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A bare metal server is a physical server that provides dedicated server hosting for a single tenant. Unlike multi-tenant servers in the cloud (those that share their compute and storage resources between different tenants in a virtual environment), a bare metal server provides a single tenant with access to 100% of its resources.
With a bare metal server, a tenant gains root server access and readily available server resources. They also experience less latency, as there is no noisy neighbor effect or additional layers of software between the user and the physical hardware of the server. This is because traditional bare metal servers feature an operating system (OS) that’s installed directly onto the hard disk of the computer’s hardware. What’s more, a bare metal server is also highly customizable, and things like server security can be optimized based on the unique needs of the tenant.