UPS is an abbreviation for Uninterruptible Power Supply or Uninterruptible Power Source. That is a battery which is used to power your personal computer or a server in order to avoid the loss of info in case the main power source fails for whatever reason or becomes unsafe. A diesel generator practically self-explanatory. UPSs and generators are widely-used as a backup in data centers to back up the power and to guarantee the uninterrupted functioning of all the web servers located there. As the UPS runs constantly, it provides the required power for the machines to remain operational until the generator starts and takes over. Using this type of a backup is essential for any data center or hosting company that wants to keep their hardware and information intact in case there is a power surge or outage, as it offers them plenty of time to react until the problem is resolved and the primary power supply is restored.

UPS & Diesel Back-up Generator in Hosting

We offer Linux hosting packages in three of the largest data centers worldwide. They are based in the USA, in the UK and in Australia. Given that data security and server uptime are our priorities, the 3 facilities have a few backup systems against electric power outages. Several diesel generators can keep the web servers functional for hours or even for a couple of days and each and every machine which is part of our cutting-edge cloud platform provides its own enterprise-class UPS to keep it working until the generators begin working. This setup is one of the reasons why you can easily guarantee a 99.9% hosting server and network uptime, so if you host your sites inside a shared account with our company, you'll benefit from a fast and flawless service without having to worry about any disturbances due to power outages.

UPS & Diesel Back-up Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The semi-dedicated server accounts we offer you are created in a state-of-the-art data center in downtown Chicago and its electric power backup system is among the reasons why we can afford to guarantee a 99.9% uptime for both the hosting servers that are part of our sophisticated hosting platform and the network which manages all the traffic to and from them. An individual UPS device is attached to every web server to keep it online until a variety of generators kick in. The latter are efficient enough to provide electricity for the whole facility for a long time without the need to restrict the power consumption or the functionality of any web server or network device, so even in the event that there is an interruption, all the Internet sites hosted on our platform shall still be available without disruptions and will work at top speed.