Miller
Brewing Selects Rackspace Managed Hosting to Support
its Consumer-Facing Web Infrastructure [August
30, 2004]
SAN
ANTONIO, Aug 30, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rackspace Managed
Hosting, the fastest-growing managed hosting provider,
today announced that it has signed a hosting agreement
with Miller Brewing Company. Rackspace provides the
managed web hosting infrastructure, security and Fanatical
Support(TM) for all of Miller Brewing's consumer-facing
web sites, including domains offering consumer product
information, online promotions and interactive entertainment.
Miller Brewing runs its enterprise hosting
platform on both Linux and Windows to leverage the individual
strengths of each operating system. The Windows servers
within the company's configuration perform superior
database functions, while the Linux servers are relied
upon for their advanced web traffic and tracking capabilities.
The separate operating systems work in tandem seamlessly
to deliver on the complex needs of Miller Brewing's
family of branded web sites which are essential to the
company's marketing efforts.
"We found Rackspace's deep expertise
with both Windows and Linux and strong partnerships
with Microsoft and Red Hat very attractive," said
Debbie Zenner, associate relationship marketing manager,
Miller Brewing Company. "We knew that Rackspace
could help us deploy a multi-OS environment optimized
to support our most critical consumer-facing sites."
Miller Brewing elected to migrate its
web infrastructure from another service provider to
Rackspace's Zero-Downtime Network to increase reliability
and gain efficiencies. Rackspace also offered Miller
Brewing flexible pricing on a scalable platform that
will grow with their needs over time.
"Rackspace's proactive service
and ability to deliver a zero downtime guarantee gives
us better performance at a lower cost," added Zenner.
"Miller Brewing recognized the
need for a proactive and responsive hosting partner
to be the foundation for their online presence,"
said Glenn Reinus, senior vice president, worldwide
sales, Rackspace Managed Hosting. "Our solid financial
history and company stability gives our customers peace-of-mind
that we will be able to grow with them for a long time
to come."
Rackspace provides Miller Brewing with
a fully managed hosting solution built upon Dell PowerEdge
servers running both Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise
Linux, complete with multiple firewalls and load balancers.
About Miller Brewing
Milwaukee-based Miller Brewing Company
is a wholly owned subsidiary of SABMiller plc, the world's
second largest brewer. Principal beer brands include
Miller Lite, Miller Genuine Draft and High Life. The
company imports Pilsner Urquell and Foster's and has
specialty craft brews Henry Weinhard's and Leinenkugel's.
Its portfolio of brands includes Milwaukee's Best, Sharp's,
a non-alcohol brew, Olde English 800, Mickey's Malt
Liquor, and SKYY Blue flavored malt beverage. Miller
produces Icehouse from the Plank Road Brewery -- a small
division of Miller. More information is available at
www.MillerBrewing.com.
About Rackspace Managed Hosting
Rackspace
Managed Hosting(TM) is the fastest growing managed hosting
specialist offering the world's only Self-Healing Network(TM),
delivering 100 percent network availability. Founded
in 1998, Rackspace offers a wide range of managed services
for enterprise hosting platforms. The company has received
numerous industry awards for its brand of customer service,
known as Fanatical Support(TM), and was named in the
2003 InfoWorld 100 for technology innovation. For more
information, visit www.rackspace.com,
or call 800-961-2888.
SOURCE: Rackspace Managed Hosting
Rackspace Managed Hosting, San Antonio
Annalie Drusch, 210-892-4000, ext. 1234
adrusch@rackspace.com
or
Bridgeman Communications for Rackspace
Christine Cayer, 617-742-7270
christine@bridgeman.com |
