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Rackspace today initiated layoffs that will cut our U.S. workforce by about 6 percent. We are proposing somewhat smaller reductions in our offices in other countries, through consultative processes governed by local laws. The U.S. layoffs and proposed international reductions are personally painful, but they are necessary and manageable. We’re confident we can accomplish these reductions without any effect on the expertise and exceptional customer service we provide to our customers. We have targeted these cuts primarily toward our corporate administrative expenses and management layers, while striving to create the least impact to our frontline Fanatical Support and product teams.