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Green web hosting, by Gandi

We all know that on average, a physical server only uses 15% of its capacity on average. During this time, it continues to consume 100% of its resources (notably electricity), both for its own needs, and those of the machines that cool it. In short, such a machine pollutes needlessly; this is more due to the technology chosen than its components or the way in which it is used.

We offer a technological evolution in web hosting that is a generation ahead of what is currently provided by shared or dedicated hosting plans. Our concept is nevertheless simple: provide a cloud of computing resources from which our customers can draw from quickly and easily, based on their real-time needs. To assure an irreproachable quality of service, we can therefore redistribute your server shares in the event of any mechanical incidents.

Each of Gandi's machines is divided into 60 equal parts that we call "shares". Each share is therefore made up of 1/60th of the machine's "resources" which can either be physical (memory, processor, etc.) or network-related (bandwidth).

A simple idea

Once you have added all of the resources you need to your account, you will be free to create as many virtual servers as you want, ranging from 1 to 16 shares each. As soon as your needs change, you are free to add or modify the power of an existing server without downtime or the need to transfer files. All of this is without any obligation, and comes with Gandi's excellent quality of service.

If you have chosen Gandi because we are environmentally-friendly, you will surely decide to stay because no other hosting offer (shared or dedicated) can promise you our level of flexibility and freedom!

If you do not know how many shares you need, we recommend purchasing the lowest number possible. You are only billed for the time that you use your shares.
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Characteristics of one share

Processor: 1/60^th dedicated resources of a quadri Quad Core AMD + 1/60^th on reserve
Memory: 256 MB dedicated and guaranteed + 512 MB of Swap
Disk type: SAS under RAID 60
Bandwidth: 5 Mbits guaranteed (eg. 1.5 TB of monthly traffic)
Traffic included: unlimited, within the framework of normal usage
Disk quota: 3 GB system disk + 5 GB data disk included
IP address: included

Performance comparison

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Quality infrastructure

Our infrastructure is built upon a network that is totally managed by Gandi. Our equipment and machines are purchased from leading suppliers.
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What's included?

Modifications in realtime

Our hosting is based on Xen technology that allows us to dynamically allocate resources to your server See more

Custom installation

In expert mode, you have root access to your server and have all the rights needed to install the services and applications that you need.

Gandi Flex

This exclusive system allows you to change the power of your server on an hourly basis depending on your needs.

Gandi AI

If you are a webmaster, but not an expert Linux server administrator, our Auto-Installation feature allows you to install and manage your server via a simple web interface.See more

Statistics

Monitor the load on your server's processor, disk, and network in realtime, in order to be able to quickly modify your allocated resources if needed.

Boot from an image

Copy your servers by using disk images, or soon you can also start your server from a Gandi disk image.

Backups

Release scheduled for early 2009
Secure your data on an external disk by attaching a backup disk to your server

From 1GB to 2TB of disk space per server

Do you need more storage space? You have the possibility of adding additional quota that you can use to make new disks, or to enlarge an existing disk.

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