Bare metal refers to a computing environment where an operating system or application runs directly on the physical hardware of a computer, without the need for a virtualization layer or hypervisor. This term is commonly used when talking about servers, data centers, and high-performance computing environments.
In a bare-metal environment, the operating system has direct access to the hardware resources, such as processors, memory, storage, and network interfaces. This allows for better performance and resource utilization, as there is no virtualization overhead. Bare metal deployments are often used when running applications that require high levels of performance, control, or customization that may not be feasible or possible in a virtualized environment.
