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Rackspace Technology Launches Rackspace Cloud, Among the First Fully Managed Multitenant Cloud Platforms Built on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1

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Rackspace Technology has launched Rackspace Cloud, a fully managed, multitenant cloud platform built on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, initially available in Dallas.

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SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rackspace Technology ® (NASDAQ: RXT), a global enterprise AI infrastructure and solutions provider, today announced the launch of Rackspace Cloud, a fully managed, multitenant cloud platform powered by Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 (VCF 9.1), initially available in Dallas, followed soon by North Virginia and Chicago areas. Rackspace is among the first providers to bring a fully managed multitenant platform to market on VCF 9.1, and one of a limited set of Broadcom Advantage Partners able to deliver VCF-based managed cloud services. Rackspace Cloud gives enterprises a new way to use modern cloud capabilities, such as Kubernetes and containerized applications, while maintaining the VMware environment and control they require. The launch arrives as enterprise demand shifts decisively toward governed private infrastructure. Broadcom's Private Cloud Outlook 2026 research found that 56 percent of organizations are running or planning to run production AI inferencing in a private cloud, while public cloud use for production inference declined 15 percent year over year from 56 percent to 41 percent. "For years organizations operating private clouds have had to choose between agility or control," said Bryan Litchford, Head of Product, Engineering, and Data Centers at Rackspace. "Rackspace Cloud removes that tradeoff. The same...

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Product
Rackspace Cloud
Takes effect
Aug 25, 2026
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States

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Detected
Aug 25, 2026
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