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AI in Hosting Support Might Be Driving Customers Away

Jordan Sprogis

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Jordan Sprogis

Jordan Sprogis, Contributing Expert

Jordan Sprogis is a creative writer and tech researcher who has been working on online content for the