The 3-2-1 backup rule was designed for hardware failure and accidental deletion, not for an attacker who has your credentials and can authenticate to your backup console before triggering ransomware.
Author: Łukasz Nowak
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.
Three separate US Senate actions in 48 hours last week targeted data center energy consumption while the EU, which made reporting mandatory in 2023, is already moving to efficiency ratings and minimum performance standards.
The European Commission confirmed attackers accessed its AWS-hosted Europa.eu infrastructure and took data. AWS says its platform was not the issue, the customer account configuration was.
IONOS posted its highest EBITDA margin since going public (36.8%), doubled its net customer additions, and guided for 37-38% margins in 2026. CEO Achim Weiss said on the earnings call that AI will account for 50% of incremental revenue in 2026, rising to 80% by 2028.
team.blue completed 11 SaaS acquisitions in 2025. Storyclash, Windsor.ai, and Saleskit are already done in the first quarter of 2026.
The NIS2 Directive is no longer a future compliance problem for hosting providers - it is reshaping products, processes, and pricing right now.
Hosting.com is the first traditional hosting company to launch a product explicitly branded for AI-generated code. The platform, launched March 24, targets both developers using Cursor and Windsurf and non-technical users through a natural language app builder. It runs on Cloudflare Enterprise across 330+ PoPs with Monarx server security and WAF.
Server DRAM prices surged over 100% in Q1 2026 as AI demand consumed fabrication capacity. Then Iranian drones hit Qatar's Ras Laffan facility in March, taking 33% of global helium supply offline - and helium is irreplaceable in chip manufacturing.
WordPress.com opened write access to its MCP server on March 20, letting AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT create posts, manage comments, and organize content on any paid site. The update adds 19 operations across six content types - and signals a shift in how site management works that hosting providers cannot afford to ignore.
China leads in absolute size, but Vietnam's 24.5% CAGR and Indonesia's infrastructure surge are rewriting the growth playbook. A data-driven breakdown of where the region's hosting revenue is - and where it is heading.