Nvidia’s Run:ai Acquisition Gets Approved By EU Regulator

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The European Commission issued the decision Friday after launching an investigation in late October into the potential anti-competitive implications of Nvidia’s Run:ai deal, which the company announced in April to boost its AI computing business, including DGX Cloud. “The Commission concluded that the transaction would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area,” the regulator said, adding that Run:ai’s “current revenues are negligible” and, as such, don’t reach the notification threshold for European Union merger rules. "We look forward to welcoming the talented Run:ai team to Nvidia,” a company spokesperson said in a statement to CRN. Run:ai provides Kubernetes-based workload management and orchestration software for GPU-accelerated systems, which allows enterprise customers to “manage and optimize their compute infrastructure, whether on-premises, in the cloud or in hybrid environments,” according to a previous statement from Nvidia executive Alexis Bjorlin. Noting that Run:ai “does not have a significant position on the market for GPU orchestration software today,” the agency added that “customers will continue to have access to sufficient credible alternatives to Run:ai with similar advanced software features, as well as the possibility of building their GPU orchestration software in-house.” When Nvidia announced the Run:ai acquisition, it said it would “continue to offer Run:ai’s products under the same business model for the immediate future” and invest in the business’ product road map, including enabling the software on the DGX Cloud platform.

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