# OpenMetal IaaS: Bare Metal and Private Cloud as a Service

> OpenMetal is a leading provider of next generation automated infrastructure, fusing private cloud, public cloud, and bare metal \- including storage and GPU clusters\.

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## Pages
- [Private AI Labs Program \- Up to $50K in Private Infrastructure Credits for your AI workloads](https://openmetal.io/programs/private-ai-labs-program/)
- [Careers](https://openmetal.io/about-openmetal/openmetal_careers/)
- [Startup eXcelerator Program \- Up to $100k in Cloud Credits](https://openmetal.io/programs/startup-excelerator-program-cloud-credits/)
- [About OpenMetal \- Company History, Philosophy, Team](https://openmetal.io/about-openmetal/)
- [Modern Private Cloud Infrastructure, Without the Public Cloud Chaos \(SourceForge\+OpenMetal\)](https://openmetal.io/promos/sourceforge-modern-private-cloud/): Reduce cloud cost volatility and improve financial predictability with dedicated private cloud infrastructure—no hidden fees, no billing surprises\.
- [Public Cloud vs Hosted Private Cloud \(2GuysTek \+ OpenMetal\)](https://openmetal.io/promos/2guystek-openmetal-intro/): Public cloud offers flexibility, but pricing and performance can become unpredictable at scale\. In this walkthrough with 2GuysTek, explore how OpenMetal’s hosted private cloud, powered by OpenStack and dedicated hardware, delivers cloud automation with consistent performance and predictable costs\.
- [Bare Metal Dedicated Servers](https://openmetal.io/products/bare-metal/)
- [Alternative Cloud Provider to AWS, Google Cloud, Azure](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/public-cloud-alternative/)
- [Proxmox on OpenMetal Dedicated Servers:  Real Infrastructure for Real Workloads](https://openmetal.io/promos/l1t-proxmox-on-bare-metal/): Deploy Proxmox on OpenMetal enterprise dedicated servers with VLANs, bonded networking, IPMI access, and ZFS storage\. Build real HA clusters, use Proxmox Datacenter Manager and Backup Server, and test with a PoC\. A practical path for VMware refugees seeking control, performance, and predictable infrastructure\.
- [Hosted Private Cloud](https://openmetal.io/products/hosted-private-cloud/)
- [Large Scale Object Storage Clusters, S3 Compatible Ceph](https://openmetal.io/products/storage-clusters/)
- [OpenStack Learner's Guide](https://openmetal.io/programs/education-and-training/learn-openstack/)
- [Kubernetes Infrastructure](https://openmetal.io/platform/kubernetes-infrastructure/)
- [On\-Demand Private Cloud Powered by OpenStack](https://openmetal.io/products/on-demand-openstack-cloud/)
- [S3 Alternatives](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/s3-alternatives/)
- [Managed Private Cloud](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/managed-private-cloud/)
- [Kubernetes Workloads](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/kubernetes-workloads/)
- [Reduce Cloud Costs](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/reduce-cloud-costs/)
- [Large Deployments and Cloud Migrations](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/large-iaas-deployments/): Leverage the on\-demand fleet and team for innovative solutions
- [Integrated Bare Metal](https://openmetal.io/platform/cloud-cores/integrated-bare-metal/)
- [Certified FinOps Practitioners](https://openmetal.io/finops/certified-finops-practioners/)
- [OpenMetal Partner Programs](https://openmetal.io/programs/openmetal-partner-programs/)
- [Cloud Expansion Nodes and Clusters](https://openmetal.io/platform/cloud-expansion/)
- [Cloud Native Colocation Alternative](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/colocation-alternative/)
- [Big Data Infrastructure](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/big-data-infrastructure/)
- [Legal](https://openmetal.io/legal/)
- [Cloud Solutions for Hosting and Public Cloud Providers](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/hosting-cloud-providers/)
- [Bare Metal Server Hosting Provider in Los Angeles](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/bare-metal-server-hosting-provider-los-angeles/)
- [Bare Metal Server Hosting Provider in Virginia](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/bare-metal-server-hosting-provider-virginia/)
- [Cloud IaaS Provider in Virginia](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/cloud-iaas-provider-virginia/)
- [Private Cloud Hosting Provider in Virginia](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/private-cloud-hosting-virginia/)
- [Cloud IaaS Provider in Amsterdam, Netherlands](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/cloud-iaas-provider-amsterdam-netherlands/)
- [OpenStack\-Powered Private Cloud Hosting Provider in Los Angeles](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/openstack-private-cloud-hosting-provider-los-angeles/)
- [OpenStack\-Powered Private Cloud Hosting Provider in Virginia](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/openstack-private-cloud-hosting-virginia/)
- [OpenStack Education and Training](https://openmetal.io/programs/education-and-training/)
- [Cloud Solutions for Managed IT Service Providers](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/msp/)
- [Cloud Solutions for SaaS Providers](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/saas-providers/)
- [Break Free from VMware: Migrate to OpenStack with OpenMetal](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/migrate-vmware-to-openstack/): Looking to escape VMware’s rising costs and complexity? OpenMetal helps infrastructure teams migrate to OpenStack\-powered Hosted Private Cloud with fixed\-cost pricing, no per\-VM licensing, and expert support\. Discover open\-source freedom and predictable cloud economics\.
- [Server Hardware \- CPU \- 5th Gen Intel® Xeon Processors](https://openmetal.io/platform/cloud-cores/)
- [AI Workloads on Private Cloud](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/ai-workloads-on-private-cloud/): Running AI on private infrastructure ensures data privacy, consistent performance, reduced security exposure, and no vendor lock\-in — giving you full control over your AI deployments\.
- [Server Hardware \- Drives \- Micron 7450 MAX NVMe Drives](https://openmetal.io/platform/cloud-cores/)
- [Private AI Infrastructure](https://openmetal.io/use-cases/private-ai/): Running AI on private infrastructure ensures data privacy, consistent performance, reduced security exposure, and no vendor lock\-in — giving you full control over your AI deployments\.
- [Cloud Core Features and Components](https://openmetal.io/platform/cloud-cores/)
- [Bare Metal Server Hosting Provider in Amsterdam, Netherlands](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/bare-metal-server-hosting-provider-amsterdam/)
- [Private Cloud Hosting Provider in Amsterdam, Netherlands](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/private-cloud-hosting-provider-amsterdam/)
- [OpenStack Private Cloud Hosting Provider in Amsterdam, Netherlands](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/openstack-private-cloud-hosting-provider-amsterdam/)
- [Private Cloud Hosting Provider in Los Angeles](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/private-cloud-hosting-provider-los-angeles/)
- [Cloud IaaS Provider in Los Angeles](https://openmetal.io/service-areas/cloud-iaas-provider-los-angeles/)
- [XL v2\.1 \- Dedicated Server \- Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Processor with 1TB RAM](https://openmetal.io/platform/hardware-details/xl-v2-1-intel-xeon-gold-6338/)
- [Hardware Details](https://openmetal.io/platform/cloud-cores/)

