Rackspace cuts 750 workers as the tech company pivots to artificial intelligence

Rackspace just laid off 750 people to "pivot to AI." That's not innovation. That's panic dressed up in a press release. You've probably seen this pattern. A big company announces an AI transformati

Rackspace just laid off 750 people to "pivot to AI."

That's not innovation. That's panic dressed up in a press release.


You've probably seen this pattern. A big company announces an AI transformation, shuffles money around, and calls it strategy. Meanwhile you're sitting with a $200/month tool your team stopped opening after week two — wondering if you're already behind.

You're not behind. You're just not willing to blow up what's working on a bet. That's smart, not slow.


Here's what that Rackspace story actually tells us: even large enterprises are still figuring out where AI fits. They're not ahead of you. They're just louder about it.

The companies winning with AI right now aren't replacing teams or rebuilding systems. They're picking one repetitive, time-consuming task and automating it first. That's it.

One process. One tool. Thirty days to see if it moves a number you already track.


This week, write down the three tasks your team repeats most. Pick the one that costs you the most time. That's your starting point — not a platform, not a strategy, not a consultant's roadmap.


What's one task in your business you'd love to never do manually again?


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That money will be reinvested into forward-deployed engineering, AI solutions and its enterprise AI infrastructure. Rackspace has shifted its ...