{"id":675,"date":"2026-10-26T03:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T03:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitefitters.com\/learn\/glossary\/storage\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T03:49:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T03:49:47","slug":"storage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sitefitters.com\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage (SSD\/NVMe)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"sfl-hero sfl-hero-s\"><div class=\"sfl-w\"><div class=\"sfl-bc\"><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/\">Learn<\/a> \/ <a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/\">Glossary<\/a> \/ <a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/#topic-hosting\" style=\"color:#22D3EE\">Hosting &amp; Performance<\/a><\/div><h1>Stockage <em>(SSD\/NVMe)<\/em><\/h1><div class=\"sfl-def\"><small>In one sentence<\/small>Storage is the server disk space holding your website&#8217;s files, database and email. SSD and NVMe drives read that data far faster than older hard drives.<\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"sfl-w sfl-art\"><article class=\"sfl-prose\"><h2>What It Is<\/h2><p>Storage is the space your website takes up on the server, including its files, images, database, backups and sometimes email. Older servers used spinning hard drives. Modern hosting uses solid-state drives (SSDs), which have no moving parts and read data far faster. NVMe drives are a newer, faster type of SSD that connects more directly to the server. Think of it as the difference between a filing cabinet and a well-organized desk drawer.<\/p><h2>Why It Matters for Your Business<\/h2><p>Faster storage helps your website respond quickly, especially WordPress sites that read from a database every time a page loads. An online store with hundreds of products, or a photographer with a large portfolio, will notice the difference. The amount of storage matters too. Running out of space can stop backups from working, break uploads, and block new email.<\/p><h2>Good to Know<\/h2><p>Most small websites use less storage than people expect. Bloat usually comes from old backups stored on the server, unused plugins and themes, and oversized images uploaded straight from a phone. Clean these up periodically. When comparing hosting plans, ask whether email and backups count against your storage, and what kind of drives are used.<\/p><div class=\"sfl-box\"><h4>Related terms<\/h4><div class=\"sfl-rel\"><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/cpu-and-ram\/\">CPU and RAM<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/page-speed\/\">Page speed<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/media-library\/\">Media library<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/backup\/\">Backup<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/database\/\">Database<\/a><\/div><\/div><nav class=\"sfl-pn\"><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/staging-site\/\"><small>\u2190 Previous<\/small><b>Staging site<\/b><\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/subdomain\/\" class=\"r\"><small>Next \u2192<\/small><b>Subdomain<\/b><\/a><\/nav><\/article><aside class=\"sfl-aside\"><div class=\"sfl-box sfl-box-o\"><h4>Want hosting handled?<\/h4><p>Fast, secure WordPress hosting with updates, backups and monitoring taken care of.<\/p><a class=\"sfl-btn sfl-btn-w\" href=\"\/fr\/wordpress-hosting\/\">See WordPress hosting<\/a><\/div><div class=\"sfl-box\"><h4>More in Hosting &amp; Performance<\/h4><div class=\"sfl-chips\"><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/web-hosting\/\">Web hosting<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/shared-hosting\/\">Shared hosting<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/vps\/\">VPS<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/dedicated-server\/\">Dedicated server<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/cloud-hosting\/\">Cloud hosting<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/managed-hosting\/\">Managed hosting<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/managed-wordpress-hosting\/\">Managed WordPress hosting<\/a><a href=\"\/fr\/learn\/glossary\/control-panel\/\">Control panel<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/aside><\/div><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"DefinedTerm\",\"name\":\"Storage (SSD\/NVMe)\",\"description\":\"Storage is the server disk space holding your website's files, database and email. 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