Bare Metal Hosting Benefits
Bare Metal Servers provide several benefits, including:
#1: Isolation
Layer 2 network virtualization can isolate customer workloads from other customer activity.
Bare Metal Servers offer a high degree of isolation, which is important for meeting stringent
security and compliance requirements. Layer 2 network virtualization allows customer workloads to be
completely isolated from other tenants, ensuring that data and applications are secure from
potential threats that might come from shared virtual environments.
This isolation also means that performance is not impacted by the activities of other users,
providing consistent and reliable service. This makes it suitable for running sensitive applications
and storing critical data.
#2: Control
Unlike virtualized environments, Bare Metal Servers do not come with a pre-installed hypervisor,
allowing users to have complete control over their server infrastructure. This means you can choose
and install the operating system that best fits your needs, as well as any applications and software
configurations without any limitations imposed by a hypervisor.
The added control also extends to hardware configurations and network settings, providing the
flexibility to optimize the server's performance for specific workloads. You can tailor the server
environment to meet unique requirements, ensuring that the infrastructure is aligned with your
operational goals.
#3: Visibility
Private cloud customers can have greater visibility into the underlying infrastructure of a Bare
Metal Server within the cloud services.
Bare Metal Servers provide enhanced visibility into the underlying infrastructure of virtual private
servers, which is particularly beneficial for private cloud customers. Having an increased
visibility allows you to monitor and manage the server environment more effectively, gaining
insights into performance metrics, resource utilization, and potential bottlenecks.
Such transparency also aids in security management. You can track access logs, network traffic, and
other critical data points, enabling you to detect and respond to security threats swiftly.
#4: Processing Power
Having dedicated resources ensures consistent performance, supporting large, steady-state
workloads.
Since the resources of a Bare Metal Server are dedicated to a single tenant, there are no resource
contention issues, resulting in consistent and reliable performance across multiple servers. This
makes it suitable for running high-performance computing applications, data-intensive tasks, and
other
demanding workloads that require significant processing power.
