US: Rackspace announces its biggest acquisition ever

Rackspace has struck a deal to acquire managed hosting services and data centre provider, Datapipe, in a bid to expand its global reach and multi-cloud capabilities.

While the value of the deal remains undisclosed, Rackspace claims it is the largest in its history, and it brings “important new capabilities” to the managed cloud provider.

Headquartered in the US, Datapipe is known for its provision of managed services across public and private clouds, managed hosting and colocation services. It has data centres in several regions globally including Hong Kong and Singapore.

Rackspace claims that the move to acquire Datapipe was made following customer demand for the company to expand its abilities in managing, at scale, multiple clouds. With the acquisition of Datapipe, Rackspace anticipates that it will be able to meet the growing demand.

“Our customers are looking for help as they spread their applications across public and private clouds, managed hosting and colocation, depending on the blend of performance, agility, control, security, and cost-efficiency they’re looking for,” Rackspace CEO, Joe Eazor, said.

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