Announcements

Dear Clients,

We know you are busy, so we will keep this report brief !

We are excited to update you regarding the ongoing improvements we are making to all web hosting services during the latter half of 2015.

Hardware Upgrades

The technology behind server and network hardware is constantly changing. The latest and greatest server hardware available today is outdated within 3 years. In order to provide the highest performance for your services it is necessary for us to upgrade hardware on a cycle that is much shorter so that we never reach the “outdated” stage.

Your server hardware has been upgraded to the very best model available. If you usually monitor your website performance then you will already be aware of the performance increase!

Hosting Panel Upgrades

The Plesk Panel is the primary user interface enabling management of your hosting services and resources.

Your panel has been upgraded to Plesk 12 bringing you all the latest features of this great panel at no additional cost.

• Protection from Outgoing Spam and Other Mail Improvements
• Enhanced Site and Server Security
• WordPress Security and Management Toolkit
• Enhanced Usability and Convenience

Upgrades to the Panel are applied weekly. Since the launch of Plesk there have already been 68 updates! We apply these overnight as and when they are released.

Web Server and Site Security

All web servers are under constant attack and so security is of paramount importance.

We use the very latest firewall and application level protection to shield our servers and your web sites from external threats; with more than 10 years experience behind us, we have naturally developed our own in-house enhancements that go above and beyond what you would normally expect.

You do not need to worry about security, we will continue to improve and manage this area with absolute focus.

As always, the weakest link in your site security is your own site. It is imperative that you keep your own applications up to date and well patched. Our security measures protect you on a server level, but weakness in your own security is the highest risk to your site. If in doubt, contact us at any time.

And finally…

You may have also noticed that we have been rolling out a new web site:

https://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk

You have been telling us for some time that the word “cheapest” in our brand is no longer fashionable (and potentially detrimental) and for this reason, you will soon find the site brand migrating to UKC – let us know what you think!

http://ukc.uk is coming soon!

So we have listened to you – our valued customers!

As promised, we wanted to keep this brief. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact us at the Helpdesk or on Live Chat.

With kind regards,

Colin, Tel and the UKC Team
https://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk

Scheduled for weekend 12/13 September 2015

We are pleased to announce that MICROLITE10 is being upgraded to our new UKC Super Server high performance hardware range this coming weekend. We are rolling this new model out across the entire range during the latter half of 2015.

During the weekend 12/13 September, we will be migrating all client data from the current hardware (5.77.60.40) to completely new hardware (5.77.36.144).

There will be no downtime for your web sites or email services. We will switch the new server into production only after it has passed our comprehensive data migration and validation testing.

Notice: Please refrain from making significant changes to your web site during this period. The migration of the data will take many hours. We request that you put off any changes until the upgrade is complete to avoid an inconsistent transfer of your site and data.

Thank you for your patience,

UPDATE: Monday 06:30

The migration of all MICROLITE10 accounts to UKC06 Super Server is complete.

UKC06 has fully “absorbed” MICROLITE10. The new Plesk URL and name servers for MICROLITE10 accounts are:

Plesk Panel: https://ukc06.uk:8443 (replaces https://www.microlite10.com:8443)

Name servers:

• ns.ukc06.uk (replaces ns.microlite10.com)
• ns2.ukc06.uk (replaces ns2.microlite10.com)

Please note the following:

• The old Plesk server name MICROLITE10.COM and old name servers ns.microlite10.com and ns2.microlite10.com will continue to function as normal.
• There is no urgent need to change all the name servers on your domain names however we recommend using the new name servers for good housekeeping purposes.
• Using the old MICROLITE10 Plesk URL may give a security error in your browser which you can safely ignore.
• The server IP address has changed from 5.77.60.40 to 5.77.36.144
• If you have any problems, we can remigrate you account from the old server again upon request. Simply log a ticket and ask for a re-migration of your account from MICROLITE10 with your domain name. Your account as it stood at 06:30 Monday will be re-migrated.

We hope you enjoy the enhanced performance and security of your new UKC Super Server!

Scheduled for weekend 29/30 August 2015

We are pleased to announce that MICROLITE4 is being upgraded to our new UKC Super Server high performance hardware range this coming weekend. We are rolling this new model out across the entire range during the latter half of 2015.

During the weekend 29/30 August, we will be migrating all client data from the current hardware (5.77.60.156) to completely new hardware (5.77.35.251).

There will be no downtime for your web sites or email services. We will switch the new server into production only after it has passed our comprehensive data migration and validation testing.

Notice: Please refrain from making significant changes to your web site during this period. The migration of the data will take many hours. We request that you put off any changes until the upgrade is complete to avoid an inconsistent transfer of your site and data.

Thank you for your patience,

UPDATE: Monday 05:30

The migration of all MICROLITE4 accounts to UKC04 Super Server is complete.

