Rackspace Signs Capacity Deals With Together AI and Blacksmith

Nov 12, 2026
Rackspace will provide dedicated Nvidia infrastructure for Together AI and about 2 MW of AMD compute and storage capacity for Blacksmith.

Rackspace Technology signed separate multiyear capacity agreements with Together AI and Blacksmith, according to Data Center Dynamics. Rackspace will provide and operate dedicated Nvidia GB300 NVL72 infrastructure for Together AI, with deployment planned for 2027.

Rackspace will manage the associated power, liquid cooling, networking and storage. The companies also signed a nonbinding letter of intent to explore a joint enterprise offering that combines Together AI inference services with Rackspace infrastructure. They did not disclose the capacity or location of the deployment.

Under the Blacksmith agreement, Rackspace will provide about 2 MW of dedicated capacity in Northern Virginia using AMD EPYC processors and storage. Deployment will begin in early 2027.

Rackspace also entered a $66 million private placement agreement with an investor group led by Voss Capital. The company plans to use some of the funding for GPU initiatives, but expects to seek separate financing for the Nvidia systems supporting Together AI.

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