windows devices used by your companys licensed Microsoft 365 users. Not only can you safeguard your companys emails, documents, Outlook contacts and more, but if a mobile device is lost or stolen, you can selectively or fully wipe the device. You can also apply encryption, identity and authorization policies to protect the data stored on a smartphone, tablet and laptop so only authorized persons can access the data not a team of thieves working the busy curbside of an international airport. Protect against phishing emails, ransomware, spam and other malware In 2019, Microsoft blocked over 13 billion malicious and suspicious emails, 1 billion of which were URL-based phishing threats. With Microsoft 365, you get an arsenal of malware-killing tools and policies to help protect your business, such as: Exchange Online Protection Safe Links Safe Attachments Guard your employees email inboxes in real time, protecting them against malware, viruses and spam. It scans both inbound and outbound emails, plus their attachments, for known and unknown (i.e., suspicious) malware. It not only scans zipped files for malware but also scans multiple layers of zipped files within zipped files. With Defender for Office 365s SafeLinks feature, you can protect against malicious URLs even those hiding within seemingly safe links. And with SafeAttachments, your email, Teams, and SharePoint file attachments and uploads will be protected against known malware and will execute any unfamiliar attachments in controlled Azure detonation chambers. Protect against data breaches and meet compliance requirements Data breaches can include business secrets, intellectual property, personally identifiable information like credit card and Social Security numbers, and personal health information like a patients medical records. You can take the following actions to stop intruders: Use Encrypted Exchange Online to encrypt your emails. Encrypt files in OneDrive for Business. Configure information rights policies to monitor and protect sensitive information across Microsoft 365. Monitor and restrict your administrators Microsoft 365 access and privileges. Fanatical Support for Microsoft 365 As a five-time Microsoft Hosting Partner of the Year and with over 150 Microsoft Certified Professionals, we work together with Microsoft to create solutions that address the transformational needs of todays businesses. When you purchase Microsoft 365 through Rackspace Technology, you gain access to Microsofts arsenal of state-of-the-art security tools, as well as the following Rackspace Technology benefits: Access to experts: Our experts will help you migrate to Microsoft 365, configure data and email encryption, access and user identity management, and other security settings. A perfect fit: Our experts will help you purchase the right Microsoft 365 licenses for your business needs. Premium admin portal: Simplified administrative tasks using a control panel experience for easy and efficient management. Around-the-clock support: Regardless of the day or time, youll have access to our award-winning support, with unlimited requests and no per-incident charges. To learn more about Microsoft 365 and which plan suits your business needs, download our free e-book. Youll discover how Microsoft 365 can strengthen your security posture against todays cyberthreats, and the benefits of having expert guidance for the Microsoft technologies your business relies on. And when youre ready to take the next step toward securing your Microsoft 365 environment, sign up for a free Microsoft 365 security assessment. Our experts will help assess your current security posture, discuss your current and future requirements and security goals, and create an implementation plan to secure your environment. The Rackspace Technology guide to protecting your business with Microsoft 365Protecting your business from internal and external cybersecurity threats is a never-ending battle. Fortunately, Microsoft 365 provides the policies and tools you need to strengthen your companys defenses in a single integrated solution. Sign up for a free Microsoft 365 security assessment.
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Tech Mahindra and Rackspace Technology committed to supporting healthcare companies as focus on digital transformation intensifies
2020-10-29 19:15:48| The Webmail Blog
Tech Mahindra and Rackspace Technology committed to supporting healthcare companies as focus on digital transformation intensifies nellmarie.colman Thu, 10/29/2020 - 13:15 Editors note: To meet the demands of enterprises and large organizations on their transformation journey, we launched our partnership last year with global systems integrator Tech Mahindra. Together, Tech Mahindra and Rackspace Technology help healthcare organizations realize the benefits of cloud faster through transformation services and cloud acceleration expertise. And the timing couldnt be better. Take a strategic approach to digital transformation Digital transformation is usually a gradual process. However, with such a fast pivot this year toward digital solutions, remote work and the cloud, its as though 2025 arrived five years early. As a result of this rapid change, over 70% of CEOs are accelerating their digital investment plans to speed up their digital transformations. But organizations and those in the healthcare industry in particular need to be careful to avoid throwing money at their current problems. They need to prioritize investing in tools, solutions and processes that work in both the short- and long-term and across the entire technology transformation lifecycle. Their IT investments should accelerate speed to market, improve products and enhance the customer experience. This means considering cloud and performance optimization, security, cloud native enablement and data modernization at this point and not later. Digital transformation, done right Given these challenges, Rackspace Technology and Tech Mahindra have teamed up to help your healthcare organization transform well and transform quickly no matter where you are on your digital transformation journey. Youll benefit from Tech Mahindras experience as a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, as they guide your organization through the phases of transformation. And along the way, you can tap into Rackspace Technology expertise in applications, data and security so you can build new revenue streams, increase efficiency and deliver the future. Whether you need help with cloud migrations, cloud native enablement, data modernization, cloud security or cloud optimization, Rackspace Technology has the teams of experts you need, to unlock the full potential of your digital transformation. Our partnership with Rackspace Technology continues to gain traction. This joint commitment to deliver digital transformation for our customers will allow us to provide the best business, program and portfolio strategies to build the next generation of innovative IT. Our collaborative approach will ensure our customers are on the best path for success across all industries with a distinct focus on healthcare, manufacturing and finance. Vikram Nair, President, EMEA at Tech Mahindra A winning combination Together, Rackspace Technology and Tech Mahindra provide you with global scale and regional support, best-of-breed technologies, a deep pool of expertise and vast domain experience to put you on the best path for success. Joining a multicloud solutions expert with a global systems integrator creates the perfect partner for large scale transformations, offering a wealth of technical, architectural, design, consultancy and healthcare industry experience. A combined 130,000+ professionals Working across 150+ countries Helping 120,000+ global customers, including the majority of Fortune 500 companies With numerous intellectual properties and accelerators How a London NHS trust harnessed cloud in the pandemic Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing integrated healthcare to a third of Londons population and South of England with more than 300 different health services across 150 sites as well as offering services to customers overseas. CNWL had to accelerate its transformation plans and migrate to a new private cloud system when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and changed overnight the way the world had to operate, with frontline healthcare provision more important than ever. CNWL turned to Rackspace Technology for guidance, support and implementation of a new digital platform fit for the future. Like most NHS trusts, CNWL has a plethora of legacy systems and infrastructure and must ensure robust security across them all, at all times. The potential risks to patient care involved in a large-scale, "one step" migration are simply unacceptable. Rackspace Technology worked with CNWL to modernize its infrastructure and reduce the time taken for some routine processes by two-thirds time that can then be better spent on clinical work. Accelerate your healthcare organizations digital transformation with Tech Mahindra and Rackspace TechnologyTogether, Tech Mahindra and Rackspace Technology can help healthcare organizations realize the benefits of cloud faster through transformation services and cloud acceleration expertise. And the timing couldnt be better.Let Rackspace Technology and Tech Mahindra help you deliver the future./solutionsExplore our solutions
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