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 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.
Why Bare-Metal.io Stands Out
Traditional cloud vendors often burden companies with complex pricing models, including hefty fees for data ingress (incoming data) and egress (outgoing data). These costs can spiral out of control for data-intensive operations. Bare-Metal.io eliminates bandwidth charges entirely, offering predictable pricing and high-performance bare metal and virtual servers at a fraction of the cost. Our solutions are tailored for businesses that need to process and transfer large datasets efficiently.
Scenario 1: Telemetry Data Processing for a Logistics Company
The Challenge
A logistics company tracks thousands of vehicles in real time, collecting telemetry data such as GPS coordinates, fuel usage, and driver behavior. Each vehicle generates 1 GB of data daily, totaling 30 TB per month across 1,000 vehicles. The data is ingested into the cloud for processing (e.g., route optimization) and sent back to vehicles or dashboards, incurring both ingress and egress costs with a traditional cloud provider.
Traditional Cloud Costs (e.g., AWS)
- Ingress: Free on AWS.
- Egress: $0.09 per GB (assuming us-east-1 pricing). For 30 TB (30,000 GB) of processed data sent out monthly, that’s $2,700/month.
- Compute: Running 10 high-performance EC2 instances (e.g., c5.4xlarge at ~$0.68/hour) for data processing costs ~$4,896/month (10 instances × $0.68 × 720 hours).
- Total Monthly Cost: ~$7,596 (excluding storage and other fees).
Bare-Metal.io Solution
- Ingress/Egress: Free. The 30 TB of data ingested and sent out incurs $0 in bandwidth costs.
- Compute: Bare-Metal.io provides 10 bare metal servers with equivalent or better performance for ~$5,000/month total (10 servers × $500/month).
- Total Monthly Cost: ~$5,000.
- Savings: $7,596 – $5,000 = $2,596/month (34% reduction).
Why It Works
Telemetry data requires low-latency processing and frequent data transfers. Bare-Metal.io’s high-performance servers handle compute-intensive tasks efficiently, and our no-bandwidth-fee model eliminates the unpredictable egress costs that inflate AWS bills. The logistics company can reinvest savings into expanding its fleet or improving analytics.
Scenario 2: IoT Data Pipeline for a Smart City Initiative
The Challenge
A smart city project collects IoT data from 50,000 sensors (traffic, air quality, energy usage), generating 500 TB of data monthly. The data is processed to provide real-time insights and sent to public dashboards and third-party systems. Bandwidth costs dominate the budget with traditional cloud providers due to massive ingress and egress.
Traditional Cloud Costs (e.g., Azure)
- Ingress: Free on Azure.
- Egress: $0.087 per GB (assuming US region pricing). For 500 TB (500,000 GB) sent out monthly, that’s $43,500/month.
- Compute: Running a cluster of 20 Azure VMs (e.g., D16s v5 at ~$0.792/hour) for processing costs ~$11,404/month (20 VMs × $0.792 × 720 hours).
- Total Monthly Cost: ~$54,904 (excluding storage and networking fees).
Bare-Metal.io Solution
- Ingress/Egress: Free. The 500 TB of data ingested and sent out costs $0.
- Compute: Bare-Metal.io provides 20 bare metal servers optimized for IoT workloads for ~$10,000/month (20 servers × $500/month).
- Total Monthly Cost: ~$10,000.
- Savings: $54,904 – $10,000 = $44,904/month (82% reduction).
Why It Works
IoT workloads involve continuous data streams that traditional clouds penalize with egress fees. Bare-Metal.io’s zero-bandwidth-cost model is ideal for high-volume data pipelines, and our Verge virtual servers offer scalable compute for real-time analytics. The smart city project can allocate savings to expand sensor networks or enhance public services.
Scenario 3: Video Streaming Startup
The Challenge
A startup streams user-generated content, processing and delivering 10 TB of video data monthly to global users. Egress costs for delivering content to viewers are a major expense with traditional clouds, and the startup needs affordable compute to transcode videos.
Traditional Cloud Costs (e.g., AWS)
- Ingress: Free.
- Egress: $0.09 per GB for 10 TB (10,000 GB) = $900/month.
- Compute: 5 EC2 instances (e.g., c5.2xlarge at ~$0.34/hour) for transcoding costs ~$1,224/month (5 instances × $0.34 × 720 hours).
- Total Monthly Cost: ~$2,124.
Bare-Metal.io Solution
- Ingress/Egress: Free. The 10 TB of video data costs $0.
- Compute: 5 bare metal servers for ~$2,500/month (5 servers × $500/month).
- Total Monthly Cost: ~$2,500.
- Savings: While compute costs are higher, the $900/month egress savings helps. AWS costs with additional fees could exceed $2,500, making Bare-Metal.io competitive with predictable pricing.
Why It Works
Video streaming involves heavy egress traffic, which Bare-Metal.io handles at no cost. Our servers provide the compute power needed for transcoding, allowing the startup to scale with predictable costs and no bandwidth fees eating into margins.
Additional Benefits of Bare-Metal.io
- Predictable Pricing: No surprises from bandwidth or hidden fees.
- Performance: Bare metal servers offer dedicated resources, outperforming shared cloud VMs for data-intensive tasks.
- Flexibility: Verge virtual servers provide scalable, cloud-like agility without the cost overhead.
- Sustainability: Optimized hardware reduces energy waste compared to overprovisioned cloud data centers.
Conclusion
Whether you’re processing telemetry for logistics, managing IoT data for smart cities, or streaming video content, Bare-Metal.io delivers cost savings for high-bandwidth use cases. By eliminating ingress and egress fees and offering high-performance servers, we empower businesses to scale efficiently. Ready to optimize your cloud costs? Visit Bare-Metal.io to explore our solutions and start saving today.
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