GoDaddy is buying rival Host Europe Group for $1.8B to accelerate its international expansion

godaddy-heg GoDaddy is on a shopping spree. Yesterday we reported that the domain and hosting company had bought WP Curve, a WordPress services startup to expand its WordPress support team. And today the company has just announced a much bigger deal. GoDaddy has acquired European rival Host Europe Group (HEG) for $1.8 billion – including €605 million paid to existing Host Europe… Read More Continue reading GoDaddy is buying rival Host Europe Group for $1.8B to accelerate its international expansion

Vendor Security Alliance formed to improve cybersecurity of third-party providers

A new security alliance is created to address concerns surrounding third-party providers who are associated with some of the biggest brands users trust. They aim to increase their compliance to cybersecurity standards and lessen the risks they may pose… Continue reading Vendor Security Alliance formed to improve cybersecurity of third-party providers

Media Temple launches new enterprise WordPress solution hosted on AWS

2016-05-16_1807 Media Temple is launching a new enterprise-grade WordPress hosting solution today. That would be interesting by itself, but the twist here is that the company, which is owned by GoDaddy, is hosting this service on AWS. With this offering, Media Temple is combining its expertise in running WordPress installs with its (mt) One white-glove customer service offering, CloudTech Premier support,… Read More Continue reading Media Temple launches new enterprise WordPress solution hosted on AWS

GoDaddy CTO and cloud VP heads to Google

Screen Shot 2016-04-16 at 11.34.35 AM GoDaddy’s chief technology officer — amid a time when the company is expanding its cloud-computing operations — is departing, according to a regulatory filing. Elissa Murphy will be leaving the company later in May. Her departure comes as GoDaddy has begun building out cloud infrastructure, helping it evolve from a simple hosting service to something more robust. These kinds… Read More Continue reading GoDaddy CTO and cloud VP heads to Google

GoDaddy launches AWS-style servers and apps to build, test and scale cloud services

clouds shutterstock GoDaddy, the web hosting and domain registration company that went public last year, is adding new cloud services to grow the revenues it makes from the 14 million small businesses that make up the majority of its customer base. Today it’s taking the wraps off Cloud Servers and Cloud Applications — Amazon-style features that will let companies build, test and scale cloud… Read More Continue reading GoDaddy launches AWS-style servers and apps to build, test and scale cloud services