News of Note—Rackspace's cloud, Sedona's tests and more

Here are some of the other stories we're tracking today:

> Rackspace’s VMware private cloud managed service can now be accessed in third-party colocation facilities and other locations. SDxCentral article

> Microsoft reported gains in its cloud business. Light Reading article

> Sedona Systems said it completed a successful trial of automation technologies within the Application-Centric IP/Optical Network Orchestration (ACINO) consortium. Release

> South Korea’s KT said that, based on its 5G tests during the Winter Olympics, it will need around four times as many cell sites for outdoor 5G coverage compared with LTE. Mobile World Live article