--- title: XLHost Blog --- Select Category dedicated server dedicated servers DNS email delivery hosting private cloud security ssd storage xlhost This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ![](https://blog.xlhost.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20showcases%20a%20sleek%20modern%20server%20room%20filled%20with%20rows%20of%20dedicated%20servers%20each%20with%20blinking%20LED%20lights%20indicating%20activity%20The%20servers%20are%20housed%20in%20black%20metal%20racks%20neatly%20organized%20and%20connected%20by%20a%20network%20of%20colorful%20cables%20Above%20br.png) [dedicated server,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dedicated-server) [private cloud](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/private-cloud) ### [Proxmox now available on dedicated servers at XLHost](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/proxmox-now-available-on-dedicated-servers-at-xlhost) Sep 23, 2025 8:50:44 AM XLHost is pleased to announce that we have added support for Proxmox 9 on [dedicated servers](https://www.xlhost.com/products/dedicated-servers) at XLHost. Proxmox is a complete open source platform for enterprise virtualization. Proxmox can be deployed in single server and clustered environments. Support for Proxmox has been growing in many popular enterprise applications such as Veeam but Proxmox also has it's own Backup server product. [Drew](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/author/drew) [Read More](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/proxmox-now-available-on-dedicated-servers-at-xlhost) ![a datacenter full of servers](https://blog.xlhost.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/An%20image%20of%20Windows%20Server%202025%20running%20on%20XLHost%20dedicated%20servers%2c%20highlighting%20features%20such%20as%20NVMe%20storage%20performance%2c%20Block%20cloning%20support%2c%20ne.jpeg) [dedicated servers](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dedicated-servers) ### [Windows 2025 is now available on dedicated servers at XLHost](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/windows-2025-is-now-available-on-dedicated-servers-at-xlhost) Nov 19, 2024 2:25:06 PM Microsoft has released Windows Server 2025 and XLHost is pleased to offer Windows Server 2025 on XLHost [dedicated servers](https://www.xlhost.com/products/dedicated-servers). Some of the highlights of Windows 2025 are: [Drew](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/author/drew) [Read More](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/windows-2025-is-now-available-on-dedicated-servers-at-xlhost) ![Disk drives and servers](https://blog.xlhost.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/disk%20drives%20in%20servers.jpeg) [dedicated servers](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dedicated-servers) ### [Choosing a RAID level for your XLHost dedicated server](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/choosing-a-raid-level-for-your-xlhost-dedicated-server) Oct 24, 2024 2:55:11 PM **RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)** is a data storage technology that combines multiple physical disk drives into one or more logical units to improve performance, redundancy, or both. Here are some key RAID levels: [Drew](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/author/drew) [Read More](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/choosing-a-raid-level-for-your-xlhost-dedicated-server) ![](https://blog.xlhost.com/hubfs/r750.jpg) [ssd,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/ssd) [storage,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/storage) [dedicated servers](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dedicated-servers) ### [NVMe hardware raid now available at XLHost](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/nvme-hardware-raid-now-available-at-xlhost) Jul 22, 2021 1:52:58 PM PCIe NVMe SSDs have been available for enterprise/datacenter deployments for several years. With the performance of the typical NVMe SSD being ten to fifteen times greater than the average SATA SSD it has been very tempting to deploy these drives for applications that require a lot of IOPs, storage throughput, or both. Up until now using NVMe drives in servers has come with compromises related to resiliency and overall performance. While the drives themselves have redundant NAND flash memory, the drives could still fail in a number of ways which could impact the availability of applications. [Drew](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/author/drew) [Read More](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/nvme-hardware-raid-now-available-at-xlhost) ![](https://blog.xlhost.com/hs-fs/file-3623090118-png/images/enet20years-opt.png) [xlhost](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/xlhost) ### [Celebrating 20 years in the cloud](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/406163/celebrating-20-years-in-the-cloud) Jun 29, 2015 7:39:00 AM It has been more than 20 years since XLHost began hosting amazing content and applications for our thousands of awesome customers in more than 130 countries. Everyone at XLHost is tremendously excited about this milestone and we thought that it might be fun to look back at some of the history of our company and how it has evolved since 1995. [Drew](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/author/drew) [Read More](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/406163/celebrating-20-years-in-the-cloud) ![](https://blog.xlhost.com/hs-fs/file-45570056-jpg/images/supermicro-ssg-6047r-e1r72l-rear.jpg) [ssd,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/ssd) [storage,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/storage) [dedicated