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Hosting Is the Next Layer AI Will Transform – Vito Peleg, CEO of Atarim
Konrad Keck · 29 May 2026 · 8 min read
#ai#hosting#hosts-del-mar
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.
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Security
A Database Allegedly From Home.pl Is Being Advertised on a Cybercrime Forum.
by Łukasz Nowak · 29 May 2026 · 8 min read
A dataset allegedly from Home.pl, Poland's largest hosting provider, is being advertised on a cybercrime forum. We analyze the schema and what it means for 300,000+ customers.
Mergers and acquisitions
IONOS Is Selling Sedo. The Pricing Problem Is Separating Two Very Different Assets.
by Łukasz Nowak · 3 Apr 2026 · 5 min read
The Sedo sale process asks a buyer to separate two assets bundled under one roof: a durable domain aftermarket platform with 650-plus registrar partners worldwide, and a parking and monetization operation that lost its primary revenue source when Google removed parked domains from its Search Partner Network in February 2026. How a buyer values those two things, and what their priorities imply for the SedoMLS partner network, is the question registrars and hosting companies with domain aftermarket exposure are now watching.
Stock reports
IONOS Is Betting Its Future on AI. The Market Does Not Believe It Yet.
by Łukasz Nowak · 27 Mar 2026 · 7 min read
IONOS posted its highest EBITDA margin since going public (36.8%), doubled its net customer additions, and guided for 37-38% margins in 2026. CEO Achim Weiss said on the earnings call that AI will account for 50% of incremental revenue in 2026, rising to 80% by 2028. The stock trades around €24-25 against analyst consensus of roughly €35. The article examines what is actually in the AI stack, what the 3,300 Momentum orders mean for the hosting industry, and the December 2026 debt maturity that analysts are watching.
Industry reports
IONOS: How to do cross-sell on shared hosting without selling BS
by Damian Andruszkiewicz · 23 Jan 2026 · 4 min read
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
Industry reports
German web hosting giant IONOS achieves €1.42B in Revenue for 2023
by Lukasz Gawior · 2 Apr 2024 · 4 min read
IONOS Group SE, headquartered in Germany, boasts a rich history dating back to its establishment in 1988. Initially known as 1&1, the company quickly expanded its operations to become one of the leading providers of web hosting and cloud services worldwide. With a strong presence in Europe and North America, IONOS serves a diverse clientele,
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