SSD with Data Caching

What precisely is a solid-state drive (SSD)? What is SSD caching and how does it work? Check out the advantages of hosting your web sites on an SSD-powered server.

A solid-state drive (SSD) enhances the performance of each app running on it when compared to an ordinary hard-disk drive (HDD). The reason is that an SSD uses a number of interconnected flash memory modules, so there are no physical parts to move. In contrast, a hard disk features spinning disks and any reading or writing process causes the disks to spin, meaning the speed of an HDD is limited. As the cost of the two kinds of drives are different as well, a lot of PCs and web servers are provided with an SSD for the OS and various applications, and a hard disk for file storage, this way balancing cost and overall performance. A web hosting service provider can also use a solid-state drive for caching purposes, thus files that are accessed regularly will be held on such a drive for accomplishing improved loading speeds and for limiting the reading/writing processes on the HDDs.

: SSD with Data Caching in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you sign up for one of our semi-dedicated hosting plans, we will store your content on SSD drives and this is valid not only for the files, but also for all the databases and email messages. That way, your script-driven applications and webmail will load amazingly quickly. We use dedicated SSDs for caching too. Traffic-intensive website content is copied automatically on these drives, so we make certain that a few heavy Internet sites which generate a considerable amount of reading and writing processes shall not affect the other websites that share the exact same drive. By reducing the overall load we also increase the lifespan of the main storage disks and reduce the chance of a disk failure, so by employing SSD drives for caching purposes, we add one more level of stability for your content.