Summary: This is probably the best
and most real testimonial you'll find out there about Rackspace. These
guys drove to San Antonio to actually see the Rackspace offices. Here's
some of their experiences.
1. The People
Everyone we met…and I mean everyone…bent over backwards to make us feel
welcome and special. Relatively speaking, we are a very small Rackspace
customer, but the Racker’s sure made us feel like we were their most
important customer.
2. The Attitude
Okay, this is really a subset of number one (the People), but Mike and
I couldn’t get over the certain “je ne sais quois” that every “Racker”
had. Walking around their massive office, everyone was “jazzed” and
seemed super happy to be working at Rackspace. We saw a little goofing
off, a lot of smiling faces and at the same time we knew they were all
working hard.
3. The Datacenter
We had a tour of one of their smaller data centers near head office in
San Antonio and we were thoroughly impressed with the level of
redundancy and security. Rusty, the long time Racker that gave us the
tour, was another example of a Rackspace employee who truly loves his
job and shows it with his enthusiasm and knowledge.
4. The Management
We had the pleasure of meeting the head of support, the CEO, and the
head of business development. Each one of these manager’s had a jump in
their step (actually the CEO was literally kicking up his heels as he
ran by us in the hallways) and its obvious how Rackspace has managed to
grow so quickly and retain their mojo across the entire company.