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Rackspace Technology has secured VMware Sovereign Cloud certification for its UK-based private cloud platform, reinforcing its commitment to data sovereignty, security, and compliance for UK organisations within regulated industries.
Rackspace Technology has said its UK Sovereign Services have secured VMware Sovereign Cloud certification, a step the company says reinforces its ability to store, process and protect UK organisations’ most sensitive data. According to a GlobeNewswire press release distributed on January 14, 2026, the certification applies to Rackspace’s fully managed private cloud platform operated from UK-based data centres. [1][3]
The platform, built on VMware technologies, is described by Rackspace as offering high availability, resilient networking and integrated security controls intended to reduce operational complexity while accelerating cloud adoption. The company claims the service is designed for organisations that require strict control over data location and processing. According to Rackspace’s own newsroom post, the certification also underpins the supplier’s focus on sovereignty, security and sustainability for UK customers. [2][3]
“With Rackspace’s digital Sovereign Cloud, organisations can optimise private cloud architecture to ensure mission-critical applications deliver predictable performance, enhanced security, and operational reliability,” said, Rick Martire, general manager of Rackspace Sovereign Services, in the company announcement. Rackspace said the milestone supports the UK public sector and regulated industry clouds, and that it partners with public sector bodies, financial services firms and healthcare providers to deliver combined cloud infrastructure, managed services and security operations. [1][3]
The VMware Sovereign Cloud designation is awarded to cloud service providers that meet criteria intended to ensure full data sovereignty and jurisdictional control within a specified country or region. Multiple market releases repeating the company statement noted the certification validates a partner’s ability to keep data under local control, adhere to national data privacy and security rules, and house workloads in data centres managed by local entities. Industry and financial news outlets carrying the announcement highlighted Rackspace’s emphasis on meeting regulated-sector requirements. [4][5][6][7]
Rackspace framed the certification as a furtherance of its regulated-cloud strategy rather than a change in its product set, with the company reiterating in its announcement that it can design, build and operate customers’ cloud environments across major platforms. The press material included the usual forward-looking disclaimers and trademark notes that accompany corporate releases. [3][2]
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- [1] (GuruFocus / GlobeNewswire) – Paragraph 1, Paragraph 3
- [2] (Rackspace newsroom) – Paragraph 2, Paragraph 5
- [3] (GlobeNewswire) – Paragraph 1, Paragraph 2, Paragraph 3, Paragraph 5
- [4] (Nasdaq) – Paragraph 4
- [5] (Investing.com) – Paragraph 4
- [6] (Finanznachrichten) – Paragraph 4
- [7] (Barchart) – Paragraph 4
Source: Noah Wire Services
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