EngineeringMay 2025
NVMe RAID-10 vs ZFS: what we learned running 500 production storage servers
A deep-dive into read/write amplification, rebuild times, and cost-per-IOPS across the storage configurations we offer to customers.
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Engineering notes & customer stories
How we build, what we've learned, and how our customers use SparrowHost to run their most critical infrastructure.
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EngineeringJune 2025·9 min read
How we built multi-region BGP failover for AS154633 in under 200ms
We walk through our ECMP setup, how we use RPKI to secure route announcements, and the lessons learned when our primary uplink flapped during peak traffic.
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engineering & product
Recent posts
ProductApr 2025
Introducing memory-optimised dedicated servers — up to 1.5 TB DDR5 ECC
Our new HM series covers in-memory database, large-model inference, and analytics use cases that weren't possible on our standard lineup.
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SecurityMar 2025
KYC enforcement, IP assignment policy, and our abuse handling process
Transparency report on how we verify customers, handle abuse complaints, and protect the shared reputation of our IP address space.
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EngineeringFeb 2025
Bare metal provisioning in 8 minutes: the architecture behind our automation
From IPMI to first SSH — how we chain PXE, iPXE, cloud-init, and our own agent to hand customers a clean server in single-digit minutes.
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NetworkingJan 2025
Peering strategy for an Indian ASN: APNIC, transit, and private interconnects
Why we joined APNIC, how we choose transit providers, and the economics of exchanging traffic directly with large Indian networks.
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ProductDec 2024
GPU server pricing — why H100 on bare metal is cheaper than you think
We break down the real cost of an H100 server versus renting GPU capacity from hyperscalers for ML training and inference workloads.
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customers
Who runs on SparrowHost
From early-stage startups to enterprise teams — how customers are using SparrowHost infrastructure.
Finflow Technologies
Fintech · Series B
"We moved our payment processing stack from AWS Mumbai to SparrowHost bare metal. Latency dropped by 40%, and our monthly bill dropped by 60%. The support team picked up the phone at 2 AM when we had a database issue during a festival sale."
Deepak Verma, VP Engineering
✓60% cost reduction
✓40% lower p99 latency
✓Zero unplanned downtime in 12 months
StreamVault India
Media · OTT Platform
"Transcoding video at scale is brutally expensive on cloud VMs. SparrowHost gave us dedicated GPU servers at a price that made sense. We now transcode 4K content at a fraction of our old AWS cost."
Nisha Kapoor, CTO
✓70% lower transcoding cost
✓3× throughput on same budget
✓Burst capacity via VPS during IPL
GovTech Solutions
Government SaaS
"Regulatory compliance required Indian data residency. SparrowHost's Tier III Noida facility met our auditor's requirements immediately. The KYC process was smooth and the team understands compliance requirements."
Rajan Pillai, Head of Infrastructure
✓ISO 27001 compliant facility
✓Data residency in Noida
✓MeitY empanelment in progress
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