Rackspace Expands Partnership with Cloudflare to Offer Zero Trust Cloud Security

Multicloud managed hosting services provider Rackspace Technology (NASDAQ: RXT) has expanded its partnership with Cloudflare to provide expert services for Cloudflare Zero Trust.  It would help businesses achieve their cloud-centric goals faster, support remote workers, and provide a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) for their cloud applications, data, users, and devices.

The managed hosting provider’s Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security portfolio, which is offered to clients worldwide, now includes managed services for Cloudflare Zero Trust.

Zero trust architectures are widely being used throughout the world as a vital component of secure cloud infrastructures. In fact, according to a recent Rackspace Technology Survey of Global IT Leaders, 49% of firms feel that implementing zero trust security policies may help them address their most common cybersecurity concerns, such as network, platform, and web application assaults.

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Photo Gary Alterson, Vice President of Security Services for Rackspace Technology
“We are partnering to evolve our service models with Rackspace Elastic Engineering support for Cloudflare Zero Trust to meet the demands of our customers for expert guidance on zero trust cloud architectures,” said Gary Alterson, Vice President of Security Services for Rackspace Technology.

“We want to forge partnerships that really bring best-in-class cloud solutions to our customers. Our cloud-first delivery model supports businesses globally as they transform their networks, modernize applications, and now to help adopt zero trust security architectures,” said Gary Alterson, Vice President of Security Services for Rackspace Technology. “We are partnering to evolve our service models with Rackspace Elastic Engineering support for Cloudflare Zero Trust to meet the demands of our customers for expert guidance on zero trust cloud architectures.”

The Rackspace Technology Elastic Engineering for Security portfolio offers advisory services to enable organizations of all sizes have access to Rackspace Technology security professionals who are accessible on demand to help customers modify, optimize, and manage their Cloudflare security platform. Rackspace can provide businesses with a modernized SASE architecture that can grow quickly and is directly aligned to customers’ strategic cloud aspirations by including Cloudflare Zero Trust.