UPS is an abbreviation for Uninterruptible Power Supply or Uninterruptible Power Source. That's a battery which is used to power a personal computer or a hosting server in order to avoid the loss of information in case the main power supply fails for some reason or becomes risky. A diesel generator practically self-explanatory. UPSs and generators are widely-used as a backup in data centers to back up the main power source and to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of all of the machines located there. Because the UPS works constantly, it offers the necessary power for the servers to remain functioning until the generator starts and takes over. Using such a backup is vital for any data center or web hosting provider that wants to keep their hardware and information intact in the case of a power surge or outage, due to the fact that it provides them with enough time to react until the issue is resolved and the primary power supply is restored.
UPS & Diesel Back-up Generator in Shared Website Hosting
If you purchase a shared website hosting plan from us, you'll never need to worry about potential electric power outages resulting in the loss of valuable information, even if you host extremely important sites on our web servers. All of the web servers that are part of our revolutionary cluster platform use powerful UPSs that can keep them working for a long time period - more than enough for several diesel generators to begin operating and take over. The latter are effective enough to keep all the three facilities completely functional for several hours and with no restrictions, so your Internet sites shall continue to function correctly and with no delays or restrictions. The electric power backup is one of the factors behind our 99.9% service uptime warranty.
UPS & Diesel Back-up Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
The semi-dedicated server accounts that we provide are created within a state-of-the-art data center in the downtown area of Chicago and its electrical power backup system is among the reasons why we are able to afford to guarantee a 99.9% uptime for both the web servers that are part of our sophisticated web hosting platform and the network that manages all the traffic to and from them. An individual UPS unit is attached to each server to keep it online until numerous generators kick in. The latter are potent enough to deliver electrical power for the whole data center for several hours with no need to limit the power consumption or the overall performance of any web server or network device, so even when there is an outage, all the websites hosted on our platform shall still be accessible with no disruptions and will perform at top speed.