Rackspace Technology®, a global enterprise AI infrastructure and solutions provider, and Palantir Technologies Inc. today announced an operating model framework to help regulated and sovereign enterprises own and operate AI in production. The framework, delivered through Rackspace, combines Palantir Foundry and AIP with Rackspace's governed private cloud, sovereign cloud, on-prem infrastructure, certified FDEs, and managed operations for customers that require control over data, security, governance, deployment location, and operational outcomes.
Rackspace and Palantir establish operating framework for regulated enterprise AI deployment.
Rackspace scaled to approximately 400 Palantir certifications across sales, engineering, delivery, and operations.
First joint deployment closed in <2 months with 94% reduction in quote cycle time.
Rackspace committing to deploy Foundry and AIP across 70%+ of own back-office operations.
Framework for healthcare, financial services, energy, and mid-market.
Rackspace named a preferred partner for on-premise, private cloud, and sovereign deployments.
Gajen Kandiah, Chief Executive Officer of Rackspace Technology, stated: "While most regulated enterprises have an AI strategy, they often lack the operating model to put AI into production safely and at scale. This effort by Rackspace closes that gap. Rackspace brings the governed infrastructure, the Palantir-certified engineers, the managed operations, and the accountability for outcomes in the environments where our customers actually live. This is deploy and operate, not deploy and leave."
Alex Karp, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Palantir Technologies, stated: "Sovereign AI requires more than access to a model. It requires an operating layer that lets enterprises govern data, enforce permissions, route models, audit actions, and deploy capability where the mission lives. This framework brings Palantir Foundry and AIP together with Rackspace's infrastructure and delivery capabilities for mission-critical environments."
Since the companies' initial February 2026 announcement, the partnership has built measurable momentum. Rackspace has scaled to approximately 400 Palantir certifications across sales, engineering, delivery, and operations. The first joint deployment closed in <2 months with Rackspace FDEs deploying AI-enabled workflows on Palantir Foundry inside a U.S.-based solar tracking manufacturer to deliver a 94% reduction in their quote cycle time.
Rackspace is also committing to deploy Foundry and AIP across more than 70% of its own back-office operations under the Rackspace OneOS program. In doing so, Rackspace runs its own business on the same governed stack it operates for customers, retaining full control of its data and models rather than ceding them to a third party.
Under the framework, Rackspace serves as a preferred operator for on-premise, private cloud, and sovereign Palantir deployments across critical infrastructure in both the public and private sectors. The collaboration aims to stand up large-scale private cloud and sovereign deployments, where Rackspace and Palantir FDEs work side by side inside customer environments.
About Rackspace Technology
Rackspace Technology® is the operator of the full enterprise AI stack from governed private cloud to AI inference and agents in production. With an Outcomes-as-a-Service model built on secure infrastructure, data foundations, and forward-deployed engineering, Rackspace delivers business results for regulated and mission-critical industries.
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