Rackspace Cloud FilesRackspace Cloud Files
What is Rackspace Cloud Files?
Cloud Files, powered by OpenStack®, provides an easy to use online storage for files and media which can be delivered globally at blazing speeds over Akamai's content delivery network (CDN).
Rackspace Cloud Files is a tool in the Infrastructure as a Service category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Pay as you grow pricing starting at 10¢/GB/Mo.Akamai CDN delivery of your content starting at 12¢/GBUse as much or as little storage as you wantStore files and media of any sizeHighly scalable, redundant online storageCloud Files is built with OpenStack technologyNo long-term contractsRESTful API enables developer accessCloud Files is Powered by OpenStackCloud Files with Akamai CDNMix 'n Match Compute Platforms with RackConnect
Rackspace Cloud Files Pros & Cons
Pros of Rackspace Cloud Files
- ✓Akamai CDN
- ✓Inexpensive and pay-as-you-go
- ✓Simple file upload
- ✓Simple scaling
- ✓Any media type, any size
- ✓Huge time-saver
- ✓Beginner friendly
- ✓Easy deployment
- ✓Great costumer support
- ✓Low learning curve
Cons of Rackspace Cloud Files
No cons listed yet.
Rackspace Cloud Files Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Rackspace Cloud Files?
Amazon S3
Amazon Simple Storage Service provides a fully redundant data storage infrastructure for storing and retrieving any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web
Google Cloud Storage
Google Cloud Storage allows world-wide storing and retrieval of any amount of data and at any time. It provides a simple programming interface which enables developers to take advantage of Google's own reliable and fast networking infrastructure to perform data operations in a secure and cost effective manner. If expansion needs arise, developers can benefit from the scalability provided by Google's infrastructure.
Azure Storage
Azure Storage provides the flexibility to store and retrieve large amounts of unstructured data, such as documents and media files with Azure Blobs; structured nosql based data with Azure Tables; reliable messages with Azure Queues, and use SMB based Azure Files for migrating on-premises applications to the cloud.
