Rubrik & Rackspace launch managed cyber recovery for clouds
Rubrik and Rackspace Technology have introduced the Rackspace Cyber Recovery Service to support enterprises' ability to recover quickly from ransomware attacks in public cloud environments.
The managed service, which brings together Rubrik's data protection and recovery capabilities with Rackspace's DevOps expertise, is positioned to simplify the process of restoring critical business workloads in public clouds within hours after an incident.
The announcement focuses on the increasing risks faced by organisations operating key workloads in public clouds, referencing the findings from Rubrik Zero Labs that 90% of global IT and security executives experienced cyber attacks within the past year. Organisations are said to face challenges such as limited visibility, inconsistent backup policies, slow recovery times, and fragmented tooling, particularly as their cloud environments grow more complex and distributed.
DK Sinha, President for Public Cloud at Rackspace Technology, commented: "Enterprises can no longer rely on traditional recovery methods in a cloud-first, threat-intensified world. To ensure recoverability in the public cloud, they must adopt a new approach that leverages cloud native tools, modern DevOps methodologies and trusted expertise. Through our partnership with Rubrik, Rackspace Cyber Recovery Service sets a new standard for cyber resilience of public cloud workloads."
The Rackspace Cyber Recovery Service uses principles such as Infrastructure as Code and platform engineering to manage the restoration of workloads across multiple cloud providers. The process begins with a professional services-led consultation, during which Rackspace experts work with customers to modernise their recovery architecture and codify specific workflows tailored to their environment. This is then transitioned into a fully managed service, which includes ongoing validation, optimisation and operational monitoring.
The service enables what is termed Recovery as Code—providing rapid, repeatable and auditable recovery workflows that align with modern DevOps practices. By combining Rubrik's immutable data architecture and AI-driven threat detection, the service ensures the recovery of clean data into secure environments, while minimising operational disruption.
Highlighting the partnership, Ghazal Asif, Vice President of Global Channels and Alliances at Rubrik, said: "Amidst the evolving complexities of multiple cloud environments, proactive cyber resilience is not a luxury but a necessity. Together, Rackspace and Rubrik offer a differentiated, engineering-led approach to cyber resilience. Specifically designed for complex, distributed cloud environments, our companies are at the forefront of safeguarding organisations against the rising tide of ransomware attacks in the realm of cloud and SaaS platforms."
Features of the Rackspace Cyber Recovery Service include proactive protection through continuous anomaly detection and threat monitoring, expert management of backup configuration and policies, cloud infrastructure management, and improved regulatory compliance through detailed reporting. The service also offers advisory and professional services covering everything from regulatory alignment to the deployment of automated workflows for recovery.
According to the companies, the fully managed and automated approach is intended to address key shortfalls in traditional recovery methods, particularly the time it takes to restore business-critical workloads and the dependence on manual processes that can delay recovery and increase risk.
The strategic partnership intends to deliver recovery services that allow businesses to better align with their IT and regulatory requirements, notably through the use of cloud-native tools and automated workflows for consistent backup and efficient data restoration.
The launch of Rackspace Cyber Recovery Service comes against a background of increasing threats to public cloud hosted workloads, with organisations under pressure to ensure their recovery capabilities are up to date and resilient.
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'Rackspace Cyber Recovery Cloud delivers a robust, Rubrik-powered solution that ensures swift and secure workload restoration in the face of cyber attacks,' states Steven Dickens, CEO and Principal Analyst, HyperFRAME Research. 'Its on-demand and dedicated options provide cost-effective flexibility for organisations navigating rising ransomware threats and compliance demands.' Guiding organisations through cyber resiliency planning and implementation. Cyber Recovery Readiness Assessment: To prepare for a successful deployment of Rackspace Cyber Recovery Cloud powered by Rubrik, it is critical to conduct a complete cyber readiness assessment that identifies critical applications, maps dependencies, and prioritises workloads based on business impact. The result is a clear, actionable roadmap tailored to the organisation's specific recovery goals. Cyber Recovery Cloud On-Boarding: Following the readiness assessment, this service is designed to ensure seamless configuration and testing of Rackspace Cyber Recovery Cloud powered by Rubrik. This includes engineers configuring the isolated recovery environment, building recovery templates, testing real-world scenarios, and delivering a tailored business continuity plan that aligns with operational needs and the customer's recovery targets. About Rackspace Technology Rackspace Technology is a leading end-to-end, hybrid and AI solutions 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 modernise applications, build new products, and adopt innovative technologies. About Rubrik Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK) is on a mission to secure the world's data. 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By their nature, these statements are subject to numerous uncertainties and risks, including factors beyond our control, that could cause actual results, performance or achievement to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the statements, including those described under the caption 'Risk Factors' and elsewhere in our most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made and are based on information available to us at the time those statements are made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, except as required by law. 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