Drive Network Reviews

Drive Network, founded in 1996 and operated by Seapoint Corporation, is a web hosting provider based in Japan. Primarily targeting businesses within Japan, the company offers shared rental server solutions and private rental servers. Their infrastructure is housed in robust, modern data centers located in Tokyo and Toyama, Japan, designed with high earthquake resistance and connected to a redundant backbone network of up to 1 Gbps. Servers utilize RAID 1 or RAID 5 protection (RAID 5 specifically mentioned for shared servers with Intel Quad Core processors) and run on the FreeBSD operating system, known for stability and suitability for critical workloads. Drive Network implements isolation protocols on shared hosting to prevent resource contention between websites. Key features include free SSL certificates, FTP accounts, CGI, Perl, SSI, PHP support, webmail access, phpMyAdmin, MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, SSH access, and support for WordPress. They provide daily backups and offer remote backups in separate data centers for disaster recovery. While focusing on the Japanese market with a Japanese-language website, they emphasize reliability, performance, and data protection through their infrastructure choices and RAID configurations. They position themselves as a JPRS (Japan Registry Services) Designated Business Operator.