200th server in our Turing House datacentre
Just two months after it opened, we’ve today deployed the 200th server in our new Turing House datacentre! The new facility opened in July to service our growing need for dedicated and virtual hosting space. Why not come down for …
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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 …
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 …
Come and chill out in our new datacentre
On what’s turned out to be a rather hot, but not sunny, week, it seems that no-one wants to be at work, due to heat-related lethargy. One place where it is cool however, is our new datacentre which opened officially …
It’s been quite a month for awards for Melbourne
We picked up the Big Green Chip award in recognition of our green IT initiatives only a couple of weeks ago. This week it was a Crain’s 40 under 40. And perhaps next week we will be holding a coveted …
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Big night at the big chip
On Thursday night we won the Big Green Chip Award at the Big Chip Awards. It was a fantastic night. As we near completion of our new data centre we wanted to generate more awareness of what Melbourne is and …
Final commissioning and power testing completed
After a few minor delays, the final odds and ends have now been completed. Yesterday we performed a full end-to-end power test, checking out how all critical power components react to a mains failure. I’m pleased to say that everything …
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Nearly there!
Our Turing House datacentre is now almost complete. Below are some pictures, showing the air conditioning, UPS, and the first ten cabinets which were recently placed. Just some finishing touches to infrastructure before we start moving kit in.
UPS made live
With the room nearing completion, our first APC UPS, delivered last week, has now been commissioned and is live. This gives us 96kW of standby power, which will power roughly the first ~20 cabinets in our new facility. Pictures to …