Case Study: GMEX automates the metals supply chain and boosts efficiency with Rackspace Technology Managed Cloud

Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight on GMEX a Metals Marketplace on the Rackspace Managed Cloud

Global Material Exchange (GMEX) is a Houston‑born marketplace that connects industrial metal buyers and sellers in real time across sectors like aerospace, oil & gas, mining and construction. Built to eliminate middlemen and streamline purchasing, GMEX needed more control and flexibility than its shared‑hosting setup could provide—specifically root access, configurable environments and the ability to test different server and application configurations.

By joining the Rackspace Startup Program and moving to Rackspace Managed Cloud, GMEX gained root access, easy‑to‑use server management, CDN, backups and responsive support for testing multiple environments and optimizing performance. The change let the team focus on the product and customers rather than infrastructure, improving operational efficiency and supporting continued customer growth and market‑share expansion in the metals industry.

GMEX

Jeremy Chapman

CEO