Strengthen Your IT Supply Chain Through Tariff Uncertainty
The IT supply chain isn’t what it used to be. Between tariffs, sudden price hikes, and unpredictable shortages, keeping infrastructure costs under control feels like fighting a losing battle. But here’s the good news: smart planning can help you avoid the biggest pitfalls. At RackN, we work with enterprises navigating these exact challenges. Here are […]
Tired of VMware? Here Are Your Options
If you’re staring down a VMware price hike and reconsidering its use in your organizations’ infrastructure, you’re not alone. We’ve been helping customers navigate this exact dilemma, and the alternatives to VMware have gotten clearer over the last year. Whether you’re looking for a like-for-like virtualization replacement or ready to make a bigger change, here’s […]
KubeVirt is Reshaping I&O. Here’s What You Need to Know
KubeVirt is Reshaping I&O. Here’s What You Need to Know Recently, we’ve been focusing on Kubernetes Virtualization a lot, both behind the scenes with and in our content. Our latest complimentary Gartner® report offering, KubeVirt Will Require Radical Changes to Traditional I&O, is no different. The report, by analyst Michael Warrilow, predicts a fundamental shift in how […]
Companies Are Ready for Kubernetes on Bare Metal, but Challenges Remain
Companies Are Ready for Kubernetes on Bare Metal, but Challenges Remain We recently conducted a survey to gauge interest in enterprises adopting Kubernetes on bare metal as an alternative to VMware. The results are in, and they’re pretty clear. There’s a strong push towards bare metal Kubernetes, but organizations are also very aware of the […]
Quit Combining Your OpenShift Processes
Quit Combining Your OpenShift Processes Among the options available as alternatives to VMware, OpenShift stands out with its extra utility for developers. But the usefulness of OpenShift is a double-edged sword, creating issues when it’s generalized. One of the key challenges we’ve seen is the tension between virtualization teams assessing OpenShift Virtualization as a VMware […]
Embracing Bare Metal Kubernetes in the Cloud-Native Era
Embracing Bare Metal Kubernetes in the Cloud-Native Era Bare Metal is making a bold resurgence in the world of cloud-native Kubernetes. At the recent CNCF KubeCon, the spotlight on AI and virtualization brought Bare Metal infrastructure back into focus as a critical topic of discussion. Organizations are increasingly exploring ways to manage physical resources, but for […]
Streamline and secure IT Operations with Digital Rebar v4.14
Streamline and secure IT Operations with Digital Rebar v4.14 Welcome to the latest advancements in Digital Rebar v4.14. This is a big update with essential security enhancements, previews of both our new image deployment tool, Eikon, and the OpenShift deployment process, and more. Based on input from our customers and community, v4.14 brings improvements to […]
Unlock on-prem Kubernetes with Digital Rebar
Unlock on-prem Kubernetes with Digital Rebar As enterprises increasingly consider bare metal containerization to boost performance and control, the inherent challenges of this option often cause hesitation. While Kubernetes offers unmatched flexibility and scalability for containerized applications, its integration on bare metal surfaces has unique technical hurdles. In this post, we cover key challenges, but […]
Slaying the five infrastructure automation dragons
Slaying the five infrastructure automation dragons Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and co-founder of RackN, recently gave a 20 minute presentation on how to slay the five most critical automation dragons. Drawing from our experience with customers and in the industry, we addressed the infrastructure automation challenges technical leaders face most in their efforts and how to […]
Why we think this Hype Cycle™ is essential for bare metal
Why we think this Hype Cycle™ is essential for bare metal Year over year, Gartner® analysts predict massive changes. Sometimes the market changes are relatively minor, but sometimes they’re the canary in the coal mine for industry upheaval. This year, one report really stood out to us as it mirrors the challenges we see our […]