Rafay Systems has expanded partnerships with Cisco, Dell, NVIDIA and others to help infrastructure operators shift from
Rafay Systems, a leader in infrastructure orchestration for AI and cloud-native workloads, announced aggressive expansion of its Elevate partner ecosystem with new and deepened relationships across major technology vendors. The partner momentum underscores rapid growth in demand for token factory capabilities among neocloud operators, telecommunications companies and large enterprises deploying diverse hardware platforms.
The strategic shift reflects how customers are moving beyond simple GPU access toward comprehensive AI service delivery. Rafay's ecosystem is designed to enable providers and enterprises to operationalize this transition, delivering GPU infrastructure as self-service compute, governed AI platforms and token-metered AI services across private, hybrid and sovereign environments.
On March 19, Rafay and DataDirect Networks announced collaboration pairing DDN's high-performance data platform with Rafay's infrastructure orchestration and lifecycle management, targeting simplified operations and faster time-to-value for production AI environments. On May 13, Rafay achieved NVIDIA AI Cloud-Ready validation, confirming its platform meets NVIDIA's standard for production-grade AI cloud infrastructure. Working with NVIDIA Infra Controller, the Rafay Platform provides neocloud and sovereign operators with API-driven access, multi-tenancy support, token-metered NVIDIA NIM microservices and enterprise operational controls. Deployments include Yotta in India, Cassava Technologies in Africa, Firmus in Australia and TELUS in Canada.
On May 19, Dell made Rafay available through its Extended Technologies Complete program and AI Ecosystem Program, pairing Dell's AI infrastructure with Rafay's orchestration software for multi-tenant, policy-governed AI environments. On May 20, Unisys partnered with Rafay to combine Unisys managed cloud services with Rafay's self-service orchestration platform, delivering a software-as-a-service layer with simplified lifecycle management, hybrid cloud orchestration and integrated security for regulated environments.
On June 2 at Cisco Live US 2026, Rafay became a Cisco Solutions Plus partner, enabling customers to procure Rafay directly from Cisco alongside Cisco AI infrastructure. The partnership combines Cisco's Nexus One networking and compute with Rafay's orchestration layer through Foundation, Compute and AI offers designed to accelerate time to revenue and improve GPU margins. Rafay also signed agreements with Deloitte, Gruve, Carahsoft and 2CRSI.
Rupen Shah, vice president of partners and ecosystems at Rafay Systems, said the market is transitioning from GPU capacity monetization by the hour toward making capacity consumable, governable and monetizable. He stated that customers need an operating layer to turn GPU clusters into AI services users can access, trust and pay for at higher margins. The Rafay Elevate ecosystem drives revenue growth through tiered incentives, referrals and resale models, providing partners with go-to-market support including co-marketing, joint selling and technical enablement through training and certifications.