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utilizing multiple Hard Drives in a RAID Array, computers have the ability to
provide fault tolerance and data-redundancy. RAID 1 provides data mirroring
across 2 identical hard drives, and allows the system to continue to operate
even if one drive fails. RAID 5 distributes data blocks across disks in an
array. Redundant parity information is distributed across the disks, so each
array member contains the information that is used to regenerate data if a disk
fails. RAID 5 allows independent access to data and can handle simultaneous I/O
operations. 3 80 GB drives in a RAID 5 array provide approximately 160 GB of
storage space (1/3 of each drive is used for parity and error checking, so that
data can be re-generated in the event of a Hard Drive failure). RAID 5 allows
the system to continue to function even if one of the Hard Drives in the array
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| RAM |
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Adding memory to your server is an affordable upgrade that brings reliable
results. Adding even 64 MB of memory can help increase your system performance
by 42 percent, according to a study sponsored by the Council on PC Performance
(http://www.rammatters.com/proof/). To see the dramatic results of upgrading
memory, go to the Council on PC Performance website. EDTHosting.com recommends
a minimum of 512 MB or RAM for web and database servers expecting to service
low to moderate traffic. For database intensive applications, we recommend at
least 1 GB of RAM. 2 GB of RAM is recommended for websites receiving high
traffic and demanding highest performance.
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| Monthly Traffic |
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The most basic definition of bandwidth is the total file size for all the
.html, .txt, images, sounds, etc that are included in the page x times the
number of views. When you load large files (such as images, sounds, movies,
etc) on your web site, then those larger files can increase the bandwidth
usage. For example, loading a typical 10KB web page with 100 visitors a day
(3000 visitors/month), with 1 50KB image would result in 3000 x 60KB = 180 MB
(or 0.176 GB) of traffic. Our experience shows that typical traffic patterns
for small to medium sized web sites fall in the 10-50 GB/ month range. Larger
web sites with a high volume of traffic may see traffic in the 150-300GB/ month
range.
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| COM / COM+ Component Registration |
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COM and COM+ component registration option allows the installation of approved
3rd Party DLLs and applications. This allows you to install custom software on
your dedicated server.
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| Streaming Audio / Video Support |
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Streaming Audio and Video support allows you to utilize formats such as Windows
Media Services, Real Audio, QuickTime, and MP3 to show videos and play audio
files on your web site. Our High Bandwidth DataCenter connections through OC3
and OC48 insure your media files will load with excellent performance
characteristics.
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| Database Support |
Web Hosting with Database support allows you to add dynamic content to your web
based application. Generally an e-Commerce web site will utilize a database in
order to store product, price and customer data.
EDTHosting.com supports two database platforms: Microsoft Access and Microsoft
SQL Server 2000. Microsoft Access database support is a good choice for a low
volume, low traffic web site or e-Commerce application that needs to support up
to 10 simultaneous users. For web sites with more traffic and higher
transaction volume, EDTHosting.com recommends the SQL Server 2000 platform for
its high availability and excellent performance characteristics. At
EDTHosting.com, your SQL Server 2000 database can be administered with
EnterPrise Manager, Query Analyzer, or our
online tools.
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| Dedicated IP Address |
Every computer connected to the Internet is assigned a unique number known as
an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
A dedicated IP address isolates your web site on its own address, which allows
you to install SSL certificates for e-commerce transactions.
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| Secure SSL |
Secured Sockets Layer is a protocol that transmits your communications over the
Internet in an encrypted form. SSL ensures that the information is sent,
unchanged, only to the server you intended to send it to. Online shopping sites
frequently use SSL technology to safeguard credit card information.
EDTHosting.com is a GeoTrust partner, and we provide dedicated SSL certificates
(https://www.YourDomain.com) at a discounted rate, starting at $45.00 per year.
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| Unlimited POP3 eMail Accounts |
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Your web site hosted by EDTHosting.com comes complete with POP3 email support.
You will have the ability to configure your mail accounts (such as
sales@YourDomain.com, etc) by using your online Control Panel. Mail Accounts at
EDTHosting.com also come with Web Mail support, which will allow you to access
your email virtually any place in the world from your web browser.
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| Real Time Web Log Analysis |
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Our web log reporting from AWStats (Advanced Web Statistics) allows you to
track traffic and usage patterns on your web site graphically. The detailed
reports are extremely useful if you are conducting an online marketing
campaign, and need to know from where your sales leads are originating. A
sample of our web log reporting can be seen at
this location.
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| FTP And FrontPage Support, ASP and ASP.NET
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FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard protocol which allows you to publish
your web site and make changes to your site once it is online. FrontPage
support allows you to publish your web site using Microsoft FrontPage.
EDTHosting.com is a Microsoft Certified Web Presence Provider, which means that
Microsoft has validated our web hosting packages to insure that all
functionality (such as web forms, email forms, database support, etc) that is
Provided by Microsoft FrontPage web authoring software, is supported by our
hosting packages. You can publish your web site using FTP, Microsoft FrontPage,
Microsoft Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, and many other common development tools.
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| ASP.NET Framework Version 1.1 / 2.0 |
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The Microsoft .NET Framework is an environment for building, deploying, and
running XML Web services and other applications. It consists of three main
parts: the common language runtime, the Framework classes, and ASP.NET. A
companion infrastructure, the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework, is a set of
programming interfaces that enable developers to target mobile devices like
smart phones and PDAs. The latest version of the .NET Framework to date is
version 1.1.
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