Case Study: Radio Flyer achieves scalable, high-availability web hosting with Rackspace Cloud Sites

Radio Flyer Chooses the Rackspace Cloud for Sky High Scalability

Radio Flyer, the iconic American toy company known for its little red wagons, required a highly scalable and reliable hosting solution to support its corporate website and new interactive marketing initiatives. The company needed a platform that could handle unpredictable traffic spikes, especially during peak seasons, without downtime. They chose Rackspace Technology and its Cloud Sites product to meet this challenge.

Rackspace implemented its Cloud Sites platform, which provided automatic scaling, a pay-per-use model, and high availability. This solution allowed Radio Flyer to run both PHP and .NET applications simultaneously and ensured the site could handle significant traffic increases from future features. The results included a reliable infrastructure backed by a 100% SLA, eliminating downtime concerns and allowing Radio Flyer's team to focus on strategic business growth instead of technology issues.

Radio Flyer

Tom Cesario

Director of information technology