Cloudways built its position around managed WordPress hosting. Now both parts of that model are changing: AI builders are creating a new generation of projects outside WordPress, while AI is starting to take over the work that made hosting “managed” in the first place. We discuss why hosting companies may be looking at the wrong AI opportunity, how Cloudways is moving toward proactive operations and AI agents, and why even the hosting dashboard may eventually become irrelevant
The Future of Managed Hosting (Suhaib Zaheer, Cloudways / DigitalOcean)
Guest: Suhaib Zaheer
SVP & GM of Managed Hosting at DigitalOcean and GM of Cloudways. Before joining Cloudways, he led major hosting businesses including Bluehost and iPage. Throughout his career, he has focused on making technology easier for people who do not want to become infrastructure experts.