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May 7th, 2025

Why Bare Metal Beats the Cloud: Massive Cost Savings Without the Lock-In

At bare-metal.io, we believe in empowering businesses to take control of their infrastructure. The cloud has long been sold as the ultimate solution for scalability and simplicity, but for many companies, it’s a costly trap with hidden complexities and vendor lock-in. Basecamp’s recent cloud exit is a powerful case study that proves owning your hardware can save millions while delivering superior performance and flexibility. Let’s dive into how bare-metal.io’s bare metal servers can help you achieve similar savings, avoid lock-in, and reclaim control over your infrastructure.

May 5th, 2025

Escaping the Cloud Trap: How Bare Metal Offers a Better Way Forward

The cloud has long been sold as the ultimate solution for modern infrastructure—scalable, convenient, and hassle-free. But as more companies are discovering, the cloud’s promise comes with a steep price: vendor lock-in. Once you’re in, the top cloud providers make it nearly impossible to leave without incurring massive costs. A recent LinkedIn post by David Hansson, CTO of 37signals, highlights this exact issue, and at bare-metal.io, we believe there’s a better way.

May 2nd, 2025

Why Bare-Metal.io Switched to VergeOS: A Better Alternative to VMware

At Bare-Metal.io, we’re committed to providing our customers with reliable, cost-effective, and future-proof virtualization solutions. For years, VMware has been a staple in the virtualization world, but recent changes under Broadcom’s leadership have made it clear that it’s time to move on. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’re now offering VergeOS as our preferred virtualization platform—a robust, modern alternative that delivers stability and flexibility without the corporate overreach.

May 1st, 2025

How Bare-Metal.io Saves Companies Money on Cloud Costs

In today’s data-driven world, businesses are grappling with skyrocketing cloud costs from traditional vendors like AWS and Azure. At Bare-Metal.io, we offer bare metal servers and Verge virtual servers that can slash your infrastructure expenses while delivering high performance. Unlike traditional cloud providers, we don’t charge for ingress or egress bandwidth, making us a game-changer for companies handling large data volumes. Below, we explore real-world scenarios where Bare-Metal.io helps companies save significantly, with a focus on telemetry and IoT data processing.

April 19th, 2025

Why Bare-Metal.io in Denver, Colorado, Is Your Best Bet for High-Performance Infrastructure

When it comes to hosting your business’s critical workloads, the choice of infrastructure and location can make or break your operations. At Bare-Metal.io, we offer off-cloud bare metal and virtual servers that deliver unmatched performance, cost savings, and flexibility.

April 19th, 2025

Hybrid Infrastructure: Combining Bare Metal and Virtual Servers with Bare-Metal.io

In today’s fast-evolving tech landscape, businesses need infrastructure that balances performance, scalability, and cost. While cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud dominate the conversation, they often come with hidden costs and compromises, especially for static workloads running 24/7. Enter Bare-Metal.io, a game-changer in off-cloud infrastructure, offering a powerful hybrid solution that combines the raw power of bare metal servers with the flexibility of virtual servers.

April 15th, 2025

Bare Metal Bargains: Why Your Garage Is Dev Heaven but Production Needs a Data Center

Picture this: you’re sipping coffee in your garage, surrounded by the hum of a $500 server you snagged off Facebook Marketplace. It’s got 128GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and it’s sipping electricity at a cool $6 a month. Compare that to AWS, where the same setup would bleed you $950 a month. Payback in two weeks? That’s the kind of math that makes you feel like you’ve hacked the Matrix. Welcome to the bare-metal revolution, where cloud costs are getting laughed out of the room. But before you turn your garage into the next Silicon Valley, let’s talk about why it’s dev paradise—and why production needs a proper data center.

February 2nd, 2025

The Rapidly Declining Cost of LLMs and Why It Matters for Bare-Metal Computing

In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, one trend stands out above all: large language models (LLMs) are becoming cheaper and cheaper to run. With advancements in optimized inference, more efficient model architectures, and competitive GPU pricing, businesses are finding it easier than ever to deploy AI-driven applications without breaking the bank.

January 8th, 2025

Nvidia unveils $3,000 desktop AI computer

NVIDIA's recent unveiling of Project DIGITS—a $3,000 desktop AI supercomputer—marks a significant shift in the accessibility of advanced AI capabilities. Designed for researchers, data scientists, and students, this compact device enables the execution of sophisticated AI models locally, reducing dependence on cloud-based solutions.

