Why Should I host my website on a RAID Hosting Server?

• At Diadem Technologies, we offer our clients with the best web hosting hardware, networking and pre-installed server applications to ensure that they are able to get the most of their online presence. We therefore offer RAID 10 web hosting as a standard service on our entire shared web hosting services.
• RAID hosting and specifically RAID 10 hosting services enable us to provide our clients with a 99.9% uptime for HDD based resources of the server.
• SCSI and IDE Hard disks are the most susceptible devices on a web server as they are constantly being used and are prone to failures over prolonged and continued usage.
• On a shared hosting environment, multiple clients are reading/writing data to the same device and the chances of HDD failure are much higher than a dedicated server which is solely hosting your website.
• Most web hosting companies (including us) clearly state that the liability of the clients data on a shared server is not their responsibility in the event of a HDD failure and the client is responsible for backing up and securing the site

How will RAID hosting services benefit my website?

• A RAID 10 Server eliminates the single most common point of failure in a web server, i.e. the hard disk drives on a web server.
• A RAID 10 hosting server contains at least 4 HDDs and can keep working without any data loss even if two of the HDDs fail to respond. This is your best protection against hard disk failures.
• RAID 10 servers significantly increase the read/write speed of data to and from the server by about 30% in comparison to a standard non RAID based server. This would surely improve the time it takes to render your site to your users, especially for database enabled websites.
• RAID servers are typically high end servers with atleast 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDDs and Quad Core Processors. This leads to a higher overall performance for your website.

Why do most web hosts DO NOT provide RAID hosting services?

• RAID hosting is expensive: Most web hosts would like to reduce their cost/server and serve as many clients as possible from the same hardware device. So it doesn’t make economical sense for them to opt for a RAID controller card and additional HDDs, without being able to host more sites/server.
• RAID servers require continuous monitoring: A RAID server needs to be monitored continuously to ensure that the health of the underlying hard disk devices is stable and that they are performing at an optimal level. We deploy sufficient hardware monitoring resources to alert us whenever a disk has gone bad so that it can be promptly replaced without any downtime.
• RAID hosting reduces the overall storage capacity of a server:This makes it less viable for webhosts offering ‘unlimited web space’ to offer RAID10 hosting services as they are on a mission to overload and oversell storage space to the maximum possible extent.

What are the different types or RAID Services Available?

• RAID Level 1: The simplest form of RAID which requires at least two HDDs and the content is mirrored between them.
• RAID Level 5: Requires minimum of 3 drives to implement and has a high read speed and medium write speed. Difficult to rebuild in the event of a disk failure (as compared to RAID level 1)
• RAID Level 10: Very High Reliability combined with High Performance and requires a minimum of 4 HDDs to implement. High I/O rates are achieved with disk striping and RAID 10 array can sustain multiple simultaneous HDD failures.

FAQ´s on RAID hosting services in India

• Will the RAID hosting services cost more?
  No. All our shared hosting services are RAID enabled for no additional charges to you. You can view our hosting details from our web hosting services page.
• Do we provide Windows 2008 Raid Hosting services?
  Yes, we do provide Windows RAID hosting services and you can view our Windows 2008 RAID Hosting plans for more information.
• Do we provide Linux RAID hosting services?
  Yes, we do provide Linux RAID hosting services and you can view our Linux RAID Hosting plans for more information.
• Are server backups required with RAID Hosting services?
  RAID hosting services and server backups services are different capabilities to secure your website and online data. While RAID services helps to ensure that your site remains available in the event of a HDD failure, regular site backups are important and would help us to recover your data in the event of an OS failure or accidental loss of your website data. At Diadem Technologies, we backup your website data multiple times a week and move it offsite for maximum data security.

How can I learn more about RAID Hosting Services offered by Diadem Technologies?

• Review our Windows RAID hosting plans
• Review our Linux RAID hosting plans
• Signup for our monthly newsletter and stay updated on web hosting trends and technologies.

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