This e-book explores the benefits of private cloud in IT transformation, highlighting its advantages over public cloud in terms of performance, security, and flexibility. It presents various use cases and solutions offered by Rackspace Technology, a multicloud solutions expert, showcasing successful private cloud transformations across different companies.

The e-book emphasizes five key factors for optimizing cloud strategy: viewing cloud as an operating model, not a destination; focusing on workloads and applications; considering hybrid cloud as a temporary or permanent solution; and leveraging service providers to manage complexity. It encourages a progressive approach to cloud adoption, utilizing the best technologies and partners to manage different cloud environments effectively.

This e-book explores the challenge of data egress fees in public cloud environments, offering a three-step solution: disaggregating data storage from compute resources, leveraging a private network backbone, and strategically running applications. It introduces Rackspace Data Freedom as a solution that not only combines these steps but also enhances data security, privacy, and leverages proven storage solutions.