## Posts
- [OpenStack Alternatives](https://openmetal.io/resources/blog/openstack-alternatives/): 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 \(API\)\. 
- [Public Cloud Waste at 28%: Time to Consider On\-Demand Private Cloud as an Alternative?](https://openmetal.io/resources/blog/control-public-cloud-waste-with-alternative-cloud/): As businesses realize the growing costs of cloud, it becomes even more important to find alternative solutions\. 
This article presents the known benefits of private cloud, the factors that make organizations hesitant about the move, on\-demand private cloud as the true alternative to public cloud, and also three business use cases that could reduce cloud spend while moving from a public cloud\.
- [Is the OpenMetal Medium v5 Server Right for Your Workload?](https://openmetal.io/resources/blog/is-the-openmetal-medium-v5-server-right-for-your-workload/): The OpenMetal Medium v5 is built on Intel's Granite Rapids architecture with 113% more L3 cache and 45% faster memory than the v4\. This guide covers the workloads it's best suited for, how the private cloud and bare metal configurations compare, and where the Medium v5 fits in the broader v5 lineup\.
- [How the H200 Is Built for Memory\-Bound AI Workloads](https://openmetal.io/resources/blog/how-the-h200-is-built-for-memory-bound-ai-workloads/): The H200 is a memory upgrade on the Hopper architecture, not a new compute platform\. This article covers why bandwidth matters as much as VRAM capacity, where the 141GB floor changes what fits on a single GPU, and how the NVL PCIe variant differs from the SXM5 for dedicated private infrastructure\.
- [NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 vs H100 \-\- Specs, Cost, and Deployment Fit](https://openmetal.io/resources/hardware-details/nvidia-rtx-pro-6000-vs-h100/): NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 vs H100: specs, cost, deployment fit\. 96GB GDDR7 \+ FP4 vs 80–94GB HBM3\. OpenMetal offers the RP6000 and H200 on bare metal\.

## Categories
- [Blog](https://openmetal.io/resources/blog/)
- [Private Cloud Blogs](https://openmetal.io/resources/blog/private-cloud-blog/)
- [Infrastructure as a Service \(IaaS\)](https://openmetal.io/resources/blog/infrastructure-as-a-service-iaas/)
- [Bare Metal and Dedicated Servers](https://openmetal.io/resources/blog/dedicated-servers-blog/)
- [OpenStack Blogs](https://openmetal.io/resources/blog/openstack-blogs/)

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