New servers bring efficiency gains, but old gear doesn’t vanish when the new machines are onboarded. The old servers are often still functional and valuable,
In enterprise IT, we talk a lot about automation, cloud-native platforms, and innovation. But the layer everything depends on is often ignored: bare metal. Why?
Those who deploy images at scale know the pain of managing and troubleshooting third-party tools like Canonical’s Curtin. Eikon, the new Digital Rebar image deployment
In bare metal environments, air gap is often treated like a binary — either you’re connected or you’re not. But in practice, there are multiple
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
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
Back to bare metal? The case for “devirtualization” Traditionally, virtualization has been an IT cornerstone, providing automation and consistency. But with recent events undermining the
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.
Even for the most experienced infrastructure teams, changing and updating servers can carry significant risk. On the other hand, there is usually significant value in
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
