Public cloud confidential computing promises security but retains provider control over critical trust components. Private cloud infrastructure eliminates third-party trust dependencies, providing genuine confidentiality for sensitive workloads through dedicated hardware and transparent attestation.
Author: Jen Royle-Jones
SaaS companies backed by private equity face mounting pressure to control cloud costs that often reach 50-75% of revenue. This comprehensive analysis compares private vs public cloud TCO, showing how infrastructure optimization can improve gross margins and company valuations.
AI-driven smart contracts require dedicated infrastructure to handle real-time inference, protect sensitive data, and maintain blockchain consistency. Shared cloud environments introduce performance variability and security risks that compromise both AI accuracy and blockchain reliability.
Explore how confidential computing transforms blockchain security by protecting oracle data feeds and smart contract execution. This guide covers implementation strategies, performance optimization, and deployment best practices for building secure decentralized applications on OpenMetal’s bare metal infrastructure.
Discover five blockchain workloads that demand dedicated infrastructure over shared public cloud. From validator nodes to MEV systems, learn why bare metal servers and private cloud provide the performance, security, and control these critical operations require.
Learn how confidential computing infrastructure protects PHI, AI models, and proprietary algorithms during processing. Discover implementation strategies for HIPAA-compliant AI workloads on OpenMetal’s secure bare metal platform, including real-world healthcare use cases and deployment guides.
Regulated financial institutions need blockchain infrastructure that balances innovation with compliance. Discover why bare metal servers deliver the control, performance, and security that enterprise blockchain demands—from validator nodes to tokenization platforms. No compromise required.
MPC lets multiple parties compute together without sharing private data — but infrastructure matters. Learn how confidential computing on OpenMetal bare metal servers with Intel TDX helps secure MPC deployments for blockchain, fintech, and privacy-first apps.
Modular blockchain networks like Celestia, Cosmos, and Polygon CDK are redefining infrastructure needs. This post outlines why bare metal servers and private clouds offer the control, performance, and predictability that modular blockchains require.
Confidential computing is the missing piece for full-stack security. Learn how OpenMetal helps technical teams build end-to-end trust with hardware isolation and open source infrastructure.
Validator uptime matters. Learn how to host blockchain validator nodes with OpenMetal’s bare metal and hosted private cloud for performance, security, and full infrastructure control.
VPNs protect data in transit—but what about when it’s being processed? Discover how confidential computing closes the gap and how OpenMetal makes it deployable.
This guide makes confidential computing practical. Explore how to reduce deployment complexity using OpenMetal’s secure, TDX-enabled infrastructure.
This guide makes confidential computing practical. Explore how to reduce deployment complexity using OpenMetal’s secure, TDX-enabled infrastructure.
Learn how to improve confidential computing performance using Intel TDX, bare metal, and GPU passthrough without sacrificing security.
Learn how to deploy confidential computing workloads on bare metal using Intel TDX, OpenMetal servers, and secure infrastructure best practices.
A crypto trading firm deployed blockchain infrastructure on bare metal to run Solana validator workloads with low latency and full control.
A Web3 team deployed blockchain infrastructure on bare metal and Ceph storage to scale decentralized workloads and cut storage costs.
As blockchain technology moves beyond cryptocurrency, more companies are running blockchain workloads on bare metal to meet growing demands for speed, security, and control. This post explores how it works, why it matters, and where it’s already being used in real-world industries.
Healthcare organizations have a lot on their plate, and keeping patient data secure is a top priority. With cyber threats on the rise and HIPAA regulations to follow, it’s crucial to have a cloud infrastructure that’s not just reliable but also fully compliant. At OpenMetal, we take security seriously. Our cloud solutions are designed to help healthcare organizations and their partners keep Protected Health Information (PHI) safe while staying compliant with HIPAA. Here’s why that matters and how we make it happen.
Managing your private cloud just got easier! OpenMetal Central network management now includes advanced tools for VLAN segmentation, IP address tracking, and enhanced visibility across your infrastructure. Whether you’re running a single private cloud or a multi-cloud environment, these new features give you greater control, security, and scalability—all from a single interface. Explore the latest updates today!
The transition to revolutionary technologies is often met with hesitation, especially when it involves steering away from established giants like VMware or major public cloud platforms. Yet, as discussed in the recent Storware/OpenMetal Live Stream, there exists a compelling impetus to explore viable open-source alternatives that not only promise flexibility but are also economically feasible.
While colocation can be cost-effective at scale, it requires significant upfront investment and ongoing operational overhead. Private cloud offers a better solution, combining cost efficiency with operational flexibility. Learn how private cloud eliminates many of colocation’s hidden costs while providing the scalability and automation of public cloud.