January 2nd, 2025

Vectara: Advanced AI Capabilities with Flexible Deployment

Vectara provides an end-to-end platform for building AI assistants and agents, emphasizing best-in-industry accuracy, security, and observability. Designed with an API-first approach, Vectara facilitates seamless integration into various applications, supporting over a hundred languages and offering features like hybrid retrieval and stateful chat management.

January 1st, 2025

How Running Kamiwaza on Bare-Metal.io Infrastructure Can Save Money and Enhance Security

In today’s data-driven world, businesses are adopting AI technologies at an unprecedented rate. However, deploying AI effectively requires robust infrastructure that ensures both cost-efficiency and security. By running Kamiwaza.ai’s cutting-edge AI platform on Bare-Metal.io’s infrastructure, organizations can achieve significant cost savings while leveraging an air-gapped, secure environment to protect their data.

December 22nd, 2024

Another Company Ditches the Cloud: How bare-metal.io Helps Control Skyrocketing Compute Costs

In a recent YouTube video titled "GEICO's dramatic shift from cloud-first to cloud-repatriation showcases a significant trend in enterprise infrastructure strategy" , we see yet another company taking the bold step of moving out of the public cloud due to escalating costs

December 19th, 2024

Transforming IT Infrastructure with Private Clouds and Cloud-Like Experiences

In recent years, the allure of public cloud services—on-demand scalability, predictable monthly costs, and resource elasticity—has captured the attention of organizations across every industry. Yet, for many enterprises with stringent security, compliance, or performance requirements, moving workloads fully into the public cloud simply isn’t practical.

December 7th, 2024

Building a High-Performance Data Lake with Trino and Iceberg on Bare-Metal.io for Cost-Efficient Analytics

In today’s data-driven world, organizations need to process growing volumes of information quickly and cost-effectively. Traditional data warehouses can be expensive, slow to scale, and inflexible in the face of diverse data formats. Modern data lakes, on the other hand, offer a more open, flexible, and affordable approach—especially when powered by cutting-edge query engines and table formats.

December 2nd, 2024

Redefining the Cloud: How Bare-Metal.io Combines Performance, Scalability, and Cost Efficiency

In today's data-driven world, businesses are grappling with escalating cloud costs that threaten profitability. The allure of scalable, on-demand computing has often led to unpredictable expenses and budget overruns. However, Bare-Metal.io is revolutionizing big data infrastructure by offering a cost-effective alternative to traditional cloud services.

November 28th, 2024

Unmasking the True Cost of Cloud Computing: A Case for Bare-Metal.io’s Transparent Pricing

In the realm of cloud computing, the allure of scalability and flexibility often conceals a labyrinth of hidden fees that can wreak havoc on your IT budget. A prime example is AWS, where data egress fees—charges for transferring data out of their cloud—can accumulate rapidly.

November 22nd, 2024

Redefining the Cloud: How Bare-Metal.io Combines Performance, Scalability, and Cost Efficiency

As AI adoption accelerates, so do the costs associated with cloud computing. With the rise of generative AI and complex machine learning (ML) models, companies are finding that cloud-based solutions can rapidly drain budgets. To address this, a trend towards "repatriating" workloads—moving them from the cloud to on-premises infrastructure—is gaining momentum.

November 11th, 2024

Repatriating AI Workloads with Bare-Metal.io: Optimizing Cost, Control, and Performance

As AI adoption accelerates, so do the costs associated with cloud computing. With the rise of generative AI and complex machine learning (ML) models, companies are finding that cloud-based solutions can rapidly drain budgets. To address this, a trend towards "repatriating" workloads—moving them from the cloud to on-premises infrastructure—is gaining momentum.

October 30th, 2024

The Future of Private Cloud Networks: How Bare-Metal.io is Shaping the Landscape

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses are continually seeking ways to optimize their IT infrastructure for performance, security, and scalability. Private cloud networks have emerged as a pivotal solution, offering the control and customization that enterprises require. At Bare-Metal.io, we are at the forefront of this evolution, providing cutting-edge services that align with the future of private cloud networks.

September 30th, 2024

Unlock the Full Potential of MinIO with Bare-Metal.io: High-Performance, Secure, and Cost-Effective Hosting

In today's data-driven world, organizations require robust, scalable, and efficient storage solutions to manage their ever-growing data needs. MinIO, a high-performance, S3-compatible object storage system, has emerged as a leading choice for enterprises seeking to build modern data infrastructures. However, to harness the full power of MinIO, the underlying hardware plays a crucial role.