DFS goes with Rackspace managed cloud to better handle website traffic

Dan Worth
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DFS resorts to cloud to help handle spikes in online demand

Furniture chain DFS has shifted to Rackspace in a bid to better handle spikes in online demand during its busiest trading days.  The company claims that it has seen an average 34 per cent increa...

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