{"id":6668,"date":"2025-04-28T23:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T06:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlc.com\/uncategorized-ja\/bare-metal-servers-the-engineers-choice-for-ultimate-performance\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T23:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T06:58:11","slug":"bare-metal-servers-the-engineers-choice-for-ultimate-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlc.com\/jp\/technology-insights\/bare-metal-servers-the-engineers-choice-for-ultimate-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bare Metal Servers: The Engineer\u2019s Choice for Ultimate Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"single-post-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 64px;\">\r\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">As organizations increasingly adopt Kubernetes to orchestrate containerized\r\n\t\t\t\tapplications, there\u2019s a growing misconception that dedicated servers\u2014or bare metal\u2014are becoming\r\n\t\t\t\tobsolete. In reality, the synergy between Kubernetes and bare metal infrastructure is not just\r\n\t\t\t\tsurviving\u2014it\u2019s redefining modern IT operations. This blog explores how Kubernetes and bare metal servers\r\n\t\t\t\twork together to deliver unparalleled performance, control, and cost-efficiency, and why this\r\n\t\t\t\tcombination is essential for today\u2019s high-performance, latency-sensitive workloads.\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"single-post-section\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3-semibold darkblue single-post-section-title\">Why Dedicated Servers Are Still Vital in a\r\n\t\t\t\t\tContainerized World\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">The rise of Kubernetes has transformed application deployment. Containers\r\n\t\t\t\t\thave overtaken virtual machines as the preferred abstraction for cloud-native applications.\r\n\t\t\t\t\tKubernetes automates orchestration, scaling, and load balancing, which previously required extensive\r\n\t\t\t\t\tmanual intervention. Infrastructure is now managed declaratively, allowing developers to define\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdesired states instead of configuring resources step by step.\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">With all these advances, it\u2019s easy to assume that dedicated hardware is no\r\n\t\t\t\t\tlonger necessary. However, as Kubernetes usage matures, especially in edge computing, AI\/ML, and\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfinancial services, the limitations of virtualized environments become increasingly apparent. That\u2019s\r\n\t\t\t\t\twhere bare metal Kubernetes steps in.\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"single-post-section\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3-semibold darkblue single-post-section-title\">The Evolution of Kubernetes and Its Impact on\r\n\t\t\t\t\tTraditional VMs\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-content\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">Kubernetes has dramatically changed the landscape of IT infrastructure:\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-list\" style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-border\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: linear-gradient(180deg, #EAF0FF 0%, #F4F7FF 100%); width: 4px; margin-right: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"h4-semibold darkblue point-list\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Containers are now the standard execution environment for scalable and portable apps.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Orchestration abstracts away the complexities of infrastructure management.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Declarative infrastructure has made traditional VM provisioning feel rigid and outdated.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">But even with these efficiencies, virtual machines still introduce a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tperformance tax. Hypervisors consume CPU cycles, add I\/O overhead, and limit direct access to\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\thardware features. For workloads that rely on every nanosecond of performance, that\u2019s a\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdeal-breaker.<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"single-post-section\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3-semibold darkblue single-post-section-title\">Is Kubernetes the Death Knell for Bare Metal?\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-semibold darkblue\">The Case Against Dedicated Servers<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-content\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">Some argue that Kubernetes itself abstracts the infrastructure layer so\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twell that the underlying hardware becomes irrelevant. After all:<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-list\" style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-border\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: linear-gradient(180deg, #EAF0FF 0%, #F4F7FF 100%); width: 4px; margin-right: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"h4-semibold darkblue point-list\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Kubernetes offers a powerful abstraction layer that conceals the specifics of the\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thardware.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Cloud-native adoption is at an all-time high, with 96% of organizations using Kubernetes\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(CNCF, 2023).<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Edge-focused Kubernetes distributions can run in micro-data centers, further reducing\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe need for traditional server rooms.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">But abstraction doesn\u2019t eliminate the need for performance. It only\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\thides complexity. And when milliseconds matter, bare metal becomes essential.<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"single-post-section\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3-semibold darkblue single-post-section-title\">Why Dedicated Servers Will Survive (And\r\n\t\t\t\t\tThrive)<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">Despite these arguments, dedicated servers possess irreplaceable advantages\r\n\t\t\t\t\tin a Kubernetes-dominated world.<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-semibold darkblue\">Performance-Sensitive Workloads<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-content\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">In high-performance environments, virtualization overhead can be\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tunacceptable:<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-list\" style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-border\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: linear-gradient(180deg, #EAF0FF 0%, #F4F7FF 100%); width: 4px; margin-right: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"h4-semibold darkblue point-list\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>AI\/ML training tasks require direct access to GPUs, which perform significantly better\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twithout hypervisor interference.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Financial trading systems demand ultra-low latency, where even microseconds count.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKubernetes on bare metal has enabled execution times as low as 23\u03bcs\u2014compared to 190\u03bcs in\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcloud VMs.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>High-throughput databases benefit from native NVMe access, which performs up to 40%\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbetter on bare metal.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">These are not edge cases\u2014they are mission-critical deployments that rely\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\ton deterministic performance and minimal latency.<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"single-post-section\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-semibold darkblue\">Hardware Specialization<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-content\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">Some workloads require access to specialized hardware features that\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvirtualization simply cannot provide effectively:<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-list\" style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-border\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: linear-gradient(180deg, #EAF0FF 0%, #F4F7FF 100%); width: 4px; margin-right: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"h4-semibold darkblue point-list\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>FPGAs and TPUs often lack robust virtualization support.