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3. Storage Capacity
All the information processed on your website is stored in a remote location known as
the storage space. There are two types of storage space available in dedicated hosting:
hard disk drives (HDD) and Solid State Drives (SSD). HDD storage carries the largest
amount of space but have relatively low speeds. If you only need that extra space to
backup online data, then you are better off increasing your HDD capacity.
SSD storage has the advantage of being faster. However, it often comes with limited
space compared to HDD. SSD storage is also quite expensive because of the added
benefit of speed. If you will need additional space to install more applications or
running extra processes, then you will benefit more with SSD storage.