Case Study: SunPower achieves scalable cloud migration and agile DevOps with Rackspace Technology Managed Cloud

Sunpower Keeps its Edge in the Solar Industry by Gravitating to the Cloud

SunPower, a leading solar technology and energy service provider, produces high‑efficiency solar cells and monitors 800 commercial plants and 30,000 residential systems, capturing over 50 million data events daily. With solar demand accelerating and a large legacy IT footprint, SunPower needed a scalable cloud strategy to manage massive data growth, improve analytics, and enter new markets without disrupting operations.

SunPower partnered with Rackspace for a managed OpenStack cloud with 24x7 support and DevOps expertise, adopting a phased migration that mirrors their existing architecture. This approach provided immediate infrastructure reliability and ongoing support, letting SunPower scale quickly, outsource DevOps, focus on product innovation, and transition to the cloud at a controlled pace.

SunPower

Rich Robinson

VP Business Technology & CIO