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RAID 1 – Mirroring – Fault Tolerance
Definition: RAID 1 mirroring is an arrangement of hard disks that creates an exact copy (or mirror) of a set of data on two or more disks. This is useful when read performance or reliability are more important than data storage capacity.
RAID I, for example, writes two copies of the data simultaneously on two separate drives. This is called fault tolerant because if one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure (e.g. spindle failure) or does not respond, the remaining drive will continue to function.
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The importance of the hosting
There are many web hosting companies , and many more throughout the world.
Prices range from a few dollars for each year to a few thousand dollars.
The obvious question is what is the right deal for me?
The answer varies from case to case but we’ll gives you some ideas.
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1and1 Dedicated Hosting: Cheap, but…
Some of you may have noticed that seologs.com and dnscoop.com were down last night. Both are hosted on the same dedicated server at 1and1.com. This server has been running like a charm for well over a year now. No problems.
Out of habit, I immediately called 1and1. They are always good about answering quickly (I also have several sites hosted on their shared hosting) .
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What’s Best for My Business? Cloud Hosting vs. Geo Hosting
What’s Best for My Business? Cloud Hosting vs. Geo Hosting
Author: Web Hosting Help Guy
What’s Best for Me?
As I discussed in my last article,”What is The Cloud?”, cloud hosting offers an alternative to geographically based hosting (“geo hosting”). What’s best for your business? It depends on your needs. Today, I’ll take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of each type of hosting platform.
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