About the Server

Some hosting providers build servers from scratch to save money. This error prone practice of allowing novices to cobble together "servers" for customers is a common practice by budget hosting providers. A provider who elects this method generally pays 50% - 75% less than Siteservants.com for their machines.

However, the old adage "you get what your pay for" definitely applies to those who build "white boxes" or "desktop servers". The hardware failure rate for "white boxes" is very high compared to our servers, scalability is difficult because of the different configurations from one machine to another, and security and performance is typically an afterthought. So that is why Siteservants.com gladly pays more for its hardware. We think you’re worth it.

HP Proliant DL380 Server

So, when you purchase a website package and hosting from Siteservants.com, you're getting that site/package running on an industry-standard Hewlett Packard DL380 server. Our servers operate using dual Intel processors for better performance and reliability. Also, we only deploy Intel’s Pentium or Xeon lines, the most popular Intel lines which outperform and outlast the less expensive Intel Celeron line.

Hot Swappable SCSI drives with RAID

The most prominent type of hardware failure in a server is a hard drive failure. That is why our servers include hot swappable SCSI hard drives with RAID configurations.

We could provide ATA or IDE drives for less, but isn't performance and convenience worth it? In the event of a hard drive failure, a Siteservants server keeps on humming and we simply replace the drive at a scheduled time. You don't miss a beat.

Dual Power Supplies

The second most prominent type of hardware failure in a server is a failure of a power supply. A Siteservants server comes with two power supplies standard. The combination of swappable SCSI drives in a RAID configuration coupled with dual power supplies provides your business with the redundancy you need at the server level to sleep easy at night.