Sunday, August 30, 2009

Hosting reliability and uptime

         Hosting  uptime refers to the percentage of time the host is  accessible  via the internet. Many providers state that they aim for  at least  99.9% uptime (roughly equivalent to 45 minutes of downtime  a month,  or less), but there may be server restarts and planned (or unplanned) maintenance  in any hosting environment, which may or may not be  considered  part of the  official uptime promise.

    Many providers tie  uptime and   accessibility  into  their o wn service level  agreement (SLA). SLAs  sometimes include  refunds or reduced costs if performance  goals are  not met.

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