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The urgency to get AI infrastructure running yesterday is the single biggest reason deployments take months. In this clip, Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and Co-Founder of RackN, explains the technical and operational failure modes that are quietly stalling enterprise AI builds. "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. The pressure, the deadlines, the urgency to get these systems up and running actually undermines teams' ability to troubleshoot." In this short clip, Rob breaks down why smart NICs act as independent servers inside a server, how Neocloud delivery handoffs leave hidden configuration conflicts, and why the teams that invest in repeatable process discipline are the ones that actually win. Check out the discussion on our YouTube page: https://lnkd.in/gipRnZav #BareMetal #AIInfrastructure #EnterpriseAI #RackN #DigitalRebar #SmartNIC #AIFactory #InfrastructureAutomation

Your infrastructure should not be stuck in the pit. In racing, winning doesn’t depend on just the car or driver. The pit crew plays a large part in getting across the finish line. The same is true in infrastructure. When patching, updating, and recovering systems depend on manual effort, the whole business loses speed. Infrastructure ops needs better tools, better processes, and better automation to keep systems in top condition. Watch the video to see how you can upgrade your pit crew. For more, read this blog post: https://lnkd.in/giursij9 #AI #AIInfrastructure #BareMetal #ITOperations #InfrastructureAutomation

Everyone wants the savings and control that come with owning infrastructure. Far fewer account for the operational burden that comes with bare metal. That gap has been here before. In this video, RackN Co-Founder and CEO Rob Hirschfeld reflects on what OpenStack taught the industry about self-managed infrastructure, and why Kubernetes on bare metal can run into the same realities if operators underestimate the work underneath the platform. For more information, read the blog post: https://lnkd.in/g2NaGpGd #Kubernetes #OpenStack #OpenSource #BareMetal #ITOps

Still managing bare metal the hard way? When infrastructure demand spikes, manual processes turn into outages, delays, and weekend work. RackN Digital Rebar makes bare metal operations repeatable—so scaling feels like a workflow, not an emergency. See how to: ✅ Automate provisioning + lifecycle operations ✅ Speed up refresh cycles with fewer surprises ✅ Maintain consistency across OEMs and environments ✅ Build a foundation for platform choice (VMware, OpenShift, AI/GPU) 👉 Schedule a demo: https://lnkd.in/g-5mGQHX

Many ops teams have automation in place and still end up working one server at a time. That gets expensive fast when patching, refresh cycles, and new hardware all have to move without slowing the business down. This video gets into rack scale automation and why it changes how teams manage bare metal at scale. If you need bare metal operations to be more consistent and less disruptive, making the shift to rack scale automation is the right move. Read the blog for more: https://lnkd.in/gbYMmuyX #BareMetal #DataCenter #ITOperations #RackScale #ITAutomation

The term "AI factory" is reshaping enterprise infrastructure investment — and most teams are still getting the definition wrong. In this clip, Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and Co-Founder of RackN, cuts through the confusion. "It is the equipment that you buy, the location that you have, that produces AI results." In this short clip, Rob explains what an AI factory actually is, how it differs from an AI cluster or workstation, and why OEMs and enterprise builders are independently adopting this frame to describe large-scale AI infrastructure. Check out the discussion on our YouTube page: https://lnkd.in/gBaSqfii #AIFactory #AIInfrastructure #BareMetal #EnterpriseAI #RackN #GPUCluster #AIHardware #CloudNative

Would you try to use AI in your everyday operations processes? In this video, an operator asks an AI assistant to help manage bare metal, configure a server, and recover a failure. It goes about as well as you would expect. We go into a lot more detail on why AI isn’t ready for use in IT infrastructure here: https://lnkd.in/gnW8vUG6 #AI #ITInfrastructure #DevOps #ITOperation #BareMetal #DataCenter

Check out this conversation our CEO, Rob Hirschfeld, had with TFiR about AI infrastructure!