A screenshot of the new Rackspace Cloud Servers iPhone App, taken from the Rackspace Cloud website.
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to a post this week on the Rackspace Cloud blog (and another one on the old-fashioned Rackspace blog), the iPhone application enabling the operation of the company’s Cloud Servers service has been made available via Apple’s iTunes store, and the iPhone App Store.
The application was developed by iPhone application developer Michael Mayo, in collaboration with the Rackspace team.
“It’s been a great experience to collaborate with the Rackspace Cloud team on the development of the Cloud Servers API,” said Mayo, quoted in a July 14 press release announcing the opening of the Rackspace cloud APIs. “Working together with the Rackspace team enabled me to develop my application much more quickly. I’m very pleased with the open feedback process as it makes my work a lot easier.”
At the time, the iPhone application was expected to reach the store “within a month.” While it’s more or less on time, it’s a safe bet there are at least a few iPhone-using Rackspace customers who have been eagerly anticipating the tool.
The Cloud Servers iPhone app is by no means the first iPhone control panel app associated with a hosting company. SoftLayer, for instance, had iPhone app to accompany the launch of its cloudLayer cloud storage service. Others, like hosting provider SoftLayer, have control panel websites specially formatted for the iPhone browser.
According to the Rackspace blog post, and the Cloud Servers iPhone App page on the Rackspace site (which includes a few screenshots of its various parts), the major functions of the app include the ability to list cloud servers on an account, view details about each server, create new cloud servers, rename or resize existing ones, perform hard or soft reboots and find cloud servers by shared IP group.
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Liam Eagle has worked as a contributor to the Web Host Industry Review since its inception in 2000, and as editor since 2003. He has been editor of the WHIR's print magazine since its launch. His daily involvement in the gathering and reporting of Web hosting news and his regular interaction with Web hosting leaders gives him an uncommonly broad appreciation of the issues and tends facing the business. Through his WHIR blog, Liam spots Web hosting trends and offers opinions on the industry-wide impacts of major developments and the motivation behind big announcements. Follow him on Twitter @liameagle
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