Cristian Lopez

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Cristian Lopez
About the Author

Cristian Lopez uses his Business Marketing background from the University of Illinois at Chicago to create comfortable environments for customers, clients, and colleagues to share their thoughts and ideas openly. From interviewing tech leaders to conducting UX market research projects, Cristian knows the importance of storytelling — a key variable for innovation and inspiration. His goal at HostingAdvice is to wow readers on the ever-evolving nature of the tech industry and bring his audience the most reliable and exciting content on all things hosting.

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Own Your Infrastructure? Virtualization Can Save Hosts $2,500+ Per Server Each Year

Own Your Stack? Virtualization Could Save You Thousands
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/17/2025
Virtualizing servers can save U.S. web hosts up to $4,500 per 1U server annually, according to ENERGY STAR and the Uptime Institute. Since traditional data center... read more »
Nearly 45% of Hyper-Growth Firms Say Managed Hosting Is Essential for Stability

44% of Hyper-Growth Firms Rely on Managed Hosting for Stability
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/17/2025
Nearly 45% of the fastest-growing companies say managed hosting is essential for stability, and 27% have already switched to cut costs, improve security, and... read more »
WordPress Annual Growth Slows to 0.4% as Other Hosts Chase SaaS Revenue

WordPress Growth Stalls at 0.4% YOY as Hosts Go SaaS
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/16/2025
WordPress’s growth has officially plateaued: Its share grew just 0.4% (43.2% to 43.6%) from 2022 to 2025. It’s a stark contrast with the two-year period from 2019 to... read more »
61% of Hyper-Growth Businesses Hit Server Snags; Here’s Where Hosts Can Help

6 out of 10 Businesses Have Experienced Hosting Problems
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/16/2025
A Liquid Web report found that 61% of surveyed hyper-growth businesses (HGBs) say they have experienced hosting and server issues in the past year. Topping the list... read more »
Global Outage Leaves Thousands of Users Without Access to Dozens of Apps and Sites

Mass June 12 Outage Leaves Thousands of Users Without Access
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/12/2025
Massive simultaneous outages occurred across Cloudflare, Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure on Thursday, June 12, disrupting tens of thousands of people’s access to dozens... read more »
1 in 3 Firms Say Hosting Is Priority #1 (And It’s Paying Off)

1 in 3 Firms Say Hosting Is Priority #1
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/12/2025
New data from Liquid Web reveals that 1 in 3 companies ranked hosting as their top priority, and 88% of those who upgraded saw a measurable ROI. Objectively, it’s a... read more »
Over 38% of Google Cloud Assets Have Flaws, But Smaller Hosts Can Use That to Their Advantage

Hosts Can Capitalize on Google’s 38% Security Gaps
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/12/2025
Google Cloud is leading the pack in its number of cloud vulnerabilities, with 38% of hosted assets having at least one security flaw, according to Hackread. This is... read more »
35% of Cloudflare Traffic Is Now Quantum-Safe; Should Hosting Be Next?

Cloudflare Secures 35% with PQC — Are Hosts Next?
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/12/2025
Cloudflare has deployed post-quantum cryptography (PQC) protections across its entire platform, with more than 35% of its non-bot HTTPS traffic already protected... read more »
Over 41% of Web Hosts Lose Customers to Industry Leaders Like Wix and Shopify — How Indie Hosts Can Adapt

Over 41% of Web Hosts Lose Customers to Wix and Shopify
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/11/2025
More than 4 in 10 web hosting providers say they have lost customers to big-name platforms like Wix and Shopify, signalling a fundamental market shift toward... read more »
Global eCommerce to Hit $6.8T by 2028—Web Hosts Urged to Evolve or Fall Behind

$6.8T Market Outlook Forces Hosts to Add eCommerce Tools
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/10/2025
Web hosting providers are quickly adding eCommerce functionality to their platforms as online shopping races toward $6.8 trillion in sales by 2028, capturing a... read more »
eCommerce Apps Score Just 41/100 on Accessibility — An Open Door for Hosting Providers

eComm Apps Score 41/100 on Accessibility — An Open Door for Hosting Providers
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/5/2025
A new report from ArcTouch reveals that eCommerce apps are falling behind on accessibility, scoring just 41 out of 100. This places the shopping industry squarely in... read more »
Hosting & Data Services Market Poised for $300B Milestone by 2034

Hosting & Data Services Market Poised for $300B Milestone by 2034
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/5/2025
The Data Processing & Hosting Services market is on track to hit $300.3 billion by 2034, nearly tripling its $110.7 billion valuation in 2023, according to an S&S... read more »
Despite Heavy Internet Use, More Than Half of Americans Don’t Know What Web Hosting Is

More Than Half of Americans Don’t Know What Web Hosting Is
By: Lynn Cadet • 6/4/2025
More than 33,000 new domains are registered daily across the internet. Given that staggering number, and the fact that hundreds of millions of people visit websites... read more »
FTC Enforces 20-Year Monitoring on GoDaddy for Security Compliance Failures

GoDaddy Faces 20 Years of FTC Monitoring for Security Compliance Failures
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/3/2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on GoDaddy after years of security failures that have led to multiple data breaches. The proposed order was... read more »
Wix’s Momentum On Course Despite Missed Q1 Earnings Report

Wix Q1 Revenue Jumps 13%, Tops Estimates Despite EPS Miss
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/2/2025
Wix’s Q1 2025 earnings proved to be a mixed bag, but that doesn’t change the underlying momentum of an empire the software company is building across AI... read more »
Major Hosting Providers Are Catering to Gen Z

Major Hosting Providers Are Catering to Gen Z
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/2/2025
With AI-powered branding tools and no-code website builders at their fingertips, Gen Z is writing the rules for digital entrepreneurship. In May 2025 alone, two... read more »
First Biocircular Data Center Will Turn Emissions Into Algae

Europe’s First Biocircular Data Center Is Coming
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/29/2025
Data4, a French company that finances and designs data centers, has been developing a system that uses waste heat from data center cooling to grow microalgae... read more »
Hackers Use "Lure" Sites to Secretly Spread Infected Chrome Extensions

Hackers Are Using Fake Sites to Spread Infected Extensions
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/29/2025
Security experts know cybercriminals are using AI to launch more sophisticated attacks. Now, they’re creating fake websites that trick users into downloading... read more »
Q&A: Securin’s New CEO Talks AI, Real-World Attack Defense, and the Future of Cybersecurity

Q&A: Securin’s New CEO on AI & the Future of Cybersecurity
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/28/2025
Cybersecurity firm Securin just named Dr. Srinivas Mukkamala as its new CEO — and it looks like the timing couldn’t be more perfect. With years of experience in... read more »
New Cisco Report Shows Hyperscale Data Centers Are Straining Cybersecurity — Here’s What One Expert Suggests

One-Third of Companies Say Networks Are the Hardest to Secure
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/27/2025
The 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index, Cisco’s new report, found a growing concern for network security. Data center traffic and AI workloads are becoming top... read more »