Category archives: Dedicated Servers

3 Months Half Price on R200 Dedicated Servers

For a limited period, we’re offering 3 Months Half Price on our popular R200 Dedicated Server.  That means 3 months from £34.50 per month! The offer applies to the hardware of the server only – CPU, memory, disk – addons …

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146GB SAS Disks

Just a quick note to let customers know that we have more stock available of 146GB SAS Disks which are generally very popular with customers wanting the speed of SAS disks but without the cost of the larger 300GB SAS …

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Get that warm, fuzzy feeling from Melbourne

Customers with a managed server or two from us, will already know that warm, fuzzy feeling that you get when you know someone else is looking after the day-to-day management of your servers, leaving you to get on with whatever …

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SSL/TLS vulnerability discovered

A serious vulnerability has been identified in the current SSL (Version 3) and TLS (Version 1) whereby an attacker is able to issue commands to the server that appear to be coming from a legitimate source, by exploiting a flaw …

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Dedicated or Virtual?

Now virtualisation has reached maturity, virtual servers are a real alternative to dedicated servers.  However, they’re not ideal for all situations. From our point-of-view we’re seeing virtual servers as a great alternative to our entry-level dedicated servers, and a great …

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Dell PowerEdge R410 Now Available!

We’re pleased to announce the addition of the Dell PowerEdge r410 to our dedicated server range. This new mid-range server bridges the gap between the entry-level R200 and the higher-end R710.  It supports 2 x Intel 5500 series Xeon processors, …

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easy-in, easy-out contracts on dedicated servers

To assist our customers during these uncertain financial times, Melbourne is making all in-stock dedicated servers available on rolling 30 day contracts.  This gives you the peace of mind of not being tied to a twelve month contract. This offer …

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1TB bandwidth with all servers

You’ll be pleased to hear that we’ve now changed the inclusive bandwidth for all Dedicated Servers and UltraVM™ virtual servers, starting from September. Servers now come with 1TB monthly transfer included as standard – that’s 5x the previous allowance of …

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Dell PowerEdge R710 now available

We’re pleased to announce the addition of the Dell PowerEdge r710 to our dedicated server range. The new model supports 2 x Intel 5500 series Xeon processors, up to 144GB of RAM, and up to 6 internal 3.5″ disks, meaning …

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Power-Saving Servers Now Available

Ever keen to keep as green as possible, Melbourne has switched to using Dell’s new PowerEdge R200 rackmount servers. Released in January, they use approximately 30% less power than their predecessor, not only meaning a substantial improvement to their environmental …

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