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Hosting for Software POC Environments, Prototyping and Workshops

Prototype in an environment that's as flexible and scalable as you need to fit your ever-evolving workloads.

Dynamically provisioned, scalable bare metal

Internal or customer POC environments and software prototypes need infrastructure you can quickly configure and reconfigure to adjust capacity as the workloads change. Equinix’s automated bare metal servers can be provisioned and deprovisioned in minutes—not months—to rightsize capacity on the fly.

Open and flexible for hassle-free integration

An open API for a dedicated-server platform hosted in a global network of data centers is a powerful tool in the software product development toolbox. Developers can use any of the existing solutions or integrations or build their own to interact with the Equinix bare metal cloud programmatically.

Equinix meets

Rodrigo Orzari

from AWS

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Key features

The production-ready capabilities you've been asking for

Full Access to Infrastructure Primitives

A global cloud that doesn’t have an opinion, giving you full access to high-quality primitives so you can configure your infrastructure the way you need it. Access server NICs, select CPU type and NVMe capacity, boot an OS of your choice and configure your network. Then, test your idea, rinse and repeat.

Unparalleled Networking

Use the software-defined Equinix Fabric to connect directly to any major cloud provider, carrier, partner or customer over a secure and reliable private link, anywhere in the world. Use a high-quality Equinix internet circuit or create your own solution. Use IPv4 addresses through Equinix’s Global Anycast IP service at low egress fees.

One Account, as Many Users as You Need

Register a single account and create an “Organization” via the Equinix Metal console, CLI or API and add as many customer trial or workshop participants as you need at any given moment. Individual participants can get going quickly, no credit card info required!

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Equinix comes in with a very robust ecosystem. And it's not just buying software and slapping it on servers, this is highly tested and pre-validated software

Alex Saroyan. Co-founder, Netris

Useful guides & integrations

How to do it, step by step

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Operating Systems Technical

Install any Operating System from an ISO image source

Install an OS with an ISO source by using the Rescue Mode available in Equinix Metal and using common utilities such as KVM, libvirtd, and VNC

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Storage Technical

Object storage using distributed MinIO with Terraform

How to deploy a distributed MinIO object storage system using Terraform on Equinix Metal

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Kubernetes Technical

Red Hat OpenShift on Equinix Metal

Run Kubernetes on Equinix Metal with Red Hat’s compliant and supported distribution, OpenShift Container Platform.

From our blog

Insights to assemble your infrastructure

Why Build Your Proof of Concept on Dedicated Cloud?
11 October 2023

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.
How to Stand Up a Global AI Cloud Service in a Matter of Months
07 December 2021

How to Stand Up a Global AI Cloud Service in a Matter of Months

Trying before buying is tricky for highly specialized AI infrastructure. One way to do it is by offering it as a cloud service. But first, you need to build a cloud.