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Elevate Your Infrastructure with High-Capacity Storage Dedicated Servers

Secure, scalable, and high-performance storage solutions for backup, cloud hosting, and big data. Host your infrastructure in a world-class data exchange hub with reliability and speed.

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Ogden Storage Dedicated Servers USA
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2x Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
2.20 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-471 REF-DC-20
128GB DRR4 ECC 12 x 14TB SAS HDD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 205 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
2.60 GHz 28Cores 56Threads
PID-472 REF-DC-20
128GB DRR4 ECC 12 x 14TB SAS HDD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 218 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
2.20 GHz 44Cores 88Threads
PID-473 REF-DC-20
128GB DRR4 ECC 12 x 14TB SAS HDD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 299 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
2.60 GHz 28Cores 56Threads
PID-474 REF-DC-20
128GB DRR4 ECC 24 x 14TB SAS HDD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 550 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
2.20 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-475 REF-DC-20
128GB DRR4 ECC 36 x 14TB SAS HDD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 744 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
2.60 GHz 28Cores 56Threads
PID-476 REF-DC-20
128GB DRR4 ECC 36 x 14TB SAS HDD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 774 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
2.20 GHz 44Cores 88Threads
PID-477 REF-DC-20
128GB DRR4 ECC 36 x 14TB SAS HDD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 799 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
2.20 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-523 REF-DC-44
128GB 480GB SSD 12 x 14TB SAS3 HDD
1Gbps / 100TB $ 340 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
2.20 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-524 REF-DC-44
128GB 480GB SSD 36 x 14TB SAS3 HDD
10Gbps / 100TB $ 846 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
2.20 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-525 REF-DC-44
128GB 480GB SSD 84 x 14TB SAS3 HDD
10Gbps / 500TB $ 2214 /Mo.
Los Angeles Storage Dedicated Servers USA
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2x Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
2.20 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-497 REF-DC-44
128GB 480GB SSD 12 x 14TB SAS3 HDD
1Gbps / 100TB $ 358 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
2.20 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-498 REF-DC-44
128GB 480GB SSD 36 x 14TB SAS3 HDD
10Gbps / 100TB $ 863 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
2.20 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-499 REF-DC-44
128GB 480GB SSD 84 x 14TB SAS3 HDD
10Gbps / 500TB $ 2509 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
2.10 GHz 36Cores 72Threads
PID-8918 REF-DC-155
256GB 500GB SSD
1Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 335 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
2.10 GHz 36Cores 72Threads
PID-8919 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
10Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 475 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon Gold 6148
2.40 GHz 40Cores 80Threads
PID-8920 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
1Gbps Shared Unmetered $ 554 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon Gold 6248
2.50 GHz 40Cores 80Threads
PID-8921 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
1Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 713 /Mo.
Sydney Storage Dedicated Servers Australia
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Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
2.4 GHz 6Cores 12Threads
PID-1638 REF-DC-16
64GB DDR4 ECC 1866MHz 12X 4TB HDD SAS
500Mbit/s - Limited traffic 10TB (Public) $ 530 /Mo.
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
2.4 GHz 6Cores 12Threads
PID-1641 REF-DC-16
64GB DDR4 ECC 1866MHz 12x 6TB HDD SAS + 1x 160GB SSD SATA
500Mbit/s - Limited traffic 10TB (Public) $ 691 /Mo.
Singapore Storage Dedicated Servers
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Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
2.4 GHz 6Cores 12Threads
PID-1639 REF-DC-16
64GB DDR4 ECC 1866MHz 12X 4TB HDD SAS
500Mbit/s - Limited traffic 10TB (Public) $ 528 /Mo.
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
2.4 GHz 6Cores 12Threads
PID-1640 REF-DC-16
64GB DDR4 ECC 1866MHz 12x 6TB HDD SAS + 1x 160GB SSD SATA
500Mbit/s - Limited traffic 10TB (Public) $ 684 /Mo.
Seoul Storage Dedicated Servers South Korea
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2x Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2
2.40 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-2408 REF-DC-62
16GB DDR3 ECC 4TB SATA
1TB / 1Gbps $ 138 /Mo.
Amsterdam Storage Dedicated Servers Netherlands
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2x Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3
1.80 GHz 24Cores 48Threads
PID-2554 REF-DC-55
128GB DDR4 400GB SSD
1000Mbps Unmetered $ 157 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2680
2.70 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-2601 REF-DC-60
32GB DDR4 ECC 2x 2TB SSD
1Gbps $ 109 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2680
2.70 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-2603 REF-DC-60
32GB DDR4 ECC 2x 4TB SSD
1Gbps $ 136 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
2.60 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-2605 REF-DC-60
64GB DDR4 ECC 2x 5TB SSD
10Gbps $ 221 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon X5675
3.06 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-8223 REF-DC-177
24GB DDR3 ECC 8x 2TB SSD
2 x 10TB SATA, 2TB SATA
100Mbps Unmetered $ 314 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
