https://www.techradar.com/news/the-rise-and-rise-of-bare-metal-servers > In the world of hosting, Bare Metal Servers really are the buzz word of the day. And with good reason. These servers offer a good balance of high performance at a reasonable price, combining as they do the best bits of both dedicated and cloud servers. > Let’s start with definitions. A dedicated server is a physical server that is purchased or rented entirely for an organisation’s own unique business needs and they are typically used by organisations that have steady, high demands for server capacity. For a long time, dedicated servers were king due to their unrivalled performance and lack of contention, but all this high power and dedication can be expensive, so cloud or virtual servers arose to offer a better value alternative for those who do not need the best performance and often need to scale their capacity to meet changes in demand.