AGU selected Rackspace Technology to Strengthen Infrastructure
September 07 2021 - 10:16AM
Rackspace Technology® (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end
multicloud technology solutions company, today announced it worked
with the American Geophysical Union (AGU) to improve the
scalability and reliability of its IT infrastructure.
AGU is a non-profit organization that supports 130,000
enthusiasts to experts worldwide in Earth and space sciences. It
aims to advance geoscience through study, exploration and research
covering everything from outer space to the inner core of Earth. By
leveraging its broad and inclusive partnerships, the AGU aims to
create solutions that are ethical and unbiased. It was founded in
1919 and is now based in Washington, D.C., in a net-zero energy
renovated building.
AGU had an unwieldy Linux-based infrastructure that was failing
to meet its needs. In addition, AGU had to support more than 70
WordPress sites and manage the aging tens of thousands of pieces of
content. The current solution was unable to provide a personalized
and responsive experience. In addition, updating web pages was
neither quick nor easy for the content editors and the complex
infrastructure was difficult to scale and lacked the flexibility
that AGU required to fulfill its goals.
To improve the scalability and reliability of its IT
infrastructure, a deep expertise in architectural best practices,
performance monitoring and support for Sitecore was required. AGU
needed help in optimizing the Sitecore platform on AWS to meet
their specific needs and leverage all the appropriate capabilities
to gain insights. Another requirement for AGU was a robust security
solution to protect against cyberthreats so a pro-active approach
to detecting potential cyberattacks was necessary to ensure threats
are found and remediated quickly.
“We did a significant amount of research on many companies that
provided hosting and knowledge around Sitecore. Rackspace
Technology brought everything to the table that we were looking
for,” said Michael McFadden, Manager, Digital Operations, AGU. “Our
digital transformation journey had been underway for some time
beginning with a migration to the AWS cloud. Rackspace Technology
was chosen as a partner to complete the project.”By working with
Rackspace Technology, AGU condensed 70,000 pages into one content
management system, making it easier to manage and monitor. With the
latest Sitecore capabilities the user experience has improved,
along with the availability of analytics and insights to help the
AGU to continue to evolve their organization. Development staging
is now a part of the highly available production environment.
Updating web pages is quick and easy providing flexibility to the
content editors.
The on-time completion of the migration then led AGU to bolster
the security of its online assets with Rackspace Managed Security
Services, ensuring that their IT infrastructure is protected
against cyberthreats. The collaborative partnership with Rackspace
Technology continues through the provision of 24x7x365 support,
platform management and the sharing of best practices.
“The AGU had an unwieldy Linux-based infrastructure that was
failing to meet its needs. In addition, the AGU had to support more
than 70 WordPress sites and manage the aging tens of thousands of
pieces of content,” said Jeff DeVerter, CTO Solutions at Rackspace
Technology. “The new site enabled the AGU to deliver its annual
conference completely online with seamless hosting of 20,000
presentation submissions before the event and 25,000 attendees at
the event – scalability ensured success.”
About Rackspace TechnologyRackspace Technology
is a leading end-to-end multicloud technology services company. We
can design, build and operate our customers’ cloud environments
across all major technology platforms, irrespective of technology
stack or deployment model. We partner with our customers at every
stage of their cloud journey, enabling them to modernize
applications, build new products and adopt innovative
technologies.
Media ContactNatalie SilvaRackspace Technology
Corporate Communicationspublicrelations@rackspace.com
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