Category: Industry reports

A Purpose-Built Platform for the AI Era A new player is making waves in the hyperscale world, and those familiar with digital infrastructure will recognize the…

WP Engine didn’t buy Big Bite to add another product or services line. The agency business is being shut down, and the team is moving into…

GoDaddy shares hit a new 52-week low in January 2026. The company beat quarterly estimates with revenue up 10.3% year over year, yet the market reaction…

A research-driven overview of why Proxmox VE is gaining traction as organizations reassess virtualization strategies, and how WHMCS providers can translate this momentum into a structured, automated service offering using the Proxmox VE VPS & Cloud For WHMCS module by ModulesGarden.

As budgets tighten and talent costs rise, digital agencies are adopting revenue-first operations to scale profitably. White label partners like Seahawk Media enable agencies to improve delivery efficiency, protect margins, and grow without expanding headcount.

Verisign may again be able to raise wholesale prices for .com domains in late 2026, despite earlier assumptions that such an increase would not be permitted during that year. A closer reading of the company’s contractual framework suggests that the timing of past price increases has blurred how the pricing rules actually work.

WP Engine has released its 2025 Website Traffic Trends Report, based on first-party data and external sources like Google CrUX and Cloudflare. This is not another vision piece. It is a snapshot of what is already happening on production websites — at scale.

In the hosting industry, executive changes often signal more than just a new name on the org chart. This week, Bluehost made such a move by appointing Antonis Papatsaras as its new Chief Technology Officer. This is not a symbolic hire. It is a strategic one. Bluehost is openly positioning itself as an AI-first platform.

SiteGround has announced a new product called Coderick AI, and this move is worth the attention of anyone involved in the hosting business. This is not just another website builder or an AI feature added to an existing control panel. SiteGround is clearly positioning itself beyond traditional hosting by offering a full build–launch–host workflow.

GoDaddy has unveiled the ANS Marketplace, positioning itself at the center of a fast-emerging trend: AI agents as first-class citizens of the internet. While the announcement is framed around trust and security for AI, its implications go much deeper — especially for the web hosting industry.