In addition to the GPUaaS, the SCJ3 data centre is a new data centre location for Rackspace’s Spot platform, bringing the total to seven sites globally.
Rackspace Technology has launched a GPU as a Service (GPUaaS) offering based on Nvidia processors.
The company has expanded its Rackspace Spot platform, adding both a new geographical location and access to on-demand Nvidia GPUs.
Rackspace Spot enables users to deploy computation-intensive applications including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data analytics via on-demand fully managed Kubernetes clusters.
The GPUaaS is based on Nvidia H100s, which are housed in RackSpace‘s SJC3 data centre in Silicon Valley, California.
“Rackspace’s GPUaaS will give customers on-demand access to powerful accelerated resources optimised for AI, machine learning, data analytics, and graphics rendering workloads,” said Brian Lillie, President of Private cloud for Rackspace Technology. “With Spot GPUaaS, you can harness high-performance GPUs without substantial upfront investments in hardware, achieving both cost-efficiency and scalability.”
In addition to the GPUaaS, the SCJ3 data centre is a new data centre location for Rackspace’s Spot platform, bringing the total to seven sites globally.
The company also has a presence in London, UK; Sydney, Australia; Dallas, Ashburn, and Chicago, US; Hong Kong; Frankfurt, Germany; and Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
DCD has contacted Rackspace for further information about the latest data centre addition.
Lance Weaver, Chief Product and Technology Officer of Rackspace Private Cloud, said, “The new data centre, constructed from the ground up with the latest OpenStack technology, enhances performance and reliability. This strategic location in the US-West region reduces latency and provides faster access for our West Coast customers, improving their overall user experience. Moreover, this new data centre caters to higher-density infrastructure demands, enabling our customers to scale resources seamlessly as their business needs evolve.”
At the end of last year, Rackspace experienced issues in its London region after the company ran out of storage space. The company said that high demand for its object storage services significantly exceeded that which the company had forecasted.
