^SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rackspace Technology

(https://www.rackspace.com/)® (NASDAQ: RXT), a provider of hybrid multicloud

and AI solutions, and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR), a global

leading provider of operational AI platforms, today announced a strategic

Partnership announced to help companies use the foundry and

Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) quickly in production

use and operate to achieve measurable business results.

This partnership will enable Rackspace’s regulated operating model for

consistent security, operational controls and compliance from edge to core

and to the cloud so customers can build AI use cases with Palantir within

of weeks or months instead of months or years in production

can. The companies are also working together to bring Palantir software to the

To operate Rackspace’s private cloud and UK sovereign data centers. This

is particularly important for regulated industries where AI implementations

must meet strict data sovereignty and compliance requirements.

Companies are struggling to understand the business value of AI and

To exploit data platforms, as the provision and operation of these

Large-scale systems require specialized expertise that they have internally

often not available. As a strategic partner of Palantir in the area

Data migration and global implementation services will help Rackspace customers

help prioritize their most important business issues, and

then carry out the implementation. These include the

Data preparation, hosting and ongoing operation of the Palantir platform,

to achieve the desired results. As part of this collaboration

Rackspace has 30 Palantir-trained engineers who

Perform data migrations and take a proactive approach to solving

pursue far-reaching customer problems. This should be done in the next 12 months

Number can be increased to over 250.

“Companies need AI that works in production, not just in

Demos,” explains Gajen Kandiah, CEO of Rackspace Technology.?The platform from

Palantir enables customers, in conjunction with its controlled cloud

Rackspace operations and our joint, forward-looking engineering team

Approach to shorten the payback period and with governance and security

to achieve competitive advantages. This is particularly true in regulated industries

Meaning.”

The partnership combines Rackspace’s 25 years of management experience

business-critical enterprise workloads in hybrid environments with the

Palantir decision intelligence platform. Customers can choose from one

Benefit from a turnkey delivery model that eliminates risks and

Reduced operational burdens and shortened the payback period. For

This partnership serves regulated and data-sensitive organizations to do more

Confidence in using advanced AI capabilities in a private

To create a cloud environment that meets the requirements of sovereignty, security

and data residency fulfilled.

“Companies that use our AI operating systems are transforming theirs

Unit costs fundamental. In connection with migration more complex

Palantir AIP shortens completion times from years to data environments

days. Rackspace will help our customers get started

accelerate and thereby play a leading role in their respective industries

,” said Sameer Kirtane, Head of US Commercial at Palantir.

Integrated service delivery across the entire stack

Customers want a unified way to deploy, control and

to operate AI in their data environments, which are accountable and measurable

Results guaranteed. In contrast to point solutions where customers

Having to manage infrastructure, data pipelines and AI operations separately is the goal

This partnership aims to provide end-to-end infrastructure hosting, data migration,

Implementation services and ongoing managed operations as integrated

to offer service.

For more information, visit: go.rackspace.com/lp/cp/palantir-

partnership-2026 (http://go.rackspace.com/lp/cp/palantir-partnership-2026)

About Rackspace Technology

Rackspace Technology is a leading provider of hybrid multicloud and AI

Solutions. We develop and operate our customers’ cloud environments

across all major technology platforms, regardless of the respective one

Technology stack or deployment model. We work with our customers in

every phase of your cloud development and help you develop your applications

to modernize, develop new products and innovative technologies

to introduce.

About Palantir

Essential software of tomorrow. Delivered today. Find more information

Visit https://www.palantir.com

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of

Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended

version and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

current version. These forward-looking statements include:

other statements about: the companies’ expectations regarding the scope

and the terms of contracts and future partnership activities

expected benefits of the partnership and the software platforms and

Services of the companies, the projects of Rackspace, its of Palantir

trained technical resources to expand the expected timelines for

the delivery and customer outcomes, the ability to use Palantir software in

to operate Rackspace’s data centers, as well as other statements

future capabilities, services and business expectations.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties,

some of which cannot be predicted or quantified.

Forward-looking statements are based on those made as of the date made

Information available for publication and based on current information

Expectations as well as management’s assessments and assumptions regarding

future events at that time. These statements are subject to risks

and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that

are beyond the control of the companies.

For Palantir, these risks and uncertainties include the ability to:

to meet the individual needs of customers, the inability of the

Palantir’s platforms to satisfy customers or the desired

performance, the frequency or severity of software and

Implementation errors, the reliability of Palantir’s platforms and

the ability of customers to change or terminate the contract. For

Rackspace, these risks and uncertainties include the ability to

to recruit, train and retain qualified technical personnel,

the ability to provide managed services of the scale and quality described

to successfully provide technical challenges in the operation of the

Palantir software in Rackspace environments, customer adoption as well

the ability to meet the deployment schedules described herein and

achieve business results.

Further information about these and other risks and uncertainties can be found in

the documents that Rackspace Technology and Palantir may provide from time to time

file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Neither Rackspace

Technology nor Palantir undertake not to make any forward-looking statements

new information, future developments or for other reasons

publicly update or revise, except as required by law

prescribed.

Media contacts

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