Community provider SmartHost announced today that they are launching a new block storage offering for their VPS systems!

Here’s a bit about it in their own words:

Every user of servers, that utilize the service to store files, knows how important fast transfers and stability of such a service is. The key files kept on the server must always be available and responding quickly. Therefore, after a lengthy development process, we are excited to introduce a brand new service to our offerings: Block Storage VPS. This new service combines the best of both worlds: Fast NVME SSD operating systems with a high storage RAID-6 Enterprise SAS storage partition.

Sounds pretty cool.  Check out the specs:

• Intel E5-series CPUs
• Up to 8 vCPUs
• Up to 16GB Dedicated RAM
• Up to 100GB NVME SSD Disk
• Up to 10TB SAS HDD Disk
• Up to 20TB/Month Bandwidth
• 1 Gbps Network Port
• IPv4/IPv6 Address

Systems start at only $2.95/month!  No, you’re not getting 8v cpu and 10TB of disk for $2.95 a month, of course.  That will get you a 1GB system in New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Georgia, Florida, Montreal, North California, New Mexico, or Wolverton UK.  But you can dial up or add block storage to your heart’s content!

Check out the LowEndTalk thread for all the details.

raindog308

raindog308 is a longtime community LETizen, technical writer, and self-described techno polymath. With deep roots in the *nix world, he has a passion for systems both modern and vintage, ranging from Unix, Perl, Python, and Golang to shell scripting and mainframe-era operating systems like MVS. He’s equally comfortable with relational database systems, having spent years working with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

As an avid user of LowEndBox providers, raindog308 runs an empire of LEBs, from tiny boxes for VPNs, to mid-sized instances for application hosting, and heavyweight servers for data storage and complex databases. He brings both technical rigor and real-world experience to every piece he writes.

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