ICANN is debating a rule that would require registrars to investigate every domain from a customer when one is flagged for abuse. Seville (June 8-11) is where that debate begins in earnest. The gTLD window closes August 12.
Category: Industry reports
OVHcloud reorganized European key accounts for a sovereign cloud market growing to $12.6 billion in 2026. Q3 results land June 25.
Zuckerberg at Meta's shareholder meeting: Meta cloud business is "definitely on the table". The threat to mid-market VPS providers is real.
Hetzner's third price move of 2026 introduces a Limited tier and splits its dedicated portfolio. The two-tier signal may spread across European hosting.
The November 2026 .com price hike is the first of four annual increases Verisign can take through 2029. Wholesale could reach $13.45.
Plesk 18.0.77 brings accessibility compliance, new SSL tooling, and APS Catalog removal. Pricing is up 26 percent since January. AI Copilot has no ship date.
The hosting market is saturated and price wars are eroding margins. Discover how bundling WordPress support services helps providers build deeper customer relationships and compete on value, not cost.
iomart's revenue grew 25% and its EBITDA fell 24%. The gap between those two numbers explains the structural problem facing mid-market hosting in 2026.
Six European providers raised VPS prices up to 49% in spring 2026. US hyperscalers are benefiting. The full price map and what drives the divide.
GoDaddy is now at the center of two AI agent identity initiatives: a Cloudflare product partnership and a 30-company HOL standards consortium. DNS is becoming the address book for AI agents, and the registrar is positioned to be the gatekeeper.