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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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Redis licensing shift: Implications for cloud services and the future of Open Source
Redis, a very popular tool for data storage previously under an open-source BSD License, has shifted its licensing to a Source Available License and Server Side Public License (SSPL). The software project and the company backing it seem to very clearly know why they are doing this. That's something Redis CEO Rowan Trollope put into
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.ad domains soon available globally
.ad domains will be available to all interested parties worldwide from October, through a list of approved registrars to be published soon. Wholesale prices for general availability will be about 15 euros (about 16 dollars) per year.
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ICANN looks for savings
ICANN anticipates a decrease in its revenues by $3 million, down to $145 million, after it became apparent that domain sales would not be as robust as previously estimated. The organization presented these changes during two teleconferences.
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Verisign announces revenue forecast cut
Verisign, a well-known manager of internet domains such as .com and .net, has announced a reduction in its financial forecasts for 2024. This decision comes in response to weaker than expected results in the first quarter of the year.
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Hostinger’s record investment in 800 Dell servers
Hostinger is now investing in a record number of Dell servers with AMD EPYC processors, marking another step in the development of the infrastructure necessary to support its growing user base.
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The surging popularity of .ai domains
The .ai domain, the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Anguilla, has seen a significant increase in its registration numbers. From December 20 to April 12, the number of registered .ai domains rose from 353,928 to 425,060.
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Liquid Web welcomes new CGO
Liquid Web appoints ex-WP Engine exec Sachin Puri as new CGO to drive strategic growth. It's ambitious growth plans in terms of the company seeks to strengthen its position in the competitive hosting and cloud services market.
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Celebrating SpaceShip’s successful year
A year ago, Richard Kirkendall, the CEO of Namecheap, one of the leading internet domain registrars, announced on Twitter the launch of the SpaceShip platform. This was a significant step for the company, marking the beginning of a new era in offering domain and hosting services. Now, a year after this event, it is worth examining what this platform has achieved and what plans it has for the future.
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Strategic decision: Ukrainian hosting company moves servers to Poland amid growing threats
In the face of the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine, hosting company Hostpark has decided to move its server infrastructure to Poland. This move is aimed at protecting customer data and ensuring the continuity of services amid escalating threats. Extensive scale of threats to Ukrainian hosting companies Ukrainian technology companies face a number of security
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GoDaddy’s transition: the perspective of the company’s employees against the backdrop of investor pressure
In recent months, we published an article on GoDaddy.com's excellent performance. It was so positive that some accused us of a sponsored post. Since then, the company's stock market valuation has risen sharply which shows that stock investors believe the company is moving in the right direction. As we know, increasing profitability in mature businesses
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Navigating ICANN’s role in content policing
ICANN recently found itself at a crossroads over an expansion of its powers that could effectively turn it into a content police. This debate has sparked significant controversy, highlighting the complexities of internet governance and the delicate balance between regulation and freedom.
Software reviews
Seamless migration ahead: CloudLinux launches stable ELevate
CloudLinux has recently announced a significant update in their migration tool arsenal — the stable release of ELevate. The journey to this stable version has been a meticulous one, with its foundation laid on November 15, 2023, when CloudLinux released the Release Candidate 2 version. Today, we're diving into what makes this stable release a game-changer for users and hosting providers alike.
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MojoCDN’s global expansion: 53 locations unveiled
MojoHost has recently announced on their LinkedIn and Twitter profiles a groundbreaking development in their services. Their Content Delivery Network (MojoCDN) has significantly expanded, now boasting 53 locations across all inhabited continents.
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Zilore ends DNS services
On July 14, 2024, the discontinuation of DNS server services by Zilore will take place, which has surprised and saddened numerous users worldwide. Zilore, known for its fast, reliable, and globally available DNS hosting service, announced this unexpected move, triggering a range of reactions among its customers.
Mergers and acquisitions
Your.online acquires Heart Internet brand from GoDaddy
Significant changes have taken place in the web hosting industry that could affect the future of the UK web services market. Heart Internet, considered one of the UK's leading web hosting providers, has been acquired by Your.Online, a European platform that connects local hosting companies. The acquisition not only demonstrates Your.Online's drive to expand in
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Colohouse acquires Hivelocity: industry milestone
The internet is buzzing with news that Colohouse has announced the acquisition of Hivelocity today! This transaction, heralding the birth of next-generation services, has the potential to revolutionize the data center industry by offering cloud and bare-metal solutions on an unprecedented scale.
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German web hosting giant IONOS achieves €1.42B in Revenue for 2023
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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Reddit Drama: Vultr wrongly accused of using its customers’ data to train AI.
Recent changes to the Terms of Service (ToS) of Vultr, a significant cloud service provider, have sparked lively discussion among the Reddit community. Users shared their concerns and interpretations of these changes, focusing on the extended rights the company grants itself regarding content hosted on its platform. The thread went viral in a very fast
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OVHcloud unveils $145M data center in Ontario
OVHcloud launch of a new data center in Cambridge, Ontario. This marks the company's 42nd global data center and solidifies its commitment to the Canadian market with a substantial investment of CAD 145 million.
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ICANN launches grant program: substantial funds available
ICANN has officially launched an unprecedented grant program that will allocate up to $10 million to projects aimed at making the Internet more resilient and interoperable on a global scale. Sally Costerton, interim president and CEO, stressed the critical role of the Internet in modern life and the importance of ensuring its accessibility for all.