Design fault-tolerant validator infrastructure combining dedicated bare metal performance, redundant networking, self-healing Ceph storage, and OpenStack orchestration for maintaining consensus uptime through failures.
Tag: Private Cloud
Research institutions, universities, and NGOs face strict grant budgets and data protection requirements. Variable hyperscaler pricing creates financial risk that grant cycles can’t absorb. Fixed-price confidential private clouds provide transparent costs, hardware-level security, and compliance support.
Organizations running data-intensive intelligence platforms face mounting challenges with hyperscale cloud costs and performance unpredictability. OpenMetal Private Cloud built on OpenStack with Ceph storage delivers self-service infrastructure with transparent pricing, consistent performance, and sovereignty control—without sacrificing scalability.
Cross-border data transfer regulations are tightening globally. Confidential computing provides enterprises with verifiable, hardware-backed protection for sensitive workloads during processing. Learn how CTOs and CISOs use Intel TDX, regional infrastructure, and isolated networking to meet GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS requirements.
Modern applications generate massive east-west traffic between internal services—often exceeding external user traffic. Hyperscale clouds hide these flows behind opaque pricing and shared networks. Discover how OpenMetal’s dedicated infrastructure gives enterprise teams transparent control over internal networking performance and costs.
Deploying microservices and service meshes requires predictable network QoS that hyperscalers can’t provide. OpenMetal’s dedicated infrastructure gives developers transparent control over traffic flows, free internal bandwidth, and network policies that actually work—bridging the gap between intent and reality.
Traditional VLANs and firewalls fail in distributed cloud environments. Learn how zero-trust networking using microsegmentation, VXLAN overlays, and identity-based routing works in private clouds—and why OpenMetal’s transparent architecture makes it operationally achievable where hyperscalers fall short.
The hardest enterprise migration isn’t technical—it’s cultural. Discover why platform teams are replacing traditional IT silos, how to navigate the transformation from operations to product thinking, and what private cloud infrastructure means for developer experience and business velocity.
VMware customers face licensing costs that have doubled or tripled under Broadcom’s new model. Learn how enterprises are migrating to OpenStack-based infrastructure through providers like OpenMetal to achieve predictable pricing, lower 3-5 year TCO, and strategic freedom from vendor lock-in.
Generative AI and AI workloads are reshaping cloud infrastructure demands. Public cloud limitations around GPU availability, egress costs, and shared resources are driving enterprises toward private cloud solutions. Learn how OpenMetal’s hosted private cloud delivers dedicated GPU resources, transparent pricing, and hybrid flexibility for AI success.
Confidential cloud storage with Ceph combines distributed architecture, hardware-backed security, and OpenStack orchestration to protect sensitive data at scale. Learn how OpenMetal delivers secure storage for regulated industries.
Most enterprises focus on uptime and peak performance when choosing cloud providers, but performance consistency—stable, predictable performance without noisy neighbors or throttling—is the real game-changer for cloud strategy success.
Discover why Singapore SaaS companies are embracing open source private cloud infrastructure as a strategic alternative to hyperscaler dependence. Learn how OpenMetal’s hosted OpenStack solution delivers predictable costs, data sovereignty, and vendor independence for growing businesses across ASEAN.
Learn how bare metal infrastructure with private cloud powered by OpenStack delivers the security, compliance, and control that confidential workloads require – from healthcare to finance to blockchain applications.
Healthcare organizations can now train AI models on sensitive patient data without exposing it to public cloud vulnerabilities. Confidential computing creates hardware-protected environments where PHI remains secure during processing, enabling breakthrough AI development while maintaining HIPAA compliance and reducing regulatory overhead.
Discover how bare metal infrastructure eliminates public cloud bottlenecks that impact validator performance. Learn why dedicated hardware, predictable networking, and fixed pricing models directly translate to higher staking rewards and better validator economics in proof-of-stake networks.
Learn how confidential computing enables secure, high-performance workloads by combining Intel TDX hardware isolation with GPU acceleration. Explore real-world applications in AI training, blockchain validation, and financial analytics while maintaining data confidentiality and computational speed.
Private cloud infrastructure solves the unique challenges blockchain consortia face with public cloud – eliminating data egress fees, noisy neighbor effects, and compliance complexity while enabling secure multi-party collaboration with predictable costs and performance.
Discover how private cloud infrastructure provides the controlled environment needed for confidential computing workloads. Learn about hardware isolation, network security, and why dedicated infrastructure beats public cloud for sensitive data processing.
Explore the evolution from public serverless to private cloud serverless platforms. Learn how microVM technologies like Firecracker and Cloud Hypervisor enable enterprises to build in-house serverless solutions with predictable costs, better performance, and no vendor lock-in on OpenMetal infrastructure.
A thought starter for CFOs and CTOs evaluating cloud infrastructure costs. Compare tactical public cloud optimization strategies against private cloud alternatives like OpenMetal’s flat-rate pricing model. Learn when to optimize existing cloud spend versus shifting to predictable private infrastructure.
Discover how OpenMetal’s fixed-cost private cloud pricing eliminates the unpredictability and hidden costs of usage-based RUM models. Get predictable monthly costs, reduced egress fees, and enterprise-grade performance on dedicated infrastructure. Perfect for IT leaders managing steady workloads and budget certainty.
For EAM consultants and system integrators, hyperscaler and colocation infrastructure limits delivery agility. Discover how hosted private cloud helps modernize service delivery with client-isolated environments, better margins, and predictable costs.
US companies expanding into ASEAN face critical infrastructure decisions. OpenMetal’s Singapore-based private cloud eliminates colocation’s 6-12 month delays and public cloud’s escalating costs, offering quick deployment with predictable OpEx pricing for Southeast Asian market entry.
Is hosted private cloud the right choice for your organization? Explore the economic case for this cloud solution and compare it to on-premises and public cloud options. Learn how to reduce costs, enhance security, and gain more control over your IT infrastructure.
Explore this comprehensive guide on how Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) and technical executives can harness the power of on-demand private clouds for their organizations. In this blog post, we’ll explore the insights about the benefits and strategies of leveraging on-demand private clouds provided by Todd Robinson, President of Open Metal.
As cloud became more and more popular in the last 10 years the definition of a private cloud versus a virtual private cloud became muddled. This article delves into the differences between the two and which is a better choice for your workloads.
Private, hybrid, and open source cloud solutions offer managed IT service providers unparalleled control, customization, and security. While public cloud providers may have had their place in the growth of the cloud industry, it’s apparent that the future lies in more secure and flexible environments.
With public and private clouds as the traditional options, innovative alternative clouds have emerged and are making waves. Deciding which cloud to use for your organization requires careful consideration of factors such as your unique business needs, budget, security and compliance requirements, and other important factors.