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In the realm of deploying Kubernetes on OpenStack, Rancher stands out as the best tool available. Its comprehensive feature set, ease of use, and hybrid capabilities make it an excellent choice for organizations seeking to manage Kubernetes clusters seamlessly.

OpenMetal’s XL v4.0 bare metal servers are powered by dual Intel Xeon Gold 6530 processor and 1TB RAM.

Madrid, Spain based businesses benefit from hosting their applications on OpenMetal’s dedicated servers located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Without question, VMware has a good reputation for cloud security and virtualization within a single management framework. But, given its high price point compounded with new acquisition uncertainties, now may be a good time to reevaluate your options. Let’s explore OpenStack as an alternative VMware Workstation with a complete guide on how to set up a virtualized workstation with OpenStack.

Hamburg, Germany based businesses benefit from hosting their applications on OpenMetal’s dedicated servers located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Stuck picking a private cloud provider? We compare top options for both small businesses and large enterprises. Find the perfect fit considering cost, features, and ease of use!

ELIZA (created by Joseph Weizenbaum) was one of the first natural language processing programs designed to simulate conversation. But it wasn’t until nearly 50 years later that AI tools like Siri allowed broad adoption so that many users could use natural language to interact with their devices. And while Siri had its time, never before have we had this many significant consecutive releases (ChatGPT, Gemini, Alexa) that transformed our daily lives. AI now plays a pivotal role in our daily lives, answering our questions, articulating and documenting our ideas in written and even artistic forms, driving our vehicles, cooking our food, analyzing our patterns, and recommending ads to us, etc. So what do you need to know about AI? And where do you begin if you want to leverage the endless possibilities of AI for your organization?

Seattle based businesses benefit from hosting their applications on OpenMetal’s dedicated servers located in Los Angeles, CA.

Ready to get started with OpenStack? Read this guide to gain valuable insights on the best hardware for your OpenStack deployment. On-Demand OpenStack clouds is OpenMetal’s flagship product, so as you may guess we know a few things about building OpenStack clouds, including how to automate OpenStack clouds for deployment in under 1 minute. In this blog we share some hardware recommendations with you, to ensure that your OpenStack journey is successful.

Los Angeles based businesses benefit from hosting their applications on OpenMetal’s dedicated servers located in Los Angeles, CA.

OpenMetal’s XL v3.0 bare metal servers are powered by dual Intel Xeon Gold 6430 processor and 1TB RAM.

With more focus on big data and the need to translate many data sources to other data consumers, Apache Kafka has emerged as the leading tool for efficiently and reliably handling this. In addition to configurations, maximizing Kafka’s capabilities is tied directly to the infrastructure you select.

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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) has undeniably transformed the way businesses approach their IT infrastructure, offering a blend of flexibility, cost-efficiency, and scalability that traditional setups struggle to match. The benefits of IaaS extend far beyond simple cost savings, enabling businesses to stay at the forefront of technology, enhance their security measures, and focus on innovation.

Forget the myth! Open source software, with its transparent code, fosters a global community of developers who constantly improve security. This public scrutiny leads to faster bug fixes and a proven track record of security, making open source a reliable and cost-effective option for businesses.

Explore alternatives to OpenStack – Apache CloudStack, VMware vCloud, Proxmox, Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services. OpenStack is an open source platform composed of several independent components. These components interoperate with each other through Application Programming Interface (API).

Incorporating private clouds into your organization’s FinOps strategy offers numerous strategic advantages, particularly in terms of cost optimization and resource management. In addition to cost control and visibility that the private cloud, fixed cost model provides, private clouds offer flexibility in resource allocation and customization, enabling organizations to tailor hardware configurations for their specific workloads.

Houston based businesses benefit from hosting their applications on OpenMetal’s dedicated servers located in Ashburn, Virginia.

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Chicago based businesses benefit from hosting their applications on OpenMetal’s dedicated servers located in Ashburn, Virginia.

Washington, D.C. based businesses benefit from hosting their applications on OpenMetal’s dedicated servers located in Ashburn, Virginia.

Philadelphia based businesses can benefit from hosting their applications on OpenMetal’s dedicated servers located in data centers in Ashburn, Virginia and Los Angeles, California.

New York City based businesses can benefit from hosting their applications on OpenMetal’s dedicated servers located in data centers in Ashburn, Virginia and Los Angeles, California.

