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Rackspace: 1,500 jobs cut

October 10, 2023USCloud ComputingRackspace

Rackspace has announced a significant workforce reduction, cutting 15% of its employees as part of a strategic pivot towards AI technologies. This move will affect approximately 1,500 jobs within the company, which has a total workforce of around 10,000. The leadership has indicated that the integration of AI is a key factor in this decision.

Conservative

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Core Estimate

1,125

Upper Bound

1,500

Sources

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