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Thirty Deals in Six Months: The H1 2026 Hosting Consolidation Map, and the Two Clocks Driving What Sells Next
H1 2026 produced a US$1B Polish hosting-commerce merger, a $450M registrar champion, serial buyers closing two deals apiece within a fortnight, and a $40B data-centre record, while Google's AdSense shutdown forced Sedo and Team Internet to market. The map, the multiples, and the debt walls pushed to 2028-2029.
GoDaddy Q2 2026: More Revenue From the Same Customers
Industry reports #airo#arpu
GoDaddy's Q2 2026: revenue up 6.6%, EPS up 30%, customers up by just 22,000. ARPU, upsell and an $851.8 million buyback are doing the work, and the segment split shows domains and hosting growing slowest of all.
The Hosting Price Squeeze, Part 3: The Playbook
Expert's Voice #control-panel#pricing
In the final part of the series, BrandForge CEO Michiel Grotenhuis turns to the practical question: what do you actually do about rising hosting costs? He borrows from streaming, SaaS, and retail, shares what the community is doing, and argues for reducing dependence on any single vendor.
The Renewal Multiplier Index: What Hosting Costs After the Intro Price
Pricing updates #bluehost#hostinger
First edition of our quarterly index, measured July 29: SiteGround renews at up to 5.3x, the price-lock club at 1.0x, and GoDaddy, HostGator, and Namecheap mid-band at 1.7–3.7x. At every provider with a full plan range, the entry plan renews at a higher multiple than the top plan.
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Infomaniak Goes Public Without Losing Control
The Swiss host is listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange by reversing into Perrot Duval, a company listed since 1905, to fund sovereign-cloud data centres. The twist: its foundation keeps majority voting rights, so Infomaniak reaches the market while writing permanent independence into its structure.
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August 2 Is Still Real: What the AI Act’s Big Date Means for Hosting After the Omnibus
The Digital Omnibus moved the AI Act's high-risk obligations to December 2027, and much of the industry heard "delay." But August 2, 2026 still activates Commission fines up to 3% of turnover for GPAI providers and transparency duties for new AI systems. Where hosts sit, step by step.
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UpCloud’s Founder Becomes CEO After a 15-Month Outside Hire
UpCloud has named founder Joel Pihlajamaa as chief executive, ending Arno Schäfer's roughly 15-month tenure and putting the Helsinki cloud provider under founder-led leadership. The company frames it as a natural evolution and a signal that its sovereign, engineering-led strategy stays the course.
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A Compromised Server Is the Beginning. Here Is What Breach Law Requires Next.
Change Healthcare's $3.1 billion in breach costs is the new normal of what a serious compromise sets in motion: parallel notification clocks across GDPR, NIS2, DORA, and HIPAA; personal liability for CISOs and boards; and a cyber insurance market with conditions that can deny coverage at the worst moment.
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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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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
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European Commission seeks experts for .EU Domain Advisory Group
The European Commission has announced a call for applications to select new members for the .EU Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG). This initiative aims to bring together experts from various sectors to guide the governance of the .eu top-level domain (TLD), which currently boasts around 3 million domain names.
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OVHcloud Q3 2024 financial summary
OVHcloud, one of the leading European cloud companies, has published its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. The company reported significant revenue growth, continued international expansion, and the introduction of innovative technological solutions. Below is a detailed summary of these results, including year-over-year (Y-Y) comparisons and key achievements.
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European domain growth slows
As of early 2024, registered domains across EU member state countries have risen to an estimated 82 million, marking a 0.4% increase over the previous year. This growth has been unevenly distributed, with countries like Poland, France, and Italy leading the pack, primarily through their national ccTLDs.