Author: Łukasz Nowak

84 articles
Nearly two decades in IT. A decade in web hosting - and still in the trenches. Writing about the infrastructure that runs the internet from the inside.

Pricing updates
OVHcloud Unbundled the IP and the Disk. Hetzner Took Its Cheapest Line Off Sale. The Memory Bill Has Reached the Price List.
by Łukasz Nowak · 5 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
OVHcloud now bills the disk and the IPv4 separately, up to 21.9 percent more; Hetzner's cheapest cloud line is not for sale. Memory reached the price list.
Pricing updates
cPanel Will Raise Prices Again in 2027. The Licence Has Doubled Since 2019 and Is No Longer the Expensive Part of the Server.
by Łukasz Nowak · 5 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
WebPros has emailed partners that cPanel prices rise in 2027, figures to follow. The licence has doubled since 2019 and is now the smaller part of the bill.
Industry reports
team.blue Added 600,000 Customers and Still Rounds to 3.3 Million. The Report Says Nothing About the Ones Who Left.
by Łukasz Nowak · 30 Sep 2026 · 8 min read
team.blue's 2025 report shows €866M ARR and 600,000 new customers, yet a total still rounded to 3.3 million, in a foreword by a CEO on his way out.
Software reviews
EmDash 1.0 Is Stable. Its Sandboxed Plugins Cannot Touch the Database, and That Is the Whole Pitch.
by Łukasz Nowak · 29 Sep 2026 · 9 min read
EmDash 1.0 is stable: marketplace plugins run in isolated Workers with declared capabilities, authors own their registry entries, hosts need Node or Workers.
Other
Dasabo Gave Customers Ten Days to Upload an ID. Refusal Means Termination and No Refund.
by Łukasz Nowak · 28 Sep 2026 · 10 min read
Dasabo told customers to pass a Stripe identity check within ten days or lose their accounts. Refusal forfeits any money already paid.
Software reviews
cPanel AI Is Generally Available. Meridian Is in the License. Nova Runs on Credits Nobody Has Priced.
by Łukasz Nowak · 25 Sep 2026 · 9 min read
cPanel AI is generally available. The interface and assistant come with the license, while the Nova builder is partner-only and sold by the credit.
Industry reports
Newfold Names Sachin Puri CEO From October 1. Sharon Rowlands Stays as Executive Chair.
by Łukasz Nowak · 25 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
Sachin Puri will become CEO of Newfold Digital on October 1, while Sharon Rowlands moves to executive chair. He takes over a group serving around 6 million customers after leading both Bluehost Group and Network Solutions Group.
M&A
Norton’s Owner Has Approached GoDaddy. The Market Marked the Target Up 8.7 Percent and the Bidder Down 6.1.
by Łukasz Nowak · 24 Sep 2026 · 10 min read
The Financial Times reports that Gen Digital, owner of Norton and Avast, has approached GoDaddy. The target rose 8.7 percent, the bidder fell 6.1.
Industry reports
Brussels Will Grade Data Centres From A to G on Power and Water.
by Łukasz Nowak · 24 Sep 2026 · 9 min read
The European Commission will grade data centers of 500 kW and up from A to G on power and water use, with the first labels due by August 15, 2027.
Industry reports
Verisign Will Delete 22,000 .name Domains That Are Paid For. Two Registrants Are Fighting It.
by Łukasz Nowak · 21 Sep 2026 · 9 min read
Verisign has ICANN's permission to delete every third-level .name domain in existence, the john.smith.name form the registry launched with, along with the email forwarding service that let a registrant receive mail at [email protected].
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