Jason R. Rich

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Jason R. Rich
About the Author

Jason R. Rich is an internationally recognized consumer technology expert with more than 30 years experience. He’s written thousands of articles and product reviews that have appeared in CBS Essentials, U.S. News 360 Reviews, Men’s Journal, Forbes Vetted, AARP the Magazine, InMyExpertOpinion, and more. He’s also an accomplished author who has published numerous books covering all aspects of e-commerce, online marketing, social media marketing, and entrepreneurship. His recent books include “Launching Your Side Hustle”, “The Remote Worker’s Handbook: How to Effectively Work from Anywhere”, and “The 5K Startup”.

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Nearly 80% of Gamers Rage-Quit Over Lag — Here’s Why, According to Industry Experts

Nearly 80% of Gamers Rage-Quit Over Lag
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/14/2025
A new report by web and hosting leader Liquid Web found that 78% of gamers “rage-quit” because of gaming lag. Rage-quitting happens when a player abruptly quits a... read more »
RSA 2025 Recap: What Hosting Providers Need to Know About AI, Security, and Trust

Recap: What Hosting Providers Can Learn from RSA 2025
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/14/2025
One of the world’s largest cybersecurity events brought together hundreds of industry experts to explore the latest trends in cybersecurity. Last year, concerns at... read more »
Users Are Ready To Take Control of Their Social Media Algorithms, Survey Finds

Survey: Users Are Ready To Take Control of Their Social Media Algorithms
By: Adam Blacker • 5/14/2025
Every major social network is organized around a feed that displays news and updates from people and entities you follow or are connected with. Some feeds will also... read more »
Wix Launches MCP Server, Bringing AI-Powered Coding to Developers on Its Platform

Wix Launches MCP Server for AI-Powered Web Building
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/13/2025
Wix expanded its developer capabilities with the launch of the Wix Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, which lets developers integrate their favorite LLMs directly... read more »
$64B in Data Center Projects Delayed by Community Pushback, With Data Center Alley at the Center

$64B in Data Center Projects Stopped Due to Community Pushback
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/13/2025
Approximately $64 billion in data center projects have been delayed or have been blocked over the past two years due to mounting community opposition, according to a... read more »
75% of IT Leaders: Tech Tariffs Will Hurt Bottom Line Through 2027

75% of IT Leaders: Tech Tariffs Will Hurt Bottom Line Through 2027
By: Joe Warnimont • 5/12/2025
With Trump’s new tariffs, IT departments across America are left to deal with the reality of tumultuous economic obstacles. I’ve watched as IT managers respond to... read more »
Opinion: I Hate to Burst Your Bubble, But Is the Hosting Industry Headed for Another Crash?

Opinion: Is the Hosting Industry Headed for Another Crash?
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/8/2025
A report by MIT shows that 80% of newly constructed data centers in China are sitting idle. Meanwhile, only 25% of companies are seeing tangible value in their AI... read more »
Who Guards the Gate? Inside the Partnership Securing the UK’s Digital Supply Chain

Inside the Partnership Securing the UK’s Digital Supply Chain
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/8/2025
Akamai Technologies and UK-based P3M Works have partnered to enhance the cybersecurity of the UK government and its defense ecosystem. This partnership is likely a... read more »
Meta Increases Data Center CapEx to $72B to Scale Faster Amid “Ongoing Trade Discussions”

Meta Increases Data Center CapEx Amid Tariff Discussions
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/7/2025
In unsurprisingly timely news, Meta announced it will increase its capital expenditures (CapEx) for its data center investments to $72 billion for 2025, up from a... read more »
Colocation America Appoints New CEO Samantha Walters to Continue Company's Nationwide Expansion

Colocation America Appoints New CEO, Samantha Walters
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/6/2025
Data center provider Colocation America announced the appointment of its new CEO, Samantha Walters, on May 1. Colocation America specializes in colocation, dedicated... read more »
Hosting Providers, You May Want to Beef Up Your Password Requirements

Providers May Want to Beef Up Their Password Requirements
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/5/2025
A new study by Cybernews found four common themes in the most exploitable passwords. And chances are, your clients are using all of them. Cybernews’ research team... read more »
Brazil to U.S.: Bring Your Data Centers, and We’ll Cut Your Taxes

Brazil: Bring Your Data Centers, and We’ll Cut Your Taxes
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/5/2025
Fernando Haddad, Brazil’s Finance Minister, is heading to Silicon Valley next week to pitch a tax incentive plan for foreign data center investors. Haddad will meet... read more »
A Conversation with Sudhir Patamsetti: Cloud WAAP, Modern API Security, and the Future of Web App Protection

A Conversation with Sudhir Patamsetti: Cloud WAAP & the Future of Web App Security
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/1/2025
Traceable by Harness unveiled its first joint product, Traceable Cloud WAAP, just weeks after its merger earlier this year. Built for the cloud, Traceable Cloud WAAP... read more »
Cloud Providers Using AWS Mail Manager Just Got a Smart New Security Add-On

Providers Using AWS Mail Manager Just Got a New Security Add-On
By: Jordan Sprogis • 5/1/2025
Cloud providers that use Amazon’s SES Mail Manager client now have a security add-on to offer customers, thanks to a new partnership between AWS and Hornetsecurity... read more »
Oracle’s Java Price Hike Hits Hosting Providers — Here’s a Tool to Help Clients Migrate

Support Java Hosting? This Tool Helps You Ditch Oracle
By: Jordan Sprogis • 4/30/2025
Azul Systems, which specializes in Java runtime solutions, launched a new solution that simplifies migration from Oracle Java. The tool is called JVM Inventory, and... read more »
Sentra Secures $100M in Funding: A Conversation with CEO Yoav Regev on Protecting AI Workflows in the Cloud

Sentra Secures $50M Series B Funding to Protect AI Workflows
By: Jordan Sprogis • 4/29/2025
Sentra has announced a $50 million Series B funding round, bringing its total venture capital raised to more than $100 million. Yoav Regev, the CEO and co-founder of... read more »
A2 Hosting Rebrands to Hosting.com in a Push to Become a Globally Trusted Web Host

A2 Hosting Just Rebranded to Hosting.com
By: Jordan Sprogis • 4/29/2025
A2 Hosting announced on April 27 that it has officially rebranded to hosting.com, following the company’s acquisition by World Host Group (WHG), bringing more... read more »
Opinion: Did U.S. Tariffs Just Push Europe Further Toward Web Hosting Independence?

Opinion: Did Tariffs Propel EU Toward Hosting Independence?
By: Jordan Sprogis • 4/28/2025
On March 14 this year, more than 100 European tech companies penned a plea to the EU. The message was clear: It’s time that Europe stops depending on foreign... read more »
Is Runtime Protection the Next Step in Securing the Software Supply Chain for Web Hosts?

Is Runtime Protection Another Key to Securing Web Hosting Platforms?
By: Jordan Sprogis • 4/24/2025
Cycode, a Complete Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform, just announced two major advancements for its users. The first is real-time, runtime... read more »
Amazon Hits Pause on International Colocation Data Center Leases, Say Wells Fargo Analysts

Amazon Pauses Data Center Leases, Says Industry Source
By: Jordan Sprogis • 4/24/2025
Wells Fargo sparked conversation this week after its analysts caught wind from “several industry sources” that AWS paused some talks about its data center leases... read more »