{
  "id": 6923035,
  "title": "Relatively unknown cloud provider gets Nvidia's stamp of approval",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/relatively-unknown-cloud-provider-gets-nvidias-stamp-of-approval",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-11T11:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/relatively-unknown-cloud-provider-gets-110300155.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2026, small cloud stocks gain significant value when Nvidia, a major player in the industry, gives them an official stamp of approval. Companies that have been seen as cheaper alternatives to Amazon and Microsoft now see more value in being part of Nvidia's partner ecosystem, as it carries more weight with investors than strong earnings. This pattern was repeated on Thursday, with Palantir Technology's CEO announcing a new partner, Rackspace Technology, that will offer a sovereign AI solution using Nvidia's Blackwell chips and Palantir's software. Shares of Rackspace Technology (RXT) rose more than 6% in premarket trading after the news broke, showing that such announcements can have a significant impact on the stock price. Joining Nvidia's Cloud Partner Program is not just a marketing formality, but a rigorous process that requires members to run certified Nvidia infrastructure across compute, networking, and storage. This certification gives enterprise buyers confidence that they are getting the same performance standards as larger cloud operators, without needing to verify it themselves. For Rackspace, the badge matters more as a positioning tool than a capability claim. The Institutional Sovereign Pod, which combines Nvidia's Blackwell accelerated computing with Palantir's software, is operated within Rackspace's private and hybrid cloud environments, giving customers a single operator to manage the entire stack. The timing of this announcement is significant, as Nvidia and Palantir separately unveiled a Sovereign AI Operating System for supply chain management, naming Rackspace as an approved cloud partner alongside Nebius. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized the importance of supply chains as the operating system of the physical economy. Rackspace's stock price has been volatile this year, falling below $1 early on and rallying and falling sharply multiple times. Analysts currently rate the stock a hold with an average price target of $4.77. The pending lawsuits cover investors who bought RXT shares between May 7 and July 8, 2026, and the market is waiting to see how the legal overhang will impact the company's ability to execute its AI strategy.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}