2.10 GHz 36Cores 72Threads
PID-8957 REF-DC-155
256GB 500GB SSD
1Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 326 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
2.10 GHz 36Cores 72Threads
PID-8958 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
10Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 512 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon Gold 6148
2.40 GHz 40Cores 80Threads
PID-8959 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
1Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 534 /Mo.
New York Storage Dedicated Servers USA
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2x Intel Xeon E5-2680
2.70 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-2602 REF-DC-60
32GB DDR4 ECC 2x 2TB SSD
1Gbps $ 145 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2680
2.70 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-2604 REF-DC-60
32GB DDR4 ECC 2x 4TB SSD
1Gbps $ 149 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
2.60 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-2606 REF-DC-60
64GB DDR4 ECC 2x 5TB SSD
10Gbps $ 230 /Mo.
Falkenstein Storage Dedicated Servers Germany
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
3.60 GHz 6Cores 12Threads
PID-3203 REF-DC-48
32GB DDR4 ECC 4 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 190 /Mo.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700
3.60 GHz 8Cores 16Threads
PID-3209 REF-DC-48
64GB DDR4 ECC 4 x 16TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 233 /Mo.
AMD EPYC 7313P
3.00 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-3215 REF-DC-48
128GB DDR4 ECC 12 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 708 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3221 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 3.4TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 549 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3222 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 7.6TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 815 /Mo.
Frankfurt Storage Dedicated Servers Germany
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
3.60 GHz 6Cores 12Threads
PID-3204 REF-DC-48
32GB DDR4 ECC 4 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 172 /Mo.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700
3.60 GHz 8Cores 16Threads
PID-3210 REF-DC-48
64GB DDR4 ECC 4 x 16TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 227 /Mo.
AMD EPYC 7313P
3.00 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-3216 REF-DC-48
128GB DDR4 ECC 12 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 705 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3223 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 3.4TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 533 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3224 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 7.6TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 814 /Mo.
London Storage Dedicated Servers UK
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
3.60 GHz 6Cores 12Threads
PID-3205 REF-DC-48
32GB DDR4 ECC 4 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 179 /Mo.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700
3.60 GHz 8Cores 16Threads
PID-3211 REF-DC-48
64GB DDR4 ECC 4 x 16TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 240 /Mo.
AMD EPYC 7313P
3.00 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-3217 REF-DC-48
128GB DDR4 ECC 12 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 709 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3225 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 3.4TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 543 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3226 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 7.6TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 810 /Mo.
Intel Xeon E5520
2.26 GHz 4Cores 8Threads
PID-5003 REF-DC-93
16GB 2 x 3TB HDD
1 Gbps Unmetered $ 340 /Mo.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
2.20 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-9279 REF-DC-224
64GB DDR4 3TB Enterprise HDD
3 x 3TB Enterprise HDD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 124 /Mo.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
2.20 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-9280 REF-DC-224
64GB DDR4 3TB Enterprise HDD
5 x 3TB Enterprise HDD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 133 /Mo.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
2.20 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-9281 REF-DC-224
64GB DDR4 3TB Enterprise HDD
5 x 3TB Enterprise HDD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 175 /Mo.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
2.20 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-9282 REF-DC-224
64GB DDR4 1TB SSD
3 x 1TB SSD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 119 /Mo.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
2.20 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-9283 REF-DC-224
64GB DDR4 1TB SSD
3 x 1TB SSD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 205 /Mo.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
2.20 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-9284 REF-DC-224
64GB DDR4 1TB SSD
3 x 1TB SSD
1Gbps Unmetered $ 304 /Mo.
Logrono Storage Dedicated Servers Spain
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
3.60 GHz 6Cores 12Threads
PID-3206 REF-DC-48
32GB DDR4 ECC 4 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 189 /Mo.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700
3.60 GHz 8Cores 16Threads
PID-3212 REF-DC-48
64GB DDR4 ECC 4 x 16TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 226 /Mo.
AMD EPYC 7313P
3.00 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-3218 REF-DC-48
128GB DDR4 ECC 12 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 703 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3227 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 3.4TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 542 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3228 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 7.6TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 814 /Mo.