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Security modules like Intel SGX and TPM require physical isolation.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Network enhancements such as DPDK or SR-IOV need direct access to the NIC for optimal\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tperformance.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">Bare metal servers allow these technologies to operate at their full\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpotential, making them indispensable for specific verticals.<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"single-post-section\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-semibold darkblue\">Cost Efficiency at Scale<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-content\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">When scaling infrastructure, cost becomes a deciding factor. A 2024 TCO\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tanalysis for a 100-node AI training cluster revealed:<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-list\" style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-border\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: linear-gradient(180deg, #EAF0FF 0%, #F4F7FF 100%); width: 4px; margin-right: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"h4-semibold darkblue point-list\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Cloud VMs: $48,000\/month\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Managed Kubernetes: $32,000\/month<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Bare Metal Kubernetes: $18,500\/month\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">That\u2019s a 61% cost reduction when using Kubernetes on bare metal compared\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tto cloud VMs. The savings are not just in compute\u2014network bandwidth, storage I\/O, and licensing\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcosts all benefit from a bare metal approach.<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"single-post-section\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-semibold darkblue\">Regulatory Compliance<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-content\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">Bare metal servers also offer compliance advantages that cloud-based VMs\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstruggle to match:<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-list\" style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-border\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: linear-gradient(180deg, #EAF0FF 0%, #F4F7FF 100%); width: 4px; margin-right: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"h4-semibold darkblue point-list\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Data sovereignty laws such as GDPR and HIPAA often require physical control over data\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstorage and processing.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Dedicated hardware simplifies audit trails and certifications.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Air-gapped environments\u2014common in government, defense, and medical sectors\u2014are only\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfeasible with physical infrastructure.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">That\u2019s a 61% cost reduction when using Kubernetes on bare metal compared\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tto cloud VMs. The savings are not just in compute\u2014network bandwidth, storage I\/O, and licensing\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcosts all benefit from a bare metal approach.<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"single-post-section\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-semibold darkblue\">The Hybrid Cloud Reality<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-content\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">Few organizations deploy workloads in purely cloud or purely on-premise\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tenvironments. A hybrid approach is now the norm:<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-list\" style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-border\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: linear-gradient(180deg, #EAF0FF 0%, #F4F7FF 100%); width: 4px; margin-right: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"h4-semibold darkblue point-list\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Use cloud-based Kubernetes for burstable workloads, development, and less sensitive\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Deploy Kubernetes on bare metal for latency-sensitive, cost-critical, or regulated\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tworkloads.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">This dual-pronged strategy maximizes flexibility without compromising\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tperformance or compliance.<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"single-post-section\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3-semibold darkblue single-post-section-title\">The Future: Kubernetes as Infrastructure<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-content\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">Emerging technologies are making Kubernetes on bare metal more\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\taccessible\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tand dynamic than ever:<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-list\" style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-border\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: linear-gradient(180deg, #EAF0FF 0%, #F4F7FF 100%); width: 4px; margin-right: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"h4-semibold darkblue point-list\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Bare Metal Operators like MetalLB and kube-vip are simplifying network provisioning and\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tservice exposure.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Specialized Kubernetes distributions are optimized for use cases such as telco\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(low-latency), HPC (RDMA-enabled), and edge computing (lightweight clusters).<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Hardware-as-Code is becoming a reality. Tools like Tinkerbell and Ironic allow\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tprovisioning physical servers via Kubernetes APIs, just like virtual machines.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">These innovations are turning bare metal into a first-class citizen in\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe Kubernetes ecosystem.<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"single-post-section\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3-semibold darkblue single-post-section-title\">The Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure: Coexistence,\r\n\t\t\t\t\tNot Replacement<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">Kubernetes isn\u2019t replacing dedicated servers\u2014it\u2019s liberating them. By\r\n\t\t\t\t\tabstracting the complexity of infrastructure orchestration, Kubernetes allows organizations to\r\n\t\t\t\t\tharness the raw power of bare metal without sacrificing agility.<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-content\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">The best architectural strategy today is:<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-post-section-list\" style=\"display: flex; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-border\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: linear-gradient(180deg, #EAF0FF 0%, #F4F7FF 100%); width: 4px; margin-right: 24px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"h4-semibold darkblue point-list\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Deploy Kubernetes across your entire infrastructure.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Use bare metal where performance, control, and compliance are non-negotiable.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Let Kubernetes intelligently schedule workloads based on real-time resource\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trequirements.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">As the XLC Container Platform Team puts it: \u201cThe smartest teams aren\u2019t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tchoosing between Kubernetes and bare metal\u2014they\u2019re using Kubernetes to get the most from bare\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmetal.\u201d<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"single-post-section\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h3-semibold darkblue single-post-section-title\">Ready to Optimize Your Infrastructure?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4-regular grey\">If you\u2019re exploring how to maximize your infrastructure\u2019s performance and\r\n\t\t\t\t\tcost-efficiency, it\u2019s time to benchmark Kubernetes on bare metal. 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