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Hosting Is the Next Layer AI Will Transform – Vito Peleg, CEO of Atarim
Vito Peleg of Atarim on why he reads AI as the biggest opportunity hosting has had in fifteen years, how today's vibe coders mirror the server-in-the-bedroom generation that built today's hosting market, and why reactive agencies feel like a tax while proactive ones win.
Hetzner Has Now Raised Prices Three Times in 2026. This One Is Different.
Hetzner announced its third price move of 2026 on May 27, effective June 15. New orders only, portfolio standardised into -1/-2/-3 tiers, and a new Limited tier introduces hardware segmentation as a structural market shift. Other European hosts will face pressure to follow.
Cloudflare Called It AI Restructuring. Every Hosting Company Faces the Same Decision.
Cloudflare cut 1,100 employees (20% of headcount) on a $639.8M record revenue day and used a "builders, sellers, measurers" framework that maps directly onto hosting operations. Billing, support triage, and compliance are where AI closed the gap. The advantage goes to who acts first.
WordCamp Europe 2026: A Hosting Industry Guide to the Schedule
WordCamp Europe 2026 opens June 4 in Kraków with Contributor Day plus two conference days. The Inside WordPress 7.0 panel anchors Friday. Hosting-specific sessions cover stress testing, secure hosting, DDoS, and CERN's 800-site migration. Over a dozen hosting companies sponsor.
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Gandi’s 20% CAGR growth story in 2025
TL;DR - Gandi reported crossing €70M in revenue in 2025 and growth at roughly 20% CAGR. That alone isn’t unique. What is worth noting is how it’s growing: slowly, internationally, and by moving away from cheap domains toward corporate-grade infrastructure services. What happened Gandi is part of the former Total Webhosting Solutions group, now operating
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Why Ghana’s move to take back back .gh is important for domain and hosting execs
TL;DR - Ghana’s government wants full control of the .gh country-code domain. After nearly 30 years of private operation, the state is moving to nationalize it. This isn’t just a local political story but another clear signal that governments are reasserting control over internet naming infrastructure. If you sell domains, run registrars, or depend on
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IONOS: How to do cross-sell on shared hosting without selling BS
TL;DR - Many companies focus their growth narratives around cloud, platforms, or AI layers on top. Against that, IONOS stands out, mainly because it never tried to reinvent shared hosting. Instead, IONOS quietly turned shared hosting and domains into a highly efficient cross-sell engine and continues to expand ARPU while keeping churn flat. The company’s
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How Wix Harmony can be a real threat to hosts
TL;DR - Wix Harmony, announced in January 2026, is Wix’s latest attempt to shorten the path from idea to live website by combining AI-driven generation with manual editing. In practice, it might deliver faster first results than more “traditional” setups, like hosting + WordPress, but our testing and early user feedback shows that speed drops
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Web hosting industry events to watch in 2026
The web hosting industry enters 2026 at a noticeably different stage than just a few years ago. After a decade defined by consolidation, cloud expansion, and rapid experimentation with AI, the market is moving into a more mature phase, where operational efficiency, regulatory alignment, and infrastructure resilience matter as much as growth. Industry events reflect
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Season 3 of the webhosting.today podcast is starting very soon. And a lot is changing
New year, fresh energy and… a brand-new season of the webhosting.today podcast. Season 3 kicks off next week, and it’s safe to say this is the biggest change the podcast has gone through so far. If you’ve been listening to previous seasons, you’ll notice the difference right away. And if you’re just thinking about jumping
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How Tailwind’s success became an AI-mediated discovery problem
On January 6, 2026, Tailwind Labs laid off approximately 75% of its engineering team, despite continued growth in adoption across SaaS products, WordPress ecosystems, and modern web stacks. According to founder Adam Wathan, commercial revenue declined by nearly 80%, while documentation traffic, previously the main entry point into the sales funnel, dropped by around 40%.
