Why we think this Hype Cycle™ is essential for bare metal
September 4, 2024
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
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Back to bare metal? The case for “devirtualization”
July 30, 2024
Traditionally, virtualization has been an IT cornerstone, providing automation and consistency. But with recent events undermining the reliability of virtualization, it might be time to
Revolutionary bare metal?! Unearthing innovation in infrastructure
December 28, 2023
A common, but misleading, belief in IT infrastructure that bare metal is as boring as dirt. This perspective assumes that dirt is static and unchangeable.
You don’t have to marry your server vendor
April 20, 2023
Does it ever feel like once you’ve selected a server vendor, you’re stuck with what they offer for life? Vendor selection and server refreshes can
Rocky Linux support in Digital Rebar v4.7
September 15, 2021
We’re excited to highlight that RackN officially added Rocky Linux support in our recent Digital Rebar v4.7 release! Rocky Linux provides a community maintained alternate to CentOS for operators who
TFiR interviews about Digital Rebar v4.6
May 20, 2021
Pair of recent posts from TFiR discuss how RackN is changing the game with infrastructure automation.
Rob discusses Edge Infrastructure with Mark Thiele [Edgevana Podcast]
October 20, 2020
This excellent discussion with Mark Thiele about the real challenges of managing a distributed infrastructure.
SmartNIC = A New Server Architecture? [VMworld & ONES insights]
October 7, 2020
TL;DR: There may finally be a new server architecture! Should you care? Last week, I found myself split screen streaming VMworld and the LF Open Network and Edge
Day 0 Bare Metal for VMware VCF
September 24, 2020
Executive Summary SDDC Bare Metal Bootstrap puts control back in the hands of the VMware operators by eliminating manual operations, improving speed and consistency, and
How to Develop IaC for VMware Hardware
September 16, 2020
You may have an infrastructure as code (IaC) process for your virtual and container environments, but have you extended IaC for VMware hardware? This post will