OpenMetal’s XL v2.1 bare metal servers are provisioned on Supermicro’s SYS-120C-TN10R. with Intel Xeon Gold processors and 1TB RAM.

OpenMetal appears on Storware’s BackupMonster show, Kasm Workspaces releases a tutorial on OpenMetal, cloud news, and best of articles.

Nvidia is adapting to both AI and improvements needed in data center GPUs for non-AI work. View a comparison of their GPUs here.

ClickHouse is an open source columnar database management system created by Yandex in 2016. ClickHouse was designed to provide users with a rapid and efficient system for processing large-scale analytical queries on enormous  volumes of data. Today, organizations use ClickHouse for data warehousing, business intelligence, and analytical processing.

Boston based businesses can benefit from hosting their applications on OpenMetal’s dedicated servers located in data centers in Ashburn, Virginia and Los Angeles, California.

FinOps is more than shopping for the right price and then getting surprised by variable bandwidth costs, FinOps requires proactive management of variable cloud costs. FinOps is a cultural shift which fosters a collaborative culture within an organization, it requires all teams responsible for decision-making on cloud resources and optimizing the spend with carefully monitoring and reporting.

Picture having a dedicated physical server exclusively at your disposal, brimming with processing power, memory, and storage. No resource-sharing, no virtualization layers – just pure performance, security, and control. That’s the power of bare metal.

OpenStack Horizon has long been the standard GUI for management and provisioning of OpenStack cloud resources. But a new dashboard has been growing in popularity and features, and may be a better option for many users.

Many organizations from various industries are using OpenStack as part of their cloud computing infrastructure. It may be surprising to see large scale use cases such as Walmart or China Mobile, or use cases in organizations like NASA who have stringent security regulations, but the ability of organizations to fine tune and customize OpenStack in the code makes it the ideal infrastructure software for organizations with the skills on hand to optimize their cloud as needed.

In the landscape of big data analytics, Apache Spark has emerged as a powerful tool for in memory big data processing. The foundation for maximizing Spark’s capabilities lies in the infrastructure. OpenMetal’s XL V2.1 servers offer a solution that marries high performance with cost-effectiveness for Spark clusters.

When it comes to processing big data, Hadoop clusters are a popular and mature open source system that enables businesses to analyze vast amounts of data efficiently. At OpenMetal, we understand the critical role that hardware plays in the performance and cost-efficiency of these clusters. That’s why our OpenMetal Storage XL V2 servers are designed to offer optimal performance for Hadoop environments.

Shopping around for a new cloud service provider (CSP) is an oft-daunting task that most companies will have to deal with at least once. Reaching out to multiple providers, gathering information, trying to ensure that you ask all the right questions to make a good comparison and find the right fit for your organization. It can quickly become a blur of information!

This article and accompanying downloadable aim to make this process a bit more organized! We’ve laid out various questions in different categories such as cost, capabilities, and support that you’ll likely want to ask every vendor you speak with.

Ready for a cost-efficient transition from AWS to your own data center? This blog covers everything your need to know including feature compatibility, team requirements for deployment and on-going management and insights into the initial deployment process.

OpenMetal joins the Linux, FinOps, and CNCF Foundations; Coder shares their experience with OpenMetal, and Scramjet joins our community.

When it comes to raw performance metrics, GPUs often lead the pack. Their architecture is specifically tailored for the high-speed, parallel processing demands of AI tasks. However, this doesn’t always translate into a one-size-fits-all solution.

In this article, we’ll explore scenarios where CPUs might not only compete but potentially gain an upper hand, focusing on cost, efficiency, and application-specific performance.

When considering OpenStack and Kubernetes, it is important to note that they do not compete with each other, rather, they are complementary projects. OpenStack is an infrastructure software, its priority is to manage your infrastructure resources such as virtual machines, networking services and storage.

The cloud has become a digital oasis, promising agility, scalability, and freedom from the shackles of on-premises infrastructure. But navigating it can be daunting, especially when faced with nearly unlimited cloud combinations – two of those being the choice between managed and hosted cloud services. Both offer the convenience of remote access and flexible resources, but beneath the surface lie distinct philosophies.

New Central platform and hardware v2.1.1 improvements, newsletter archives on the website, and comparing open source serverless tools.

Cloud has matured dramatically in the last 10 years. In the beginning there were only a few cloud deployment model options. Today, in 2024, there are many easy and fast ways to get cloud. Let’s go through different cloud deployment models that are mature and provide a quality experience when measured against solid cloud native requirements.