If you are interested in web hosting, you will want to read this. NameCrane has upgraded their servers. They have switched to using AMD EPYC 9654 servers with 96 cores and 192 threads! I have been keeping an eye on their shared hosting for some time, and this is a huge upgrade for them.
• Backups Completed Faster: Backups went from 6 hours of backup time to 1.5 hours of backup time. That’s a significant time savings for you!
• Performance Improvement: Giving your site more RAM and CPU cores creates even faster load times for your sites and apps.
• Smart Resource Limits: NameCrane made sure that no single account could hog the resources on a server. This way everyone gets an average speed from the server.
Have you ever wondered why more cores and RAM have such a significant impact? Even when the website is under load, it is still fast and responsive.
• Las Vegas - Has been completely upgraded
• Netherlands - Has been upgraded half way with remaining upgrades expected to be quick
• UK & New York - Upgrades are scheduled very soon
• Singapore - Hardware is on the way
There has been very little downtime involved, no IP changes involved and no data loss. A reboot is required and boom, a new server!
So whether you're a NameCrane customer or just follow hosting news, try to stay up to date on these upgrades, they certainly have an impact!
Upgrade: Ryzen to EPYC
Previously, they had AMD Ryzen 7900 CPUs, which have 12 cores and 24 threads, along with 128GB RAM, and 2 x 7.68 TB NVMe drives - and although that is not bad at all, it would start to slow down based on traffic and other concurrent activities. Now they have the EPYC 9654 CPUs with 96 cores, 192 threads, 384GB of RAM, and 4 x 7.68 TB NVMe drives, which is equivalent to eight times the CPU power, three times the RAM, and two times storage. The servers that were previously bottlenecked, can now easily handle a lot more websites and apps.Implication for Hosting
Here is what you can expect from a user's perspective:• Backups Completed Faster: Backups went from 6 hours of backup time to 1.5 hours of backup time. That’s a significant time savings for you!
• Performance Improvement: Giving your site more RAM and CPU cores creates even faster load times for your sites and apps.
• Smart Resource Limits: NameCrane made sure that no single account could hog the resources on a server. This way everyone gets an average speed from the server.
Have you ever wondered why more cores and RAM have such a significant impact? Even when the website is under load, it is still fast and responsive.
Location of the Upgrade
NameCrane is upgrading its servers in various locations all over the globe:• Las Vegas - Has been completely upgraded
• Netherlands - Has been upgraded half way with remaining upgrades expected to be quick
• UK & New York - Upgrades are scheduled very soon
• Singapore - Hardware is on the way
There has been very little downtime involved, no IP changes involved and no data loss. A reboot is required and boom, a new server!
In Conclusion,
All I can say is that this is very exciting. Upgrading to technology like this increase the speed, stability, and ease of use in hosting. If you've ever had an experience with slow shared hosting than you can see, an upgrade to solid state allows for so much more!So whether you're a NameCrane customer or just follow hosting news, try to stay up to date on these upgrades, they certainly have an impact!
