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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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Mergers and acquisitions
group.one moves deeper into CEE with acquisition of Estonia’s Veebimajutus.ee
group.one is expanding its foothold in Central and Eastern Europe with a new deal to acquire Elkdata OÜ, the company behind Estonia’s well-known hosting brand Veebimajutus.ee. The agreement strengthens group.one’s position in one of Europe’s most digitally mature markets and follows the company’s earlier move into the region through the acquisition of Webglobe.
Mergers and acquisitions
group.one acquires SocialPilot in $50 Million deal
Sweden-based digital solutions provider group.one has announced the acquisition of SocialPilot, a leading social media management platform, in a transaction valued at over $50 million. This move strengthens group.one's portfolio of SaaS tools aimed at small and midsize businesses (SMBs), extending its reach into the fast-growing sector of marketing automation.
Mergers and acquisitions
Group.one expands its reach in Finland with Wepardi acquisition
Group.one, a rapidly expanding European web services company, has taken another significant step in the Finnish market by acquiring Wepardi’s web hosting and domain business. This move strengthens Group.one's foothold in Finland, following previous acquisitions such as Telia Finland's web hosting business earlier this year. The acquisition of Wepardi underscores Group.one’s strategy of consolidating smaller
Guest post: Who are Private Equity hosting rollups – and what are their playbooks?
The readers of this blog will be familiar with businesses like team.blue, group.one, Miss Group, IONOS, WebPros and others. They all have one thing in common: Private Equity (PE) ownership. When it comes to technology buyouts, PE firms tend to steer clear of businesses with SME exposure. It is not surprising. ACVs are low. Churn
Mergers and acquisitions
Group.one expands Finnish market presence with acquisition of Telia
Group.one has announced on their LinkedIn page the acquisition of Telia Finland’s domain and web hosting business through their Finnish entity, Zoner Oy. This strategic move marks another significant acquisition for group.one, following their recent purchase of Webglobe.
Mergers and acquisitions
Consolidation season in Europe: group.one buys WebGlobe, Team.blue buys Loopia
The web hosting market in Europe is currently undergoing significant changes, driven by a wave of consolidation. Two high-profile acquisitions - the purchase of WebGlobe by group.one and the acquisition of Loopia by Team.blue - have attracted industry attention and indicate a growing trend toward combining forces to strengthen market positions. In this article, we