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Elastic Delivers GPU Infrastructure to Self-Managed Elasticsearch Customers via Cloud Connect
SAN FRANCISCO, February 03, 2026--Elastic (NYSE: ESTC), the Search AI Company, announced the availability of Elastic Inference Service (EIS) via Cloud Connect for self-managed Elasticsearch deployments. Organizations can now gain on-demand access to cloud-hosted inference capabilities without managing GPU infrastructure, all while maintaining their core infrastructure and data on-premises. Users also gain immediate access to models by Jina.ai, an Elastic company and a leader in open-source multi
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