UPS is an abbreviation for Uninterruptible Power Supply or Uninterruptible Power Source. That's a battery that is used to power a computer or a hosting server in order to avoid the loss of info in case the main source of energy fails for whatever reason or becomes unstable. A diesel generator pretty much self-explanatory. UPSs and generators are widely-used as a backup in data centers to back up the power and to guarantee the continuous operation of all of the web servers located there. As the UPS works all the time, it offers the required power for the web servers to remain operational until the generator starts and takes over. Using this type of a backup is essential for any data center or web hosting provider that wants to keep their hardware and data intact in case of a power surge or outage, as 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 Website Hosting

We offer Linux website hosting in 3 of the biggest data centers globally. They're located in the USA, in the United kingdom and in Australia. Since data integrity and server uptime are our priorities, all 3 facilities have several backup systems against electric power outages. A number of diesel generators can keep the web servers operational for hours or even for a few days and each machine that's part of our cutting-edge cloud platform has its own enterprise-class UPS to keep it functional until the generators start working. This setup is one of the reasons why we're able to ensure a 99.9% web server and network uptime, so if you host your websites inside a shared account with us, you'll benefit from a fast and remarkable service and never having to worry about any disturbances due to electric power outages.

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

If you get a semi-dedicated server account from us, it'll be set up on a cutting-edge hosting platform in a data center with an excellent infrastructure. The Chicago-based data center uses a different UPS for each server or network switch located there to make sure that the ideal functioning of any device won't be disturbed until highly effective generators start supplying the required electrical power. The latter are able to power the whole facility for quite a long time with no need to turn off any equipment, so each of the Internet sites hosted on our hosting servers shall continue to work at max speed and with zero effect on their overall performance. These electrical power backup options allow us to guarantee that any outage will never be a reason for your Internet sites to go offline or to have lowered functionality.