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by latchkey 235 days ago
I really don't understand the difference. Either way, it is just a window into a computer. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

We rent bare metal on-demand and our whole business is to be able to offer compute that you probably wouldn't be able to host in your house $, as if you own it yourself.

So, we made it so that users can get access into the BMC and modify the box however they want. When they are done, we've automated the reset as well. Fully self-service.

$ These boxes are very expensive, weigh 350lbs, sound like a jet engine and consume ~10kW.

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Can we agree that 10 minute boot time is not fun?
Wow, how did you get it so low?

That’s a big part of why we hot stage things for customers.