Author: Natalia Nowak

180 articles
Exploring the web hosting industry through writing - panels, providers, and everything that runs behind the scenes.

Industry reports
UK Financial Regulators Now Oversee AWS, Google, Microsoft and Oracle
by Natalia Nowak · 13 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
From July 13, the Bank of England, PRA and FCA jointly oversee AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle as critical third parties to UK finance.
Industry reports
The Free Tier Isn’t Dying Loudly. It’s Being Repriced Quietly. And the Developer Pipeline Goes With It.
by Natalia Nowak · 10 Jul 2026 · 9 min read
No platform announced the end of free hosting. They repriced the units instead. The developer on-ramp, PaaS's CAC engine, is quietly closing.
Security
Three Unauthenticated File Flaws in a Week, and One Root Cause: Validation by Shortcut
by Natalia Nowak · 10 Jul 2026 · 5 min read
In one July week, three unauthenticated file-handling flaws surfaced across WordPress plugins and a web FTP client, all rooted in validation by shortcut.
Software reviews
Extendify Launches Code, a White-Label Vibe-Coding Platform for Hosts
by Natalia Nowak · 9 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
Extendify launched Code, a white-label agentic AI app builder hosts can resell via WHMCS, turning vibe coding into a shelf product for the hosting industry.
Industry reports
Which Top-Level Domains Are Worth Carrying? The Abuse Data Most Registrars Never Book.
by Natalia Nowak · 9 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
In some cheap new gTLDs nearly the whole zone turns over in months, and Spamhaus has the data on which extensions carry the heaviest hidden abuse cost.
Industry reports
DigitalOcean Lands Nine-Figure AI Deals as Its Backlog Jumps Tenfold
by Natalia Nowak · 8 Jul 2026 · 3 min read
DigitalOcean's preliminary Q2 shows nine-figure AI-inference deals and a backlog past $800M, up tenfold, as the developer cloud moves into AI infrastructure.
Security
Hostinger Turns On Patchstack npm Scanning for Node.js Apps by Default
by Natalia Nowak · 8 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
Hostinger built Patchstack's npm dependency scanning into its Node.js hosting, on by default, targeting the supply-chain risk of fast-shipped, AI-assisted apps.
Industry reports
team.blue Reports the Climate Trade-Off of Consolidation
by Natalia Nowak · 7 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
Hosting's roll-ups are chasing science-based climate targets, but every acquisition imports emissions. team.blue's report documents the tension.
Industry reports
GoDaddy Warns It May Exit India Over a Domain-Privacy Ruling
by Natalia Nowak · 7 Jul 2026 · 3 min read
GoDaddy is appealing a Delhi High Court ruling forcing registrars to unmask domain owners and drop default WHOIS privacy, warning it may exit India.
Industry reports
Half a Billion Dollars to Shrink: What Public Filings Say a Hosting Customer Costs in 2026
by Natalia Nowak · 6 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
Wix spent $514M to lose subscribers; GoDaddy's customer base fell for a second year while ARPU jumped. Filings show hosting CAC quietly inflating.
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