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WordPress Hosting Survey 2025 – an important initiative for the hosting industry
WordPress.org has just launched another edition of the Hosting Survey – a study that aims to better understand the state of WordPress hosting in 2025. It’s a great initiative that not only highlights the diversity of approaches among hosting providers but also helps set the direction for the entire industry
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Domain Summit London Day 2 – Key Takeaways
London, September 3, 2025 – Day Two of the Domain Summit London 2025 was another jam-packed day full of insights, practical strategies, and inspiring stories from the world of domains and hosting. The day kicked off with Filip Borcov guiding attendees through profitable A/B testing techniques for hosting and domain services, showing just how much
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WordCamp US 2025: predictions and bold speculations
Tomorrow, August 26, 2025, marks the start of WordCamp US 2025 — the biggest event for the WordPress community, running through August 29 in Portland. Four days packed with keynotes, panels, workshops, and deep-dive discussions where we might learn about features and strategies that could shape the future of WordPress for years to come. The
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Top 10 presentations at WordCamp US 2025
WordCamp US 2025 is the largest conference in the United States dedicated to WordPress — one of the world’s most popular platforms for building websites and blogs. The event will take place from August 26 to 29, 2025, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
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Is the New WP Admin Going to Help WordPress Grow Again?
After the last WordCamp EU in Basel I gathered a lot of feedback and wrote my takeway: What's holding WordPress back? emphasizing that WordPress is loosing traction for new customers: “It’s obvious to say that the current WordPress ecosystem is waaay too complicated for new users. Yes, in the long run, WordPress offers huge benefits like
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Domain Strategy in 2025: Observations from the InterNetX Domain Summit
By Michiel Grotenhuis and Frederick Schiwek | Web Hosting Today When InterNetX announced its 2025 Domain Summit in Frankfurt, the initial buzz focused on domain portfolios, diversification, and digital security. As experts at Web Hosting Today, and long-time participants in the hosting and domain space, we saw it as more than just another event. This
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Behind the booths: A conversation with Lucas Radke of WordCamp Europe 2025
For many, WordCamp Europe is a place to learn, network, and celebrate all things WordPress. But behind the keynote talks, the bustling sponsor hall, and the smooth-running schedule lies a massive, invisible engine powered almost entirely by volunteers. Among them is Lucas Radke, a key figure in organizing the sponsor experience for this year.
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David Burkardt from cyon.ch: “A surreal feeling to see WordCamp Europe in my hometown”
Usually, we catch up with David Burkardt somewhere between sessions and coffee lines at big international events. This time was different - we met on his home turf. When the global WordPress community came to Switzerland, the city of Basel briefly transformed into the epicenter of digital conversations, code, and coffee in biodegradable cups.
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My WordCamp Europe 2025 Key Takeway: What’s Holding WordPress Back? Its First 5 Minutes.
Last week at WordCamp Europe, I had some of the most eye-opening conversations I’ve had in a while. Not just with fellow hosting providers, but also with solution providers who are quietly reshaping what WordPress ecosystem and hosting solutions look like. I left the event with a notebook full of thoughts and I’d like to share the ones that stuck with me most.
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Why WordCamp is essential for hosting providers
WordCamp conferences are globally recognized events that bring together diverse segments of the WordPress community. From individual users to agencies, developers, marketers, designers, and even sales representatives — WordCamp is a melting pot of ideas, innovations, and networking opportunities. For hosting providers, actively participating in WordCamp, especially flagship events like WordCamp Europe, offers unmatched strategic benefits.
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Recipe for long term relations? Putting web hosting industry leaders on an island with a VIP Event!
The VIP Event, dubbed Hosts Del Mar, co-organized by Vito Peleg (Founder of Atarim) and the Monarx team, set out to be different from the usual speed-dating-style conference circuit. Held at a luxury hotel in Ibiza, the event’s aim was simple yet radical — focus on people, not products.
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Top 7 sessions you can’t miss at WordCamp Europe 2025
WordCamp Europe 2025 will take place from June 5–7 in Basel, Switzerland. It’s the biggest WordPress event in Europe, gathering users, developers, and entrepreneurs from all over the world. With multiple tracks running in parallel, it can be hard to choose what to attend. Here are seven standout sessions that deserve a spot on your
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Hosting.com: the story behind a global hosting brand
Seb de Lemos didn’t mean to start one of the world’s fastest-growing hosting companies. Like many in the industry, he began at home, "playing around with computers in my parents’ house" as he says. What started as a teenage experiment eventually became a global brand managing millions of websites: World Host Group.