Depending on who you ask, PXE booting is either a legacy technology or a critical part of modern datacenter operations. For many, it’s a way to boot systems over the network without needing local storage. For others, it’s a relic of the past, replaced by cloud-native workflows and containerization. Why bother with PXE when you can create a custom image, upload it, and boot directly?
However, why not have both? There are still plenty of organizations that have existing PXE workflows and who wish to continue using them, especially in hybrid environments where some workloads remain on-premises.
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