{"id":20796,"date":"2026-11-11T09:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T09:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/?p=20796"},"modified":"2026-11-11T09:59:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T09:59:43","slug":"pc-pro-awards-2026-20i-scores-97-for-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/pc-pro-awards-2026-20i-scores-97-for-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"PC Pro Awards 2026: 20i Scores 97% for Speed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Great hosting combines exceptional speed with seamless performance, keeping your websites fast, responsive and running smoothly.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s why for the fourth year running, we\u2019ve been named <strong>Best Web Host<\/strong> in the PC Pro Awards, with a <strong>97%<\/strong> score for Speed!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/11\/blog-inner-bigger-2.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/11\/blog-inner-bigger-2.png.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/11\/blog-inner-bigger-2-286x300.png.webp 286w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/11\/blog-inner-bigger-2-768x806.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/11\/blog-inner-bigger-2-400x420.png.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/11\/blog-inner-bigger-2-800x840.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/11\/blog-inner-bigger-2-832x874.png.webp 832w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/11\/blog-inner-bigger-2-150x158.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes this recognition particularly meaningful is that it comes from the people who use hosting services every day.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every part of our hosting platform is designed to help websites perform at their best.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Our global CDN delivers content closer to visitors:<\/strong> Our free global Content Delivery Network caches website content across data centres worldwide, reducing the distance data needs to travel.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Autoscaling keeps websites responsive during traffic spikes:<\/strong> Our autoscaling technology allows websites to draw on processing power and memory across multiple servers, automatically adjusting resources as demand changes.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Our platform runs on enterprise-grade hardware and high-frequency compute nodes:<\/strong> Unlike traditional single-server hosting, we don&#8217;t impose restrictive LVE-style limits on CPU or memory This gives websites greater flexibility to handle resource-intensive tasks and changing traffic demands.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Optimised PHP makes websites faster:<\/strong> We&#8217;ve customised PHP-FPM and OPcache to improve execution speed, reduce unnecessary processing and keep PHP-powered websites running efficiently, even under heavy demand.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Autoscaling PHP workers handle more simultaneous requests:<\/strong> Our proprietary technology automatically scales PHP workers to meet demand, without fixed worker limits.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Distributed databases reduce performance bottlenecks:<\/strong> Our distributed MySQL infrastructure separates database processing from other server workloads, allowing each to scale independently.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From rapid loading times to handling traffic spikes with ease, our platform is built to keep <em>your<\/em> websites performing at their best.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To everyone who voted for us: thank you.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='code-block code-block-15' style='margin: 8px 0; 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