Data compression is the compacting of information by decreasing the number of bits that are stored or transmitted. Because of this, the compressed data will take less disk space than the original one, so a lot more content can be stored using the same amount of space. You will find different compression algorithms which work in different ways and with a lot of them only the redundant bits are removed, so once the data is uncompressed, there is no loss of quality. Others erase unneeded bits, but uncompressing the data later on will result in reduced quality compared to the original. Compressing and uncompressing content takes a significant amount of system resources, particularly CPU processing time, so each and every Internet hosting platform which uses compression in real time must have sufficient power to support that attribute. An example how info can be compressed is to replace a binary code such as 111111 with 6x1 i.e. "remembering" how many sequential 1s or 0s there should be instead of saving the actual code.

Data Compression in Shared Hosting

The compression algorithm used by the ZFS file system that runs on our cloud hosting platform is named LZ4. It can upgrade the performance of any Internet site hosted in a shared hosting account on our end as not only does it compress data more efficiently than algorithms employed by various other file systems, but also uncompresses data at speeds which are higher than the HDD reading speeds. This is achieved by using a great deal of CPU processing time, that is not a problem for our platform since it uses clusters of powerful servers working together. A further advantage of LZ4 is that it allows us to generate backup copies more rapidly and on lower disk space, so we shall have multiple daily backups of your files and databases and their generation won't affect the performance of the servers. In this way, we can always restore the content that you may have deleted by mistake.

Data Compression in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you host your Internet sites in a semi-dedicated hosting account from our company, you can experience the advantages of LZ4 - the powerful compression algorithm employed by the ZFS file system that is behind our advanced cloud hosting platform. What differentiates LZ4 from all other algorithms out there is that it has a better compression ratio and it is considerably faster, in particular when it comes to uncompressing website content. It does that even faster than uncompressed info can be read from a hard drive, so your sites will perform faster. The higher speed comes at the expense of using a great deal of CPU processing time, that's not a problem for our platform since it consists of numerous clusters working together. Together with the improved performance, you'll have multiple daily backup copies at your disposal, so you could recover any deleted content with a few clicks. The backup copies are available for an entire month and we can afford to store them because they take significantly less space than standard backups.