UKC04 has fully “absorbed” MICROLITE4. The new Plesk URL and name servers for MICROLITE4 accounts are:

Plesk Panel: https://ukc04.uk:8443 (replaces https://www.microlite4.com:8443)

Name servers:

• ns.ukc04.uk (replaces ns.microlite4.com)
• ns2.ukc04.uk (replaces ns2.microlite4.com)

Please note the following:

• The old Plesk server name MICROLITE4.COM and old name servers ns.microlite4.com and ns2.microlite4.com will continue to function as normal.
• There is no urgent need to change all the name servers on your domain names however we recommend using the new name servers for good housekeeping purposes.
• Using the old MICROLITE4 Plesk URL may give a security error in your browser which you can safely ignore.
• The server IP address has changed from 5.77.60.156 to 5.77.35.251
• If you have any problems, we can remigrate you account from the old server again upon request. Simply log a ticket and ask for a re-migration of your account from MICROLITE4 with your domain name. Your account as it stood at 05:30 Monday will be re-migrated.

We hope you enjoy the enhanced performance and security of your new UKC Super Server!

Scheduled for weekend 15/16 August 2015

We are pleased to announce that MICROLITE2 is being upgraded to our new UKC Super Server high performance hardware range this coming weekend. We are rolling this new model out across the entire range during the latter half of 2015.

During the weekend 15/16 August, we will be migrating all client data from the current hardware (5.77.60.24) to completely new hardware (5.77.35.132).

There will be no downtime for your web sites or email services. We will switch the new server into production only after it has passed our comprehensive data migration and validation testing.

Notice: Please refrain from making significant changes to your web site during this period. The migration of the data will take many hours. We request that you put off any changes until the upgrade is complete to avoid an inconsistent transfer of your site and data.

Thank you for your patience.

UPDATE: Monday 06:00

The migration of all MICROLITE2 accounts to UKC02 Super Server is complete.

UKC02 has fully “absorbed” MICROLITE2. The new Plesk URL and name servers for MICROLITE2 accounts are:

Plesk Panel: https://ukc02.uk:8443 (replaces https://www.microlite2.com:8443)

Name servers:

• ns.ukc02.uk (replaces ns.microlite2.com)
• ns2.ukc02.uk (replaces ns2.microlite2.com)

Please note the following:

• The old Plesk server name MICROLITE2.COM and old name servers ns.microlite2.com and ns2.microlite2.com will continue to function as normal.
• There is no urgent need to change all the name servers on your domain names however we recommend using the new name servers for good housekeeping purposes.
• Using the old MICROLITE2 Plesk URL may give a security error in your browser which you can safely ignore.
• The server IP address has changed from 5.77.60.24 to 5.77.35.132
• If you have any problems, we can remigrate you account from the old server again upon request. Simply log a ticket and ask for a re-migration of your account from MICROLITE2 with your domain name. Your account as it stood at 06:00 Monday will be re-migrated.

We hope you enjoy the enhanced performance and security of your new UKC Super Server!

Scheduled for weekend 8/9 August 2015

We are pleased to announce that MICROLITE11 is being upgraded to our new UKC Super Server high performance hardware range this coming weekend. We are rolling this new model out across the entire range during the latter half of 2015.

During the weekend 8/9 August, we will be migrating all client data from the current hardware (5.77.60.37) to completely new hardware (5.77.36.144).

There will be no downtime for your web sites or email services. We will switch the new server into production only after it has passed our comprehensive data migration and validation testing.

Notice: Please refrain from making significant changes to your web site during this period. The migration of the data will take many hours. We request that you put off any changes until the upgrade is complete to avoid an inconsistent transfer of your site and data.

Thank you for your patience

UPDATE: Sunday 20:00

The migration of all MICROLITE11 accounts to UKC06 Super Server is complete.

UKC06 has fully “absorbed” MICROLITE11. The new Plesk URL and name servers for MICROLITE11 accounts are:

Plesk Panel: https://ukc06.uk:8443 (replaces https://www.microlite11.com:8443)

Name servers:

• ns.ukc06.uk (replaces ns.microlite11.com)
• ns2.ukc06.uk (replaces ns2.microlite11.com)

Please note the following:

• The old Plesk server name MICROLITE11.COM and old name servers ns.microlite11.com and ns2.microlite11.com will continue to function as normal.
• There is no urgent need to change all the name servers on your domain names however we recommend using the new name servers for good housekeeping purposes.
• Using the old MICROLITE11 Plesk URL may give a security error in your browser which you can safely ignore.
• The server IP address has changed from 5.77.60.37 to 5.77.36.144
• If you have any problems, we can remigrate you account from the old server again upon request. Simply log a ticket and ask for a re-migration of your account from MICROLITE11 with your domain name. Your account as it stood at 20:00 Sunday will be re-migrated.

We hope you enjoy the enhanced performance and security of your new UKC Super Server!