Kansas Storage Dedicated Servers USA
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
3.60 GHz 6Cores 12Threads
PID-3207 REF-DC-48
32GB DDR4 ECC 4 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 174 /Mo.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700
3.60 GHz 8Cores 16Threads
PID-3213 REF-DC-48
64GB DDR4 ECC 4 x 16TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 231 /Mo.
AMD EPYC 7313P
3.00 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-3219 REF-DC-48
128GB DDR4 ECC 12 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 720 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3229 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 3.4TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 539 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3230 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 7.6TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 819 /Mo.
Paris Storage Dedicated Servers France
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
3.60 GHz 6Cores 12Threads
PID-3208 REF-DC-48
32GB DDR4 ECC 4 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 186 /Mo.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700
3.60 GHz 8Cores 16Threads
PID-3214 REF-DC-48
64GB DDR4 ECC 2x 960GB NVMe
1Gbps $ 126 /Mo.
AMD EPYC 7313P
3.00 GHz 16Cores 32Threads
PID-3220 REF-DC-48
128GB DDR4 ECC 12 x 8TB HDD + 2 x 480GB SSD For OS
1Gbps $ 702 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3231 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 3.4TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 530 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
2.60 GHz 12Cores 24Threads
PID-3232 REF-DC-48
96GB DDR4 ECC 6 x 7.6TB SSD + 2 x 960GB SSD for OS
1Gbps $ 811 /Mo.
Naaldwijk Storage Dedicated Servers Netherlands
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Intel Xeon E-2234
3.60 GHz 4Cores 8Threads
PID-5681 REF-DC-143
32GB DDR4 4x 4TB HDD SATA
1Gbps Unmetered $ 209 /Mo.
Intel Xeon E-2336
2.90 GHz 6Cores 12Threads
PID-5682 REF-DC-143
64GB DDR4 4x 8TB HDD SATA
1Gbps Unmetered $ 223 /Mo.
AMD EPYC 7402P
2.80 GHz 24Cores 48Threads
PID-5683 REF-DC-143
64GB DDR4 6x 8TB HDD SATA
1Gbps Unmetered $ 378 /Mo.
Vienna Storage Dedicated Servers Austria
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Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
2.00 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-5956 REF-DC-183
2GB DDR5 1TB HDD
1Gbps / 15TB $ 34 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
2.00 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-5957 REF-DC-183
4GB DDR5 2TB HDD
1Gbps / 30TB $ 35 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
2.00 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-5958 REF-DC-183
6GB DDR5 3TB HDD
1Gbps / 45TB $ 51 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
2.00 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-5959 REF-DC-183
8GB DDR5 4TB HDD
1Gbps / 60TB $ 53 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
2.00 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-5960 REF-DC-183
10GB DDR5 5TB HDD
1Gbps / 75TB $ 60 /Mo.
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
2.00 GHz 20Cores 40Threads
PID-5961 REF-DC-183
16GB DDR5 10TB HDD
1Gbps / 100TB $ 82 /Mo.
Las Vegas Storage Dedicated Servers USA
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2x Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
2.10 GHz 36Cores 72Threads
PID-8928 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
10Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 488 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
2.10 GHz 36Cores 72Threads
PID-8929 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
10Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 505 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon Gold 6148
2.40 GHz 40Cores 80Threads
PID-8930 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
10Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 768 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon Gold 6248
2.50 GHz 40Cores 80Threads
PID-8931 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
10Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 859 /Mo.
Denver Storage Dedicated Servers USA
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2x Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
2.10 GHz 36Cores 72Threads
PID-8937 REF-DC-155
256GB 500GB SSD
1Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 308 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
2.10 GHz 36Cores 72Threads
PID-8938 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
10Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 511 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon Gold 6148
2.40 GHz 40Cores 80Threads
PID-8939 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
1Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 539 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon Gold 6248
2.50 GHz 40Cores 80Threads
PID-8940 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
1Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 700 /Mo.
Chicago Storage Dedicated Servers USA
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2x Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
2.10 GHz 36Cores 72Threads
PID-8947 REF-DC-155
256GB 500GB SSD
1Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 309 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
2.10 GHz 36Cores 72Threads
PID-8948 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
10Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 496 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon Gold 6148
2.40 GHz 40Cores 80Threads
PID-8949 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
1Gbps Shared Unmetered $ 541 /Mo.
2x Intel Xeon Gold 6248
2.50 GHz 40Cores 80Threads
PID-8950 REF-DC-155
256GB 2TB NVMe
1Gbps Unmetered Shared $ 708 /Mo.

