Rackspace Technology Unveils AI “Launchpad” Service

Rackspace Technology, a San Antonio-based hybrid cloud and AI solutions company, has announced “Rackspace AI Launchpad,” a managed service designed to enable organizations to evaluate, pilot and deploy AI workloads. The service can be tailored to a variety of industries, including healthcare, banking, finance, securities and insurance (BFSI), and energy.

The service promises a phased, guided approach that supports every stage of AI adoption – from proof of concept to full-scale production.

“Every enterprise knows AI will define the next decade of competition, but most are paralyzed by complexity,” said Lance Weaver, Rackspace’s Chief Product and Technology Officer, Private Cloud. “Rackspace AI launchpad eliminates that paralysis. We’ve engineered the fastest path from AI ambition to AI in production, with the security and governance that enterprises demand. This isn’t about experimenting with AI anymore.”

Rackspace AI Launchpad leverages Rackspace’s AI Anywhere, a private cloud solution that merges AI/ML capabilities with an emphasis on data security and privacy. The solution delivers managed GPU infrastructure powered by NVIDIA GPUs, Kubernetes and tooling enablement, and onboarding and operational support.

Rackspace AI Launchpad provides a phased approach that allows organizations to start with a proof of concept, pilot existing AI workloads, and when AI adoption is mature, implement and deploy AI workloads.

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Rackspace AI Launchpad is intended to help empowers organizations move beyond experimentation and into meaningful AI outcomes without the burden of building infrastructure from scratch.