If there’s one thing that developers value above all else today, it’s the option to run the applications they want, when they want them, where they want them. This is very important in a world where distributed computing is becoming more prevalent, where applications run inside and outside the four walls of an organization.
And while virtualization technology has long provided developers with the option to run multiple applications on a single virtual machine, developers are willing to sacrifice the simplicity and agility that come with a cloud experience. You may need to run specialized workloads that require more control over the physical hardware than you need.
One way to do that is with a bare metal server. As the name suggests, bare metal systems do not include pre-selected software. Think of bare metal machines as pristine land on which developers can build and run applications.
Just as owners can build whatever they want on their raw land, bare metal servers let users choose the operating system, drivers, containers, and other software components they use to build and launch their applications. can.
The stark truth about bare metal
Bare metal servers give developers direct access to hardware such as CPU, memory, and storage, giving more horsepower to applications requiring higher performance and lower latency.
Developers can also choose hardware and software and configure both to their liking, reducing the overhead associated with performance-degrading virtualization technologies and other software.
The value proposition of bare metal servers is their optionality for specialized workloads such as:
recommendation engine. Your team may want to build and run a recommendation engine using artificial intelligence or machine learning technology that requires high CPU and memory usage. Bare metal servers have the performance and low latency needed to power such applications.
multiplayer game. Bare metal meets the requirements of multiplayer gaming applications. Many of them not only require specific hardware configurations or custom GPU features, but they also require low latency to perform at optimal levels.
Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). Bare metal servers give users more control over configuration, networking, and other computing resources. These can be important for enterprise VDI workloads.
Regulated apps. Some apps in regulated areas such as finance and healthcare may be governed by rules that require dedicated physical servers (bare metal), which poses more security vulnerabilities than some shared systems. It may be safe. Additionally, you can implement and customize your own security measures.
traditional workload. Bare metal might work better for older apps that aren’t supported in virtual environments or if you want to choose your own hypervisor.
Ultimately, bare metal servers give you more control over your computing resources, much like owning land gives you ownership of it. However, traditional bare-metal systems are only effective enough to maximize the value of your IT assets. IT estates are likely to evolve rapidly in recent years as they pursue cloud operating models.
A Deliberate Move to a Multi-Cloud Strategy
This number confirms the trend towards a cloud operating model. Of his 261 IT decision makers surveyed, 98% of him run multi-cloud environments combining on-premises systems, colocation facilities, private and public clouds, and even some edge environments. I answered. Dell internal research.
Unfortunately, most of these environments accumulate over time and are managed by many different tools. However, this can be changed to allow developers to run their workloads wherever and whenever they want.
A purposeful multi-cloud design approach enables organizations to extend and optimize their cloud stacks across diverse IT environments while providing consistency in how data is stored, protected, and secured.
This strategy streamlines IT operations by introducing a cloud operating model into a dedicated IT environment, providing developers with self-service capabilities to build, test, and run their applications. In some cases this may include raw physical servers and bare metal.
Bare metal value consumed through subscription
With bare metal servers, developers choose the operating system (Windows and Linux packages, hypervisor, etc.) for the virtualized or container-based environment in which to build their applications. You can then run your workloads across on-premises data centers, colocation facilities, and edge locations.
Monthly subscriptions allow IT staff to access, configure, and manage bare metal computing from a single console. A flexible consumption model allows you to order more computing resources when you need them and reduce your assets as your business requirements decline.
IT staff can easily update and patch software while also controlling provisioning, lifecycle management, and monitoring.
With Dell APEX Compute, you can subscribe to what you need to run specialized workloads and scale on demand. So you get the simplicity, agility, and control of a cloud experience on-premises.
When running specialized workloads such as AI, ML, or VDI, it’s worth considering your options for how you run your infrastructure properties. So where are you going to land?
Learn more about our portfolio of cloud experiences that deliver simplicity, agility, and control as a service. Dell Technologies APEX.
