What is RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
RAID is a type of disk, where several physical disks are combined into an array for better speed and fault tolerance. RAID 0 implements data striping where file blocks are written to separate drives. RAID 0 does not provide fault tolerance, because failure of one drive will result in data loss. RAID 1 implements data mirroring. Data is duplicated on two drives either through software or hardware. It provides faster read performance than a single drive. Future Hosting offers hardware RAID level’s 0, 1, 5 and 10. Future Hosting utilizes a 3Ware 9550SX Raid controller as well as Adaptec and LSI RAID controllers for all RAID solutions deployed.
