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Rackspace Technology Selected as Strategic Deployment Partner for Next Phase of VMware Secure Access Service Edge Platform
VMware SASE To Be Deployed in 20 Global Markets with the Rackspace Technology “Data Center In a Box” SolutionSAN ANTONIO, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
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[{"type":"text","content":"VMware SASE To Be Deployed in 20 Global Markets with the Rackspace Technology “Data Center In a Box” SolutionSAN ANTONIO, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rackspace Technology® (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end, multicloud technology solutions company, today announced VMware has selected Rackspace Technology as a strategic deployment partner for its Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform. VMware will leverage the Rackspace Technology “Data Center in a Box” solution to deploy VMware SASE – a solution that converges cloud networking, cloud security, and edge compute services. VMware SASE will be initially deployed in 15 of the Rackspace Technology global partner data centers with another five data centers planned for additional phases. The 20 data center locations include North America (Mexico City, Miami), South America (Bogota, Buenos Aires, São Paulo), Europe (Amsterdam, Warsaw), Asia Pacific (Auckland, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Osaka, Seoul, Tokyo), Middle East (Dubai, Mumbai, Tel-Aviv), and Africa (Johannesburg). “We are thrilled that VMware has selected Rackspace Technology to roll out the next phase of its SASE platform,” said PV SubbaRao, Vice President of Enterprise at Rackspace Technology. “SASE is defining a new era in cloud network security. Our already long-standing partnership with VMware just emphasizes the expertise we are able to deliver simultaneously to help companies securely leverage the benefits of the cloud, including Edge.” The Rackspace Technology ‘Data Center in a Box’ solution designed for VMware brings together other industry leaders – including Dell Technologies, Digital Reality, Datacenter220, AMX Claro, Web Werks, Iron Mountain, Equinix, and ZenLayer – to deliver a solution that incorporates colocation, hardware, bandwidth & support for global alignment. Rackspace Technology Data Center in a Box features: A managed service that incorporates colocation infrastructure, compute and support services for hardware, bandwidth, supply chain logistics, global tax entities and support for global alignmentTurnkey deployment, warranties and project-managed delivery for service and break-fixAbility to connect with any Rackspace Technology strategic 3rd party global data center partnerSource entire solution through only one contractual vehicle increasing efficiency while reducing administrative costHarness the ...