Control, security, and performance are paramount for businesses in the ever-changing landscape of IT infrastructure. Among the various hosting types available today — shared hosting, cloud computing, and Virtual Private Servers (VPS) — bare metal servers are exceptional for businesses that require unmatched power and ecosystem control.
In this blog, Cevious, your IT partner with 17+ years of experience, explains what bare metal servers are, their benefits, use cases, and how they stack up against other types of hosting.
Bare Metal Server Definition
Single-tenant servers are physical computers known as bare metal servers. Unlike virtualized servers that are spread across multiple customers or organizations, a single tenant or bare metal server is dedicated to one client. Thus, CPU, RAM, storage, and bandwidth will always be exclusively allocated to your usage.
Sharing resources which happen in virtual servers or shared hosting is not the case when it comes to bare metal servers. You’ll get full access to the hardware, so the experience is as close to an entire physical server as possible.
Renting an entire building instead of just an apartment really does emphasize privacy and customization would best explain the analogy.
Bare Metal Server Definition
Single-tenant servers are physical computers known as bare metal servers. Unlike virtualized servers that are spread across multiple customers or organizations, a single tenant or bare metal server is dedicated to one client. Thus, CPU, RAM, storage, and bandwidth will always be exclusively allocated to your usage.
Sharing resources which happen in virtual servers or shared hosting is not the case when it comes to bare metal servers. You’ll get full access to the hardware, so the experience is as close to an entire physical server as possible.
Renting an entire building instead of just an apartment really does emphasize privacy and customization would best explain the analogy.
No limits when it comes to resource division.
Access to CPU, memory, and disk will be fully transformed into bare metal.
Perfect for resource demanding tasks like gaming, video rendering, AI/ML applications, or processing large data sets.
Pick the freedom to choose your own OS, security protocols, RAID controllers, power backup units, as well as SSD and NVMe drives.
Complete isolation from throttled resources, noisy neighbors, or VPS and shared hosting options.
Sensitive and compliance heavy data workloads such as HIPAA or PCI-DSS are physically protected and isolated.
Grants total administrative privileges over the server which allows fine grained access control.
Feature | Bare Metal Server | VPS Hosting | Cloud Hosting |
Isolation | Fully dedicated | Virtualized & shared | Shared via virtualization |
Performance | Highest | Medium | Scalable, variable |
Customization | Full hardware control | Limited by hypervisor | Limited |
Scalability | Manual or vertical | Quick but limited | Instant, horizontal |
Cost | Higher upfront | Budget-friendly | Pay-as-you-go |
Security | Highest | Moderate | Good but shared infra |
Bare metal servers are ideal for businesses and applications that require:
At Cevious, we offer custom-tailored, enterprise-grade solutions that are robust and bare metal. Here’s what makes us different.
Customized Top Tier Hardware
To ensure unmatched and dependable performance, our data centers, Cevious Canada and Cevious India, utilize state of the art SSD/NVMe storage, ECC memory, AMD and Intel processors.
Automated or self-directed deployment
Yep! You set the specs and we deploy. Everything from OS and firewall rules can be tailored as per your requirements.
Compliance and security
For regulated sectors, we adopt market-leading practices to fortify sensitive data security. No other vendor will offer such data protection.
Assistance from Our Panel of Security Experts
Over the course of 17 years, our team has helped many customers with migration, configuration and ongoing maintenance.
Protected 24/7
Our support professionals possess over 17 years of cloud and hosting experience. They are always prepared to assist with any configurations, migrations, or maintenance.
Global data centers
We provide server locations across the globe as well as in India. This means quicker access and rapid response times whenever they are needed.
Use Case Example
Case Study: A Busy E-commerce Platform
An Indian e-commerce startup was struggling with checkout delays during festive sales. Post switching to Cevious bare metal servers:
Having complete control of the resources allowed them to scale rapidly and provide a seamless shopping experience during the peak traffic periods.
Conclusion: Is Bare Metal Ideal For You?
When fully controlling server resources with high performance needs and enterprise security is crucial, bare metal servers are preferred. For tasks where performance or privacy cannot be compromised, bare metal is ideal.
At Cevious, we develop custom bare metal solutions for both Indian and international firms. We help our clients achieve their long-term goals through aligned server infrastructure, all thanks to our 17 years of industry experience.
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