#smb — Web Hosting News
All web hosting articles tagged #smb — 6 results.
✦ Featured
Software reviews
A Vercel for Africa? HOSTAFRICA’s HCode Runs in South Africa
HOSTAFRICA launched HCode on November 5 as its answer to platforms like Vercel, with prices in local currencies across six African countries. The apps run in South Africa. HCode, a rebranded version of the Zanode platform HOSTAFRICA bought in May, starts at R50, or about $3, a month.
Monarx Reviewed 65 Hosts: 10 of 12 Large Hosting Brands Sell Website Security Add-Ons
Partners #cybersecurity#monarx
Monarx's review of 65 hosting providers finds 37 including advanced website protection at no extra cost, 31 selling a separate security product and 18 doing both. Mass-market brands lean toward add-ons, while managed WordPress hosts mostly build protection into the plan.
Who Owns Europe’s Largest Hosting Markets: IONOS Controls the Leader in Germany, Poland and Spain
Industry reports #domains#europe
The four largest Swiss-owned hosts hold 39.8% of .ch domains, while the UK has one British-owned operator among its eight largest. We matched the leading operators in Europe's eight largest domain markets with their owners, and IONOS owns the leader in three of them.
DreamHost Confirms File Manager Breach. FTP/SFTP and Some Webmail Credentials Were Exposed
Security #cybersecurity#dreamhost
A security breach prompted DreamHost's October 23 File Manager shutdown and password resets. An attacker exploited third-party software behind the tool and could access FTP/SFTP credentials of users who signed in, plus some webmail logins. Well under 10% of email and FTP/SFTP accounts were affected.
Articles tagged #smb
1–6 of 6
Industry reports
Beyond Server Space: Large Hosting Providers Are Turning Into Small Business Platforms
Hostinger no longer calls itself only a hosting company, GoDaddy puts Airo at the center of a company-wide AI transformation and group.one names a shift from hosting to SaaS. What five hosting providers now sell beyond server space, and what their own figures show.
Software reviews
Hostinger Takes Google Ads Beyond Website Builder, Into Its Main Dashboard
Hostinger has brought Google Ads into its dashboard. Customers can launch a Performance Max campaign in six steps, with Google-generated ad copy and automatic conversion tracking, and follow leads and cost per lead in the same place. Hostinger charges no extra fee.
M&A
What Is Your Hosting Business Worth? The Smallest Deals Are Back at 2.0x.
A hosting owner reading the private-market data finds a ladder from a median of 2.0 times earnings at the bottom to 5.8 at the top. The lower rungs are quoted on the owner's total benefit and the upper ones on EBITDA, and the bottom is exactly where it stood in 2023.
Expert's Voice
The Hosting Price Squeeze, Part 2: Should You Actually Pass It On?
Part two of the hosting price squeeze series tackles the decision that keeps founders up at night: pass rising costs on, absorb them, or find a middle path. A segment-by-segment guide to raising prices without breaking customer trust.
Industry reports
AI Was Supposed to Kill the Website. Bluehost Data Says the Opposite.
Bluehost's AI Confidence report: 34% of SMBs say their website matters more since AI, not less. Only 13% optimize for AI search.
Expert's Voice
AI Makes Smaller SMBs Serviceable
AI is making micro-SMBs easier to serve by reducing the effort needed to launch, support, and grow their online presence.