Rackspace
A global managed-cloud operator suited to enterprises weighing retained VMware against private, hybrid and hyperscaler operating models.
Technology Ecosystem
Explore the Technology Behind Better Infrastructure Decisions.
Explore the enterprise technology solutions, platforms, providers and economic models we evaluate across VMware, cloud, network, Microsoft and AI.
We don't start with the supplier. We start with the requirements of the workload.
01 / VMWARE
Retain it. Reduce it. Replace it. Move it. Change how you buy it.
The VMware decision now extends beyond licensing. We evaluate the retained footprint, procurement model, workload requirements, operating model and viable alternatives before determining where VMware belongs.
RapidScale
A managed cloud provider focused on private and hybrid infrastructure with operational support around enterprise workloads.
Expedient
An infrastructure and resilience provider combining enterprise cloud, VMware expertise, disaster recovery and managed operations.
Flexential
A hybrid infrastructure provider connecting private cloud, colocation and network services across a broad U.S. data-center footprint.
11:11 Systems
A VMware-focused cloud and resilience provider with deep managed infrastructure, backup, disaster-recovery and security capabilities.
TierPoint
A U.S. data-center and managed-services provider for private cloud, colocation, disaster recovery and hybrid infrastructure.
Nutanix
A leading VMware alternative built around hyperconverged infrastructure and a unified operating model across private and public cloud.
Proxmox
An open-source virtualization platform that can materially change licensing economics for environments able to support a more engineering-led model.
Karios
A unified infrastructure platform combining KVM-based virtualization, storage, networking, Kubernetes, security and infrastructure management, with migration support for VMware environments.
The right path may be retained VMware, a CSP model, an alternative hypervisor or a mixed estate. We evaluate the workload before the platform.
02 / NETWORK
The network is becoming part of the cloud economic model.
Connectivity, private access, inter-cloud traffic and NaaS can change both infrastructure performance and cloud economics. We evaluate the network as part of the workload decision—not as a separate telecom contract.
Lumen
A global enterprise network provider increasingly centered on programmable connectivity, private access and Network-as-a-Service.
Comcast Business
A major U.S. enterprise connectivity provider with strong last-mile reach across broadband, Ethernet, managed network and SD-WAN services.
Zayo
A fiber-centric provider differentiated by dense metro and long-haul infrastructure for high-capacity enterprise and data-center connectivity.
GTT
A global networking provider built around managed WAN, internet, SD-WAN and secure connectivity for distributed enterprises.
AT&T Business
A broad enterprise communications platform combining global networking, mobility, managed connectivity and security services.
Verizon Business
A global enterprise carrier with differentiated strength where wired networking, mobility, private 5G and managed services converge.
Spectrum Enterprise
A U.S. fiber and enterprise connectivity provider with broad regional reach across internet, Ethernet, managed networking and voice.
Meter
A vertically integrated network platform combining internet procurement, hardware, software and lifecycle operations in one full-stack model.
Alkira
A Lumen-owned cloud-networking platform that creates an on-demand control plane across clouds, sites, partners and security services.
Equinix
A global digital-infrastructure platform that is especially relevant when private interconnection and proximity to multiple clouds matter.
NTT DATA
A global technology-services provider able to combine enterprise networking, data centers, cloud and managed operations across multinational estates.
Regional carriers and specialty fiber providers remain important where geography, building access, redundancy or route diversity changes the answer.
03 / CLOUD
The question isn't which cloud wins. It's which workloads belong where.
We evaluate hyperscalers, managed cloud and private infrastructure together—balancing workload fit, consumption, operations, connectivity, egress and the economics of where applications actually run.
Amazon Web Services
The broadest hyperscale cloud ecosystem, often strongest where application modernization, service depth and global cloud-native capability drive the decision.
Microsoft Azure
A hyperscale cloud with unique enterprise leverage where Microsoft licensing, identity, security, data and application strategy intersect.
Google Cloud
A hyperscale platform differentiated by data, analytics, AI and cloud-native engineering for workloads that benefit from those strengths.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
A hyperscale option particularly relevant to Oracle-centric estates, database economics and workloads that benefit from OCI's infrastructure model.
Rackspace
A managed-cloud operator that can span private infrastructure and major hyperscalers when enterprises want a common operating partner.
RapidScale
A managed-cloud provider for organizations prioritizing operational ownership, private infrastructure and a supported hybrid model.
Equinix
A neutral interconnection layer that can place enterprise infrastructure close to multiple clouds while reducing dependence on public internet paths.
Flexential
A hybrid infrastructure platform useful when workload placement spans private cloud, colocation, connectivity and hyperscaler adjacency.
Public cloud is one landing zone, not the default answer. Consumption, egress, licensing, operations and workload behavior determine where the economics hold.
04 / MICROSOFT
Microsoft has become an infrastructure decision.
Microsoft now intersects licensing, Azure, security, productivity, data, AI and business applications. We separate the platform decision from the CSP, MSP and implementation decision so each is evaluated on its own merits.
Microsoft
The platform itself—spanning productivity, identity, security, cloud, data and AI—must be evaluated separately from who licenses, implements and operates it.
Synoptek
A consulting and managed-services partner suited to enterprises seeking Microsoft modernization alongside broader cloud, security and operational support.
Managed Solution
A Microsoft-centered services partner focused on Azure, Microsoft 365, licensing and managed IT for organizations seeking tighter platform specialization.
Thrive
A managed-services provider combining Microsoft cloud operations with cybersecurity, infrastructure support and broader outsourced IT capability.
XTIUM
A managed technology provider combining cloud, security and IT operations for enterprises that want Microsoft supported within a broader managed stack.
Rackspace
A Microsoft and multicloud operating partner relevant when Azure needs to coexist with private cloud, VMware or other hyperscalers.
CSP, MSP, licensing and implementation are different decisions. The best commercial Microsoft partner is not automatically the best operating partner.
05 / AI
Build useful AI. Govern access. Control the economics.
We evaluate AI as an enterprise architecture decision spanning models, agents, data, applications, governance, infrastructure and consumption—not as a collection of isolated tools.
Microsoft Foundry
Microsoft's enterprise AI development platform connects models, agents, data and governance to the broader Azure and Microsoft control plane.
Rackspace
An infrastructure-led AI partner useful when data, applications and model workloads need to span public cloud and managed private environments.
RapidScale
A managed infrastructure provider bringing AI initiatives into a broader supported cloud and operational model for midmarket and enterprise clients.
CBTS
A technology integrator combining AI, cloud, security and application capabilities for enterprises that need implementation across multiple infrastructure layers.
Five9
A cloud contact-center platform where AI is applied directly to customer interactions, agent productivity and workflow automation.
Genesys
A customer-experience platform using AI for orchestration, automation and personalization across enterprise contact-center environments.
The AI market moves quickly. We evaluate providers against the use case, enterprise data, governance, integration path, infrastructure requirements and ongoing consumption model.
How we evaluate
The supplier is an option. The workload is the decision.
Premier relationships can provide deeper engineering, commercial and implementation access. They do not determine the recommendation. LogiCloudiQ evaluates the technical requirement, operating model and economics first—then identifies the platforms and providers that deserve consideration.
01Requirement
02Workload
03Options
04Economics
05Decision