![Why and When Dedicated Cloud Is the Way](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/c86a7ee3d8ef0b551ed58e354a836f2b/rIJe-blogwhy.and.when.dedicated.cloud.is.the.way.to.go_600.webp)
Why and When Dedicated Cloud Is the Way
More than the raw performance of bare metal, it provides the advantages of public clouds without the drawbacks of shared, general-purpose infrastructure.![Why Build Your Proof of Concept on Dedicated Cloud?](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/9c838d2e45b2ad1094d42f4ef36764f6/BFBv-blogwhy.build.your.proof.of.concept.on.dedicated.cloud_600.webp)
Why Build Your Proof of Concept on Dedicated Cloud?
POCs for workloads with no room for compromise on performance and control are best served by non-virtualized, single-tenant environments that can be provisioned on demand.![Kubernetes Cost Optimization and How Bare Metal Can Help](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/839ab46820b524afda05122893c2fe8e/GWwb-blogkubernetes.cost.optimization.and.how.bare.metal.can.help_600.png)
Kubernetes Cost Optimization and How Bare Metal Can Help
What levers you can pull to ensure you’re not overspending on infrastructure running your clusters.![So You Want to Run Kubernetes On Bare Metal](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/e56954b4f6347e897f954495eab16a88/Wc6E-blogkubernetesonbaremetal_600.jpg)
So You Want to Run Kubernetes On Bare Metal
Why you may want to run your Kubernetes clusters on bare metal, plus key considerations and best practices for doing so.![Kubernetes Management Tools for Bare Metal Deployments](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/36660e59856b4de58a219bcf4e27eba3/m1AE-blogkubernetes.management.tools.for.bare.metal.deployments_600.jpg)
Kubernetes Management Tools for Bare Metal Deployments
Our handy roundup of the essential tools for bootstrapping and provisioning Kubernetes clusters on bare metal and managing container workloads.![How We Built a Cloud-Like OS Experience On Bare Metal](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/6c9882bbac1c7093bd25041881277658/xzvs-bloghow.we.built.a.cloud.like.os.experience.on.bare.metal_600.jpg)
How We Built a Cloud-Like OS Experience On Bare Metal
It took a village, but our lineup of “officially” supported operating systems now has more options and, importantly, is far easier to update and grow.![Hello Ice Lake! Kicking off Equinix Metal’s Next Chapter With Intel](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/757b505cfd34c64c85ca5b5690ee5293/Ggb4-blogmomentumintel_600.jpg)
Hello Ice Lake! Kicking off Equinix Metal’s Next Chapter With Intel
Our latest Intel servers boost performance for low-latency edge applications and heavy duty enterprise workloads.![Love Thy Neighbor? Maybe not in the Cloud](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/a3f390d88e4c41f2747bfa2f1b5f87db/cYGk-blogloveneighborthumb400x219.png)
Love Thy Neighbor? Maybe not in the Cloud
Thoughts on the Intel CPU bug, sidecar attacks, and the value of single tenancy.![Why We Can’t Wait for AWS to Announce Bare Metal](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/3295c76acbf4caaed33c36b1b5fc2cb1/PuiH-blogaws.baremetalthumb400x219.png)
Why We Can’t Wait for AWS to Announce Bare Metal
The history of AWS is based on automation through virtualization, but I bet its future won’t be. Here's why we're laying down the welcome mat.![ARM’ing the World with an ARM64 Bare Metal Server](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/9a1158154dfa42caddbd0694a4e9bdc8/GRrV-bpxh.image001_600.png)
ARM’ing the World with an ARM64 Bare Metal Server
Bringing an automated ARMv8 solution to the datacenter wasn’t easy, and this marks an important step for us in building a rich ecosystem of ARMv8-optimized workloads.![Going VIRL with Cisco](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/a1d0c6e83f027327d8461063f4ac58a6/OHEA-0tsz.viral_600.jpg)
Going VIRL with Cisco
How our drive to “Make Bare Metal Great Again” resulted in our biggest partnership to date, and why that is only half the story.![No More Warming up the Disk: Announcing our Block Storage Service](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/3416a75f4cea9109507cacd8e2f2aefc/vH1J-exxv.block.store.min_600.jpg)