servers](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dedicated-servers) ### [Choosing the right dedicated server storage](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/286851/Choosing-the-right-dedicated-server-storage) May 21, 2013 9:26:00 AM Hi again, this article is part two in the series which began with [Choosing the right dedicated server platform](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/page/Choosing-the-right-dedicated-server-platform). Here we will discuss various storage related issues from hard drives to RAID levels and more. The goal at XLHost is to help you choose [dedicated servers](http://www.xlhost.com/hosting/dedicated-servers/) that will provide you with the best price to performance ratio for your application(s). [Drew](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/author/drew) [Read More](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/286851/Choosing-the-right-dedicated-server-storage) ![](https://blog.xlhost.com/hs-fs/file-31959557-jpg/images/idle620s.jpg) [hosting,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/hosting) [dedicated server,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dedicated-server) [dedicated servers](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dedicated-servers) ### [From server to dedicated server service -- The facilities](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/276335/From-server-to-dedicated-server-service-The-facilities) May 3, 2013 10:25:00 AM It is a beautiful spring day at the XLHost campus in Columbus, OH so I will admit that I was looking for an excuse to get outside and enjoy it. One of the big questions we get from customers is what *really* goes into hosting [dedicated servers](https://www.xlhost.com/hosting/dedicated-servers/)? In this series of articles we will try to help you understand how XLHost takes a lowly pile of servers and turns it into a dedicated server service with a brief look (inside and out) at the XLHost datacenter in Columbus, OH. [Drew](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/author/drew) [Read More](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/276335/From-server-to-dedicated-server-service-The-facilities) ![](https://blog.xlhost.com/hs-fs/file-31094074-png/images/platforms.png) [hosting,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/hosting) [dedicated server,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dedicated-server) [dedicated servers](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dedicated-servers) ### [Choosing the right dedicated server platform](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/270788/Choosing-the-right-dedicated-server-platform) Apr 25, 2013 8:06:00 AM If you have already decided that you are going to host your application on a [dedicated server](https://www.xlhost.com/hosting/dedicated-servers/), the next question you will want to answer is which dedicated server is right for you. In this article we will try to make it easier to understand some of the differences between the various server platforms XLHost uses. This article is the first in a multi-part series where we will cover all aspects of dedicated server hardware. [Drew](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/author/drew) [Read More](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/270788/Choosing-the-right-dedicated-server-platform) ![](https://blog.xlhost.com/hs-fs/file-27803540-jpg/images/stopsign.jpg) [DNS,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dns) [dedicated servers,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dedicated-servers) [email delivery](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/email-delivery) ### [Maximizing delivery of emails sent from your dedicated servers](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/255584/Maximizing-delivery-of-emails-sent-from-your-dedicated-servers) Apr 6, 2013 11:36:00 AM Thanks to the bombardment of spam that is levied towards business and consumer inboxes it is becoming increasingly difficult for legitimate marketing and transactional email messages to reach the hallowed inbox. XLHost gets questions frequently regarding email delivery and I want to share with you some best practices I have learned and free tools that you can use to ensure that the email you send from your [dedicated servers](http://www.xlhost.com/hosting/dedicated-servers) gets delivered to the inbox. [Drew](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/author/drew) [Read More](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/255584/Maximizing-delivery-of-emails-sent-from-your-dedicated-servers) ![](https://blog.xlhost.com/hs-fs/file-26549547-jpg/images/ssd3700.jpg) [ssd,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/ssd) [storage,](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/storage) [dedicated servers](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/topic/dedicated-servers) ### [Choosing the right SSDs for your dedicated servers](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/250243/Choosing-the-right-SSDs-for-your-dedicated-servers) Apr 2, 2013 8:20:00 AM SSDs have been generally available for mainstream enterprise and consumer use since about 2008. As the average price per GB of SSD rapidly declines and the performance, reliability, and endurance continues to increase; many enterprises are turning to SSD storage as a way of delivering the data their applications need to achieve outstanding performance. [Drew](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/author/drew) [Read More](https://blog.xlhost.com/blog/bid/250243/Choosing-the-right-SSDs-for-your-dedicated-servers)