Redefining Storage Dedicated Servers for Modern Enterprises

In today’s data-driven world, businesses need scalable and secure storage solutions to manage massive datasets efficiently. Storage Dedicated Servers provide high-capacity storage, data redundancy, and seamless performance for backup, cloud hosting, and analytics. With enterprise-grade security, redundant power, efficient cooling, and high-speed connectivity, our solutions ensure maximum uptime and reliability—all while prioritizing energy efficiency and sustainability.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is a Storage Dedicated Server?

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A Storage Dedicated Server is a high-capacity bare metal server designed for large-scale data storage, backups, cloud hosting, and big data processing. It provides exclusive resources for maximum security, performance, and scalability.

2. How is a Storage Dedicated Server different from a regular dedicated server?

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While both offer dedicated resources, a Storage Dedicated Server is optimized for high-volume storage needs, featuring large-capacity HDDs, SSDs, or NVMe drives, RAID configurations, and data redundancy for backup and archiving purposes.

3. What are the main use cases for Storage Dedicated Servers?

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  • Enterprise Data Backup & Disaster Recovery
  • Cloud File Hosting & Private Cloud Storage
  • Big Data & AI Workloads
  • Streaming Media & Content Distribution
  • Database Hosting & SQL Backups

4. What storage options are available?

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Our Storage Dedicated Servers support:

  • HDD, SSD, or NVMe storage for different performance needs
  • RAID configurations (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10) for data redundancy and performance
  • Hot-swappable drives for easy maintenance

5. How secure are Storage Dedicated Servers?

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Our servers come with enterprise-grade security, including:

  • Dedicated firewalls and DDoS protection
  • Data encryption options
  • Isolated storage environment to prevent unauthorized access

6. Can I scale my storage as my business grows?

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Yes! Our servers offer scalable solutions, allowing you to expand storage capacity, upgrade drives, or add more servers as your data needs increase.

7. What kind of support is available?

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We provide 24/7 expert support to assist with server setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting, ensuring maximum uptime and reliability.