What is cloud-based “bare metal”?

This is Ohara from the technical sales department.

This time, I would like to introduce "bare metal" cloud services (IaaS), which are gradually gaining attention, but
there seems to be little information about them on the internet, so in this blog I will introduce bare metal.

What is cloud-based bare metal?

A cloud service (IaaS) that allows you to use a traditional dedicated physical server like a virtual server.

it is also possible to configure a hybrid of physical servers and virtual servers and use them properly depending on the purpose

Also, like cloud services, you can provision physical dedicated servers from the control panel of your web browser

it also has cloud-specific functions such as server copy and snapshot functions

*By the way, the origin of the word "bare metal" is "BARE (exposed) metal" and
basically refers to a physical server that does not have an OS installed.

What kind of uses is it suitable for?

content such as social games, smartphone apps, and campaign sites
become, the more access will rapidly increase.
This can cause CPU and disk I/O to become bottlenecks, resulting in poor performance.

Also, some companies find it difficult to build on a public cloud due to security concerns, and
it is difficult to completely erase data in a public cloud,
so I think some companies may avoid using the cloud for this reason.

Therefore,
although there are dedicated physical servers that offer high server performance and security,
traditional dedicated physical servers also have low flexibility and availability.

Cloud-based bare metal

is suitable for large-scale services such as social services that require stable performance, and

How is it different from a private cloud?

From the previous content, it seems like it is the same service as a private cloud, but the concept and mechanism are different.

private cloud

From a user's perspective, a private cloud can be treated like a dedicated server, but
in terms of concept and structure, it is a partitioned area within a public cloud.

Cloud-based bare metal

Cloud-based bare metal allows users to use their own servers, and
the network is built in separate segments.

all of these installing an OS and operating it as a dedicated physical server,
installing a hypervisor and building a server as a host for a virtual server,
and then launching multiple VMs (virtual servers) on top of it. You can manage it from the control panel.

Service comparison

I compared various server plans.

Looking at it this way, it seems that there are not many disadvantages to cloud-based bare metal.

However, if there is one disadvantage,
it is that it is a service startup, so
it may not be worth the cost for companies that are not looking for high server performance and want to keep costs as low as possible.

summary

For companies that are still operating servers in hosting, housing, or in-house on-premises environments,
why not consider introducing cloud-based bare metal?
Personally, I recommend it because the control panel is simple and easy to read.

★Beyond also builds and operates cloud-based bare metal. ★

■ Bare metal app platform ``Bare Metal Cloud''
``Bare Metal Cloud'' is an ``IaaS cloud service'' that combines the speed and ease of traditional public clouds with
the stability of physical servers.
Since physical servers can be added or removed on demand from the control panel,
hybrid operations that match the operating status of the service are possible.

■ IBM Softlayer "Bare Metal Server"

supports customization of hardware and resources
, such as hourly or monthly usage This allows for server configurations tailored to the user's exact specifications,
and allows SoftLayer to be deployed to each regional DC in real time.