Many of our customers choose SSD for their storage needs. However, we still recommend some raid option for better security. If you use spindle drives, we strongly advise RAID solutions and RAID10 is our preferred option.

Common functionality with new centralized storage solutions is a mix of SSD and Spindle drives.  These storage solutions place more access data on faster and more expensive drives while moving less frequently touched data on cheaper and less performing storage.

We designed SmarterMail with ISP and Hosting Providers in mind from the start, so we knew how to get the most out of disk I/o including concerns related to fragmentation etc. . Our data is optimized for any disk solutions you use, whether they operate at the block level or the file level. We store our data in a way that maximizes the performance of your disk solutions including storage solutions that prioritize more frequently accessed data on more expensive ssd's and/or more stale data on cheaper and slower drives etc.

When we work with new customers (existing as well) we try to help provide architecture suggestions to reach whatever performance their looking for and within the budgets they have available.