Rackspace Technology migrates the British Heart Foundation’s online gift shop to VMware
14 December 2020 - 7:00PM
Rackspace Technology™ (NASDAQ: RXT), the multicloud solutions
provider, has extended its work with the British Heart Foundation
to provide support to its online gift shop ahead of Christmas.
The global pandemic has severely hampered fundraising and retail
sales for many charities including the British Heart Foundation
(BHF). The BHF has seen a 50% downturn in income this year, forcing
it to cut its annual investment in vital heart research by
£50m.
Its e-commerce sales are a crucial source of income for the
charity, particularly in the run up to Christmas.
Rackspace Applications Services managed the entire
migration — from planning to execution. It was a lift and
shift migration to VMware environment which took place in just six
weeks, two weeks ahead of schedule.
Nicquel Jackson, Technology Project Manager at the British Heart
Foundation, said: “Rackspace Technology was one of the first names
we considered for this project because we have a long-standing
relationship and were sure it had the capabilities to help.
“The key element of this project was the timescales because we
had a specific deadline to meet. Rackspace Technology was conscious
of those timescales and anything that could potentially delay us,
meaning we were able to deliver the project ahead of schedule. This
piece of work has supported our online shop to continue raising
vital funds for heart research.”
Simon Bennett, CTO, EMEA at Rackspace Technology said: “Our
multicloud expertise is valued by our customers as we are able to
support with a plethora of cloud challenges. We’re proud to be able
to support a worthy organisation like the British Heart Foundation,
to ensure its online gift shop continues to drive as many sales as
possible to help it continue to achieve its goal to end heartbreak
forever.”
About Rackspace Technology
Rackspace Technology is a leading end-to-end multicloud
technology services company. We can design, build and operate our
customers’ cloud environments across all major technology
platforms, irrespective of technology stack or deployment model. We
partner with our customers at every stage of their cloud journey,
enabling them to modernize applications, build new products and
adopt innovative technologies.
About BHF retail
- Each year, British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops
raise millions to help the BHF fund life-saving research
into all heart diseases, stroke, vascular dementia and
diabetes.
- The BHF has around 730 shops across England, Scotland
and Wales including 540 Standard shops and
over 180 Home stores, selling up to 85,000 items every
day.
- Each year, the BHF eBay shop sells around 150,000 high value
and unusual items to raise funds for heart and circulatory
diseases.
- The BHF is fortunate to have over 17,000 volunteer
opportunities in its shops. Nearly a quarter of employed retail
positions are filled by those who have previously volunteered for
the BHF.
- To find your local shop
visit bhf.org.uk/shop.
- With donations from the public, the BHF
funds ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to
a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. A
world where broken hearts are mended, where millions more people
survive a heart attack, where the number of people dying from or
disabled by a stroke is slashed in half. A world where people
affected by heart and circulatory diseases get the support they
need. And a world of cures and treatments we can’t even imagine
today. We are backing the best ideas, the brightest minds and the
biggest ambitions — because that’s how we’ll beat heartbreak
forever.
Media ContactDevika MistryRackspace Technology
Corporate Communicationsdevika.mistry@rackspace.co.uk
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