Archive for 2011
November Update More →
November 14th, 2011
It’s been a little while since we made a blog post however things have been anything but quiet here at Valcato towers so I thought I’d update you on what we’ve been up to. We’ve just brought a new server online, it’s the latest in our new 16 core, 12 GB RAM infrastructure with RAID [...]
Updated VPS Options More →
September 7th, 2011
I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just updated our range of virtual private servers. We’ve vastly simplified the range of options available, and we’ve moved to a new platform which provides even better reliability and performance than before. Some highlights from this update: Cloud storage is now optional – you can now choose local (RAID 10) [...]
.Eu on sale for $7 More →
August 3rd, 2011
Target the European region of over 500 million people with your own .eu domain. Now with this exclusive promotion you have the opportunity to register your very own .EU domain at a highly competitive rate. This promotion runs until the end of September, new registrations are slashed from $12.00 to just $7.00 per year! Click [...]
Shared Cloud is Now Valcato Shared Hosting More →
July 20th, 2011
A few months ago we launched our updated range of shared hosting plans, with increased storage quotas, unmetered data transfer, and improved data backups. We also added a layer of cloud-based virtualisation, allowing for sophisticated hardware redundancy with automated recovery in the unlikely event of a hardware failure. This redundancy comes at the expense of [...]
.Nz Prices Slashed More →
July 15th, 2011
We are pleased to announce that the price of all .Nz domains have been slashed by over 60%! You can now register .co.nz, .net.nz or .org.nz for just $25/year which makes Valcato one of the cheapest places to register your New Zealand domain. To put it in perspective, GoDaddy charge nearly $60! So head over [...]
.Name Wholesale Increases More →
June 24th, 2011
Following in the recently trodden footsteps of other registries, the authority overseeing the .name TLD will be increasing the wholesale cost of registering domains. Unfortunately the increase is of such proportions that we are being forced to increase our price in response. So from the 30th June 2011 our price for new registrations, renewals and [...]
Announcing Shared Cloud More →
April 26th, 2011
Please see here for an update regarding Shared Cloud. Today we’re pleased to announce the availability of Shared Cloud, a new service which replaces our previous shared hosting service. Shared Cloud is designed to have the ease and flexibility of shared hosting, with the power and reliability of cloud computing. Key feature highlights: No unnecessary [...]
Testers Wanted More →
April 6th, 2011
We’re working on some new things (to be announced later this month) and we’re looking for a few volunteers to help us test them. Ideally we’d like to pick a handful of people with a range of different web sites and content management systems. Volunteers must be existing customers of ours, and if chosen will [...]
2011 Survey Results More →
March 27th, 2011
100% of our customers would recommend us to a friend, and 86% of those surveyed have done so already! Over the course of the past two months we have been grilling our customers in our annual customer survey to gather their honest opinions on our service, support and plans for the future. The results are [...]
.Org & .Biz Price Increase More →
March 13th, 2011
The authorities which oversee the .Org and .Biz domains are increasing their pricing. In the past we have been able to absorb the cost for our customers, but the wholesale price is now being increased by over 10% and unfortunately we must pass this on to you. Effective from the 30th March 2011 our pricing [...]