A solid-state drive (SSD) enhances the performance of any app running on it as compared to a regular hard-disk drive (HDD). The reason is that an SSD uses a variety of interconnected flash memory units, so there're no physical parts to move. In comparison, a hard-disk drive employs spinning disks and every reading or writing process causes the disks to spin, so the speed of an HDD is restricted. Since the prices of the two types of drives are also different, a lot of desktops and web servers are equipped with an SSD for the OS and random applications, and a hard disk for data storage, in this way balancing cost and efficiency. A web hosting service provider can also use a solid-state drive for caching purposes, so files which are used on a regular basis will be located on this type of a drive for achieving better loading speeds and for limiting the reading/writing processes on the hard-disk drives.

SSD with Data Caching in Web Hosting

The cloud platform where we make web hosting accounts uses exclusively SSD drives, so your web applications and static Internet sites will open very quickly. The SSDs are used for files, emails and databases, so no matter if you load a page or check for new e-mails with webmail, the content will load without delay. To offer even higher speeds, we also use multiple dedicated SSDs that work only as cache. Any content that generates a lot of traffic is copied on them automatically and is later read from them and not from the primary storage drives. Of course, that content is replaced dynamically for better efficiency. What we achieve that way except for the improved speed is reduced overall load, thus reduced chance of hardware failures, and prolonged lifespan of the main drives, that's one more level of protection for any information that you upload to your account.

SSD with Data Caching in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you sign up for one of our semi-dedicated server solutions, we'll save your content on SSD drives and this is valid not just for the files, but also for all the databases and emails. That way, your script-driven apps and webmail will load very quickly. We use dedicated SSDs for caching too. Traffic-intensive content is cloned automatically on these drives, so we make certain that a number of heavy websites that generate plenty of reading and writing processes will not affect the other Internet sites that share the very same drive. By reducing the overall load we also boost the lifespan of the primary storage disks and lower the potential for a disk failure, so by employing SSD drives for caching purposes, we add one more level of security for your site content.