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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.
Articles tagged #law
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Security
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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Two Hosting Providers Canceled a Customer’s Site Over a Trademark Complaint
Kenneth Gaughan has filed suit against InMotion Hosting and DreamHost after both canceled his ESApet.org hosting following trademark complaints from Elevate Rank LLC. The case exposes a critical legal gap: the DMCA's safe harbor covers copyright only, and hosts that cancel service over trademark complaints bypass the legal processes trademark law actually designates for resolving such disputes.
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The WTO’s 28-Year Ban on Digital Customs Duties Has Lapsed
No duty applies automatically, but the multilateral legal constraint that prevented WTO members from taxing SaaS subscriptions, cloud services, and cross-border data transfers no longer exists.
GDPR Fines Are Now Landing on Hosting Companies Directly. Two Cases From 2025 Establish the Precedent.
The ICO fined NHS IT services provider Advanced Computer Software Group £3.07 million in March 2025 for MFA gaps that enabled a ransomware attack. France's CNIL fined Mobius Solutions €1 million in December 2025 for retaining Deezer customer data after contract termination. Both are data processors. GDPR enforcement is no longer limited to controllers. Managed hosting companies processing EU customer data are now directly in scope.
Security
New Cybersecurity Laws Across Asia: What Hosting Providers Must Do to Stay Compliant in 2026
China's amended Cybersecurity Law, Hong Kong's first critical infrastructure statute, and Singapore's expanded compliance framework have all taken effect. For hosting businesses operating in the region, the compliance cost of inaction is now measured in millions.