Managed cloud company becomes first managed service provider partner for the Google Cloud Platform.
Rackspace will add the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to the roll call of public cloud providers it can offer enterprise-managed service support for later this year.
Speaking to Computer Weekly, Patrick Lee, general manager of Rackspace’s Google Business, said the move will enable Rackspace to tap into the growing demand for the search giant’s cloud services, while helping customers keen to mix and match offerings from different providers.
“The momentum around the Google Cloud Platform is quickly gaining pace, and as businesses move workloads there, they’re looking for specialist expertise to help ensure everything runs smoothly.
“By providing Fanatical Support for Google Cloud, we’ll increase the ways we can help businesses maximise the benefits of using different clouds and meet their evolving needs in this rapidly expanding market.”
The multi-cloud model is proving increasingly popular with enterprises, according to market watcher IDC, which recently claimed 95% of organisations favour this model of IT service consumption.
