About the Author

Lynn Cadet is a seasoned technology writer with extensive experience covering web hosting, software platforms, and IT infrastructure. At HostingAdvice.com, she has authored more than 300 articles analyzing everything from server architecture and cloud performance to cybersecurity, SaaS innovations, and developer-driven tools. She also conducts hands-on testing of web hosts, evaluating performance, usability, and reliability, to produce thorough, data-driven reviews. A graduate of the University of Florida, Lynn’s reporting and editorial work can also be found across multiple online publications.

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39% of People Would Support a Local Data Center if it Brought More Jobs

39% of People Would Support a Local Data Center if it Brought More Jobs

By: Lynn Cadet • 6/1/2026
As talks around data centers and AI heat up in the U.S., the average American is also speaking out about these megacomplexes of power, with some even taking to the... read more »
The Best and Worst Small Cities for Tech Job Seekers

The Best and Worst Small Cities for Tech Job Seekers

By: Lynn Cadet • 5/19/2026
The tech industry has seen major job-market shakeups in the last few years, with mass layoffs rocking top companies, including Meta and Amazon. Yet despite the... read more »
77% of Consumers Start on Business Websites — But Gen Z Is Driving a Shift to Social Media

77% of Consumers Start on Business Websites, But Gen Z Is Shifting to Social

By: Lynn Cadet • 4/27/2026
How people interact with technology is constantly evolving. Take the eCommerce space. The industry began with humble website design and has since transformed to... read more »
The Best and Worst States for Launching an Online Business

Best and Worst States for Launching an Online Business

By: Lynn Cadet • 4/22/2026
Launching a business can be an intimidating task for anyone, whether you’re a seasoned pro like Mark Cuban or a first-timer like one of those Shark Tank contestants... read more »
The Best and Worst 5 Small U.S. Cities for Remote Workers

Best and Worst Small U.S. Cities for Remote Workers

By: Lynn Cadet • 4/8/2026
Roughly 1 in 5 Americans worked from home in 2025, a sharp increase from pre-pandemic levels. For many Americans, remote work offers several benefits, including... read more »
The Best and Worst 5 Small Cities for Internet Access and Affordability in 2026

The Best and Worst Small Cities for Internet Access and Affordability in 2026

By: Lynn Cadet • 3/19/2026
The internet is the backbone of our society, powering much of our daily lives. Yet, for millions of Americans, unreliable internet access is a common reality. A 2026... read more »
Businesses Thrive While Residents Struggle: Survey Reveals a Two-Tier Internet System in the U.S.

Survey Reveals a Two-Tier Internet System in the U.S.

By: Lynn Cadet • 2/26/2026
The internet service industry has had its fair share of challenges over the years. Yet despite complaints of outages and lack of competition, internet service... read more »
92% of Business Owners Think AI Chatbots Improve Customer Service; Their Customers Say Otherwise

92% of Business Owners Praise AI Customer Support — Customers Disagree

By: Lynn Cadet • 2/10/2026
Millions of businesses worldwide have turned to AI models to improve operations, boost efficiency, and reduce costs. Among their primary investments? AI chatbots... read more »
28% of Businesses Say They Wouldn’t Survive 48 Hours Without a Website

28% of Businesses Say They Wouldn’t Survive 48 Hours Without a Website

By: Lynn Cadet • 2/3/2026
In today’s digital age, a website isn’t just an option; it’s a necessity. And for modern businesses, how their websites perform carries more weight than ever — so... read more »
Vector Databases Quietly Hit Majority Adoption in AI Engineering

Vector Databases Quietly Hit Majority Adoption in AI Engineering

By: Lynn Cadet • 9/23/2025
Survey Methodology: This survey was conducted in August 2025 among 300 U.S.-based engineers with at least three years of experience. Respondents held roles in Data... read more »
From Locked Out to Lift-Off: 90% of Orgs Embrace Neoclouds to Escape GPU Gridlock

90% of Orgs Embrace Neoclouds to Escape GPU Gridlock

By: Joe Warnimont • 8/20/2025
Survey Methodology: This survey was conducted in July 2025 among 350 U.S.-based Directors and Senior Managers. Respondents held roles in Data Engineering, Platform... read more »
52% of Americans Would Pay for Ad-Free Browsing

52% of Americans Would Pay for Ad-free Browsing

By: Lynn Cadet • 8/12/2025
You’re watching your favorite content creator on social media when you’re hit with not one, or two, but three ads within a 10-minute span. For some, this is just... read more »
Survey: 3 out of 4 Americans Prefer Mobile Websites Over Dedicated Apps

3 out of 4 Americans Prefer Mobile Websites Over Dedicated Apps

By: Lynn Cadet • 7/22/2025
There’s an app for that… but does there need to be? We’ve all been there before. We fire up our mobile browser, type in a search, click a promising link, only to be... read more »
Green in Theory, Gray in Practice: Only 41% of IT Leaders Prioritize Sustainable Storage

Survey: Only 41% of IT Leaders Prioritize Sustainable Storage

By: Lynn Cadet • 7/14/2025
Sustainability may dominate boardroom presentations, but when it comes to making decisions about data storage infrastructure, most IT leaders are still prioritizing... read more »
66% of People Say They Avoid Businesses With Ugly Websites

Survey: 66% of People Say They Avoid Businesses With Ugly Websites

By: Lynn Cadet • 6/24/2025
First impressions are everything, and in today’s digital world, a business’s first impression is often its website. A website sets up the brand’s perception and is... 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 »
73% of IT Leaders Are Leveraging Two or More ‘Alt’ Cloud Providers

73% of IT Leaders Are Leveraging Two or More ‘Alt’ Cloud Providers

By: Joe Warnimont • 5/27/2025
Over the years of covering the world of technology, I’ve preached about the perils of putting all your digital eggs into one basket, particularly when it comes to... read more »
76% Want Control Over Social Feeds—Not Algorithm Guesswork

76% Want Control Over Social Feeds—Not Algorithm Guesswork

By: Lynn Cadet • 5/14/2025
It turns out, people prefer their social media to have features that lesser-known “decentralized” social networks, like Bluesky and Mastodon, have. HostingAdvice... 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 »
What Is DevOps? How It Speeds Up Development (and Saves You Headaches)

How DevOps Speeds Up Development

By: Sead Fadilpasic • 4/14/2025
I admit — I had no idea there was (and still is) a fair bit of confusion surrounding the exact definition and implementation of DevOps. In its very essence, DevOps... read more »
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