Storage is an integral component of any modern web-based application, and as anyone will tell you a one-size-fits-all approach to storage is a recipe for disaster. Striking the right balance between performance, reliability and price is critical and also challenging, especially when balancing the needs of your business today and in the future.

PEER 1 Hosting offers a broad array of storage and backup options and the expertise and know-how to craft a storage solution that delivers exactly what you need to keep your business thriving.  From SATA, SAS and SSD based local storage, to Shared Disk SAN solutions, to Direct Attached Storage to Dedicated Disk SAN solutions, our talented team of storage experts will review your requirements for IOPS, throughput, capacity and a variety of other factors and craft a customised storage solution that strikes the right balance for your organisation.

	Internal Storage	Shared Disk SAN	DAS	iSCSI DAS	Dedicated Disk SAN
IOPS	up to 2,700	80 per 50 GB LUN	up to 4,320	up to 4,320	up to 21,600
RAID Level	0,1,5,6,10	5	Mulitiple raid sets of 0,1,5,6,10	Mulitiple raid sets of 0,1,5,6,10	Mulitiple raid sets of 0,1,5,6,10
Number of hosts	1 host	2 hosts per LUN	4 hosts	Unlimited	Unlimited
Maximum Capacity	up to 16 TB	1 TB	up to 192 TB	up to 192 TB	up to 960 TB
Reliability	Good	Best	Better	Better	Best