Crucial - Cloud Hosting

Crucial is one of Australia's leading providers of Windows Virtual Private Servers (VPS), in fact we were the first to offer Windows Server 2008 to our customers and are still the preferred provider for many businesses today. Choosing an Australian Windows VPS has never been easier.

Enhance your Virtual Server experience with a full start/stop/rebuild functionality using the Crucial Control Panel, host websites, databases and applications with ease. Hosted in Sydney, and backed by a high-performance redundant network; Crucial's Windows Virtual Private Servers offer you reliability, performance, a trusted name, and the ability to upgrade in the future.

Join the countless satisfied customers using Crucial’s Windows Virtual Servers.

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We've deployed over 5,600 Virtual Servers so the numbers really do speak for itself. Choose from Server 2003 and 2008, Microsoft SQL & Office, plus more!
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World-Class Equinix SY3 Datacenter
99.9% Uptime
SLA
High Performance Redundant Network
Instant
Provisioning
Remote Reboot
Windows Server
2003 & 2008
Web-based Control Panel
Redundant RAID 10 Storage
Upgradable Packages
Dual Intel-E5
Processors
Full Root / Admin Access
Optional Crucial
Support
Let's Get Started.
VPS-1
$ 39 .95 /month
  • RAM 0.5 GB
  • RAID 10 STORAGE 20 GB
  • BANDWIDTH 100 GB
  • CPU 2 Cores
  • Dedicated IPs 1
VPS-2
$ 59 .95 /month
  • RAM 1 GB
  • RAID 10 STORAGE 35 GB
  • BANDWIDTH 150 GB
  • CPU 2 Cores
  • Dedicated IPs 1
VPS-3
$ 89 .95 /month
  • RAM 1.5 GB
  • RAID 10 STORAGE 50 GB
  • BANDWIDTH 200 GB
  • CPU 2 Cores
  • Dedicated IPs 1
VPS-5
$ 159 .95 /month
  • RAM 3 GB
  • RAID 10 STORAGE 100 GB
  • BANDWIDTH 500 GB
  • CPU 4 Cores
  • Dedicated IPs 1
VPS-6
$ 209 .95 /month
  • RAM 4 GB
  • RAID 10 STORAGE 125 GB
  • BANDWIDTH 600 GB
  • CPU 4 Cores
  • Dedicated IPs 1
VPS-7
$ 359 .95 /month
  • RAM 8 GB
  • RAID 10 STORAGE 250 GB
  • BANDWIDTH 1200 GB
  • CPU 8 Cores
  • Dedicated IPs 1
VPS-8
$ 659 .95 /month
  • RAM 16 GB
  • RAID 10 STORAGE 500 GB
  • BANDWIDTH 2400 GB
  • CPU 8 Cores
  • Dedicated IPs 1
Features
FAQs
Options & Add Ons
  • Operating System
    Plans
    Windows 2003 32 Bit Standard
    VPS 1-8
    Windows 2003 64 Bit Standard
    VPS 1-8
    Windows 2008 32 Bit Standard
    VPS 2-8
    Windows 2008 64 Bit Standard
    VPS 2-8
    Windows 2008 64 Bit Enterprise
    VPS 2-8
    Windows 2008 64 Bit R2 Standard
    VPS 2-8
    Windows 2008 64 Bit R2 Enterprise
    VPS 2-8
    SPECIAL OFFER:
    Receive 10% off your monthly hosting when you pay annually in advance!

    Simply choose the plan you want, hit the order now button and then select the annual pricing option on the checkout page. Note 10% discount only applies to hosting; options & add-ons are charged at full price.

