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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.

September 28th, 2024

Why Bare-Metal.io is the Best Platform for Hosting ClickHouse Servers

In today’s data-driven landscape, businesses are increasingly relying on high-performance analytical databases to manage and analyze massive data sets in real time. ClickHouse, a leading open-source columnar OLAP database, is designed for high-performance analytics on petabyte-scale data with high ingestion rates.

September 26th, 2024

Building the New Private Cloud with Bare-Metal.io: An Architect’s Guide

In today's digital era, organizations are seeking infrastructure solutions that offer the agility of the public cloud while maintaining the control and security of on-premises systems. The evolution of private cloud architecture is bridging this gap, providing scalable, high-performance environments tailored to specific business needs.

September 19th, 2024

How Bare-Metal.io Can Help You Save Millions by Avoiding the Cloud

In recent years, many companies have rushed to the cloud, attracted by its promise of scalability, flexibility, and ease of use. However, as Ahrefs' experience shows, the cloud isn't always the most cost-effective or efficient solution. Ahrefs, a leading SEO tool provider, made headlines by saving over $400 million in three years by opting out of the cloud and choosing a bare-metal approach instead.

August 31st, 2024

Supercharge Your ClickHouse Performance with Bare-Metal.io’s High-Performance Servers

ClickHouse, a lightning-fast open-source OLAP database, is revolutionizing data analytics with its high-performance capabilities. Designed for massive data sets and complex queries, ClickHouse delivers real-time analytics that are essential for businesses operating at internet scale.

August 22nd, 2024

Why On-Prem Can Be More Cost-Effective Than Cloud for Certain Workloads

In recent years, the cloud has become the go-to solution for businesses looking to modernize their IT infrastructure. The allure of scalability, flexibility, and the ability to offload infrastructure management to a third party has driven many companies to move from on-premises (on-prem) solutions to the cloud.

August 6th, 2024

Repatriate from Public Cloud S3 to MinIO on Bare-Metal.io: Unlocking Cost Savings and Performance

In recent years, the public cloud has become the go-to solution for many organizations seeking to leverage scalable storage infrastructure. Amazon S3 has been at the forefront of this movement, offering reliable and flexible object storage. However, as businesses grow and their storage needs evolve, the cost and performance implications of staying in the public cloud can become prohibitive. This is where repatriating your data from S3 to MinIO on Bare-Metal.io can offer substantial benefits.