Putting Equinix Metal to the Test (Part 1)
How to create an Arista Leaf/ Spine Cloud On-Ramp at Equinix–without ever deploying hardware.
Kitty-boom-bah-kitty-BAH: On Colombian Dance and Heritage
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Jayson Durango shares a peek into his life.
You May Not Require Kubernetes, But You Do Need Kubernetes
We don’t need no Kubernetes; we don’t need no kubectl.
May the Fourth Be With You
Fans of adventures in a galaxy far, far away unite every May 4 to celebrate Star Wars Day. The punny timing is chosen because May the Fourth sounds a lot like the beginning of the famous Jedi saying, “May the Force Be With You.”
Great Things from Small Beginnings
Our small team deployed over two dozen new Metal locations in less than 12 months. Here’s how it went and what we learned. Plus pictures!
Our Customer Success Toolbox
If there is one constant in life, it is that we’re all on a journey to find the perfect tool - the one to rule them all.In order for us to provide a magical customer experience, our Metal customer success team needs its bows, axes, and swords — and also our blue swords, of course.
Leaping Ahead with OpenBMC
Equinix Metal is venturing into new territory as we look to bring future-forward software practices to the arcane world of BMCs and firmware.
Building Momentum with Tinkerbell
Tinkerbell, the open source and battle tested bare metal provisioner that powers Equinix Metal, is flourishing as an open source project. In addition to inspiring new features for more use cases, transparency has helped ensure we’re challenging existing technical constructs for the better.
It’s Good Stuff: On Biking, Traveling, and Not Being Scared of Sheep
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Cristina Buendia shares a peek into her life.
Driving Sustainability with Delicious Results
Spring is a season of new beginnings, and for Equinix Metal, new ideas. With the sound of birds in the air and new blossoms budding on the trees, our creative energies naturally veered away from powerpoints and campaigns to more wholesome fare. More on that in a minute!
Breaking Bond
Imagine that you’re a mild-mannered, born-in-the-cloud infrastructure engineer. Suddenly, your world turns upside down and you’re deploying powerful, physical, dedicated bare metal. How can you make the most of your new infrastructure reality? It’s time for breaking bond!