Rackers

SXSW Excitement at the Rack

Hugh MacLeod and Michael LongWith all the excitement leading up to SXSW, Rackspace was buzzing with activity.  From customer visits to live streams to a great big Rookie O graduation – it was intense!

Now, not every week is this jam packed full of events and activities… but, overall, it’s pretty common for something to be going on.

Team celebrations, customer visits and community activities are often a daily occurrence… and, of course, it’s usually pretty easy to find a lively nerf gun war somewhere around the Castle! ;-)

Working his magic, Dave Sims managed to video, edit and release a “Day in The Life” video today capturing the awesome in action…

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Some highlights…

Exploring the world of social objects with Hugh MacLeod from Gaping Void definitely stands out as a highlight.  What a talented guy… with a true vision!

Meeting Hermione Way and Sarah Austin for The Next Web live stream coverage of the StartupBus magic.  We chatted about Rackspace culture and gave them a fun tour around the castle.  On Friday, the StartupBus participants arrived at the Castle for an opportunity to present their ideas.

Meeting Guy Kawasaki at the Castle for his first visit.

Catching up with Scobleizer and Rocky – good to see y’all!

Witnessing 120 new Rackers complete Rookie O and join the Rackspace family!

There was more… much more.  But, you almost had to be there to take it all in.  What a week!  The video above should help ;-) Culture Is

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