The ever-evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI) demands a robust hosting infrastructure to guarantee peak performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. While the public cloud offers undeniable flexibility, bare metal hosting from providers like HorizonIQ provides distinct advantages tailored specifically for the demanding nature of AI applications.  Let’s delve into the key benefits of hosting AI workloads on bare metal compared to the public cloud. Unparalleled Performance and Low Latency AI applications, especially those involving deep learning and high-throughput compu ..read more

Bare metal servers are physical servers that are not virtualized, meaning they don’t have a layer of virtualization software between the hardware and the operating system. This characteristic of being “clean” of overhead makes them suitable for certain types of applications that require high performance, dedicated resources, and low-latency access to hardware.   Here are Some Examples of Applications that can Benefit from Bare Metal Servers:     Database Servers: Databases, especially those handling high transaction volumes, benefit from the direct access to physical resources ..read more

AMD EPYC processors are known for their high performance, advanced features, and scalability, making them ideal for a wide range of server applications.     We recently released several new models of standard server packages of AMD EPYC CPUs and chassis as part of our HorizonIQ Bare Metal offering.   In this blog, we’ll cover processor specifications, opportunities for customizations, use cases, and businesses that can benefit.   2nd and 3rd Generation AMD EPYC  We’ve introduced two new 2nd generation AMD EPYC models into the INAP fleet:    Processor ..read more

Keep bad actors out. Teach good cyber hygiene. Monitor for anomalies. Detect attacks faster. Improve response times & techniques. And do it all with fewer resources and smaller budgets. Today’s tech execs certainly have their work cut out for them! It seems the cyber security “to-do” list gets longer every minute and for many, migrating to the cloud adds even more line items. The truth is – you could adhere to every security protocol on the planet, but if the other tenants in your shared environment don’t have the same level of stringency, your organization is still at risk. What’s more, p ..read more

CIOs are under pressure to accelerate digital transformation. CFOs are under pressure to reduce wasteful spending. And economic turmoil combined with unpredictable cloud costs are taking the priority tug-of-war to a whole new level. Public cloud comes with a lengthy list of benefits – agility and flexibility, secure data storage, better application performance, staff optimization and the ability to leverage new technologies. But these convenient capabilities all come at a premium. Beyond billing for unused resources, businesses often end-up paying public cloud providers for the same data multi ..read more

And here we are again. You might be at a fork in the road between refreshing your on-premise or colocated infrastructure and migrating to the cloud. Or, perhaps you already have some workloads in the cloud and are looking to move more. This article will help you by explaining cloud migration as well as the types of clouds available for your applications. We will also discuss which application types are and aren’t good candidates for cloud migration. What is Cloud Migration? Simply put, a cloud is made up of remote compute (servers) and storage (disk) resources available over the internet or ot ..read more

The best hybrid infrastructure strategies allow companies to carefully chart their cloud journeys based on the needs of their applications and workloads. There’s a lot of space in between a hyperscale platform and an on-premise data center, including solutions that embrace the agility and performance of public clouds while providing granular environmental control and access to leading managed security for your infrastructure mix. Dedicated Private Clouds (DPCs) are an ideal alternative to hyperscale public cloud platforms, especially for enterprises seeking to satisfy stringent industry compli ..read more

“My AWS bill last month was the price of a car,” a CIO of a Fortune 500 company in the Bay Area said this to me about five years ago. I was new to California and it seemed like everyone was driving a BMW or Mercedes, but the bill could have been equivalent to the cost of a Ferrari or Maserati for all I knew. Regardless, I concluded that the bill was high. Since then, I have been on a mission to research and identify how to help customers optimize their public cloud costs. Shifting some of your workloads to public cloud platforms such as AWS or Microsoft Azure can seem like common-sense economi ..read more

Bare metal servers are physical servers that are not virtualized, meaning they don’t have a layer of virtualization software between the hardware and the operating system. This characteristic of being “clean” of overhead makes them suitable for certain types of applications that require high performance, dedicated resources, and low-latency access to hardware. Here are Some Examples of Applications that can Benefit from Bare Metal Servers: Database Servers: Databases, especially those handling high transaction volumes, benefit from the direct access to physical resources. This reduces content ..read more

AMD EPYC processors are known for their high performance, advanced features, and scalability, making them ideal for a wide range of server applications.   We recently released several new models of standard server packages of AMD EPYC CPUs and chassis as part of our INAP Bare Metal offering. In this blog, we’ll cover processor specifications, opportunities for customizations, use cases, and businesses that can benefit. 2nd and 3rd Generation AMD EPYC  We’ve introduced two new 2nd generation AMD EPYC models into the INAP fleet:  Processor  Cores  Ghz  Max G ..read more