    • Are your Virtual Servers managed?
      Our Virtual Servers are Self-Managed; this means that you are responsible for maintaining and updating the VPS while we are responsible for ensuring that the network and the hardware node is running. You are NOT entitled to support other than VPS reboots if you are on a self-managed VPS. We do offer a Management & Support add on for our Virtual Servers, for more information please click here
    • What hardware do you use in your nodes?
      We use industry leading Supermicro Servers, Intel Xeon Processors, Western Digital Enterprise Hard Drives and Adaptec RAID cards.
    • Where are your servers located?
      Our servers are located in the Equinix Data Centre in Mascot, Sydney. For more information on Equinix click here
    • Do you offer load balancing?
      Yes, through our PAYG Public Cloud you can setup your own load-balanced environment. The PAYG product offers the ultimate in performance and customisation, to find out more click here
    • Can you provide a private network connection between VPS?
      Yes, we can provide an 1GBit/s Private Network between VPS' upon request. Traffic over the private network is NOT counted towards your bandwidth limits.
    • How is bandwidth usage calculated?
      We calculate bandwidth on and in + out basis. So if you use 5GB in, and 10GB out your total bandwidth usage is 15GB.
    • Is there a way I can monitor my bandwidth usage?
      Yes we provide a bandwidth counting solution where you can view your monthly traffic (In and Out).
    • Which Operating Systems do you offer?
      Currently we offer the following Windows Distributions:
      • Windows 2003 Server Standard R2 32Bit
      • Windows 2003 Server Standard R2 64Bit
      • Windows 2008 Server Standard 32Bit
      • Windows 2008 Server Standard 64Bit
      • Windows 2008 Server Enterprise 64Bit
      • Windows 2008 Server R2 Standard 64Bit
      • Windows 2008 Server R2 Enterprise 64Bit
    • How many IP addresses are included?
      1 IP is included free of charge. Additional IP's are $5/month.
    • Do you offer backup software?
      Yes and we offer one of the best solutions on the market today, the R1Soft Backup Solution. For more information and pricing please click here
    • Is there a contract?
      Of course not! All VPS plans are on a month to month agreement, please however keep in mind that we require 14 days' notice before your next billing cycle should you choose to cancel your VPS
    • Do you offer an SLA?
      Yes we offer a 99.9% uptime guarantee on our Network.
    • How does the CPU scheduling work?
      Our current servers operate dual Intel Xeon E5-2620 processors for a total of 12 x Cores, 24 x Hyperthreads, 15MB Cache and a total speed of 24Ghz (2Ghz Cores). Each VPS is assigned a number of virtual CPU Cores, CPU cores are shared across the server. Each package is allocated a minimum guaranteed CPU priority, when multiplied by the number of CPU Cores you are given the CPU allocation (e.g. 4 Cores x 40% priority = 3.2Ghz). The clock speed is also burstable to a much higher level.
    • I plan to grow, can I upgrade?
      Of course you can, our solution is designed from the ground up with flexibility in mind.
    • I've done something and broke my VPS?
      No worries you can reboot it, restore from a backup if you have the R1Soft add on or even start over by reformatting it.
    • Do you provide discounts for pre-paying for longer periods than 1 month?
      Yes, we provide the following discounts for pre-payment (base VPS package only):
      • Monthly: 0%
      • Semi-Annually: 5%
      • Annually: 10%
    • Do you offer a money back guarantee or trial period?
      No we don't. Our virtual servers don't however come with any contracts.
    • How is bandwidth usage calculated?
      We calculate bandwidth on and in + out basis. So if you use 5GB in, and 10GB out your total bandwidth usage is 15GB.
    • What if I go over my bandwidth amount?
      If you exceed your limit for the month overages are billed at $.50/GB. If you find that you are regularly exceeding your limit talk to us about your options. We're here to help!
    • Can I reboot my machine?
      Yes. All VPS's can perform both soft and hard reboots.
    • What about support?
      Our VPS plans are self-managed as standard; this means that you are responsible for security, maintaining the VPS, installing software and all administration. If you don't have extensive experience with server administration or simply don't have time for it we offer Support Plan add-ons from $100/month.
    • What about payment methods?
      We accept the following:
      • Credit Card
      • PayPal
      • Direct Deposit (1-3 days clearance time)
    • What if I want to cancel?
      It would be sad to see you go but if you do wish to cancel simply submit the request via the Manage Account area. Do note that all requests must be submitted prior to the renewal date; any cancellation requests submitted on or after the renewal date must be paid in full.
    • How do I sign up?
      Easy, just click the packages link, and then click sign up link to the VPS you would like and follow the sign up process.
    • How long does it take to setup my VPS?
      The Windows Virtual Servers are automatically deployed usually within 60 minutes.
    • Do these plans include swap space?
      Yes all Traditional Windows Virtual Servers come with swap space.
  • Additional Software


    Server Management

    By Default your VPS is self-managed, so you are responsible for installing software, maintaining the VPS and resolving any technical issues that you encounter. Crucial staff members monitor the VPS Node as well as Network and will only perform VPS reboots.

    If you require technical support and/or server administration assistance please consider our VPS Support and Management plans which start at $100/month, this plan gives you access to the following:

    • Business hours phone support (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm AEST)
    • 24 x 7 Email / Ticket Support
    • 5 issues per month (1 issue per ticket / call)

    For more information on this product please contact us on 1300 884 839 or sales@crucial.com.au

    R1Soft CDP backup

    Crucial offers the R1Soft CDP backup solution to VPS customers. The key benefits of the solution include:

    • Easy-To-Use Web-based User Interface
    • Bare-Metal Restore (BMR) in CDP Enterprise Edition
    • Secure Data Management and Archiving
    • Windows Server Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Support
    • Open File Backups (Point-in-time Snapshots) for Windows Servers

    For detailed information and pricing check out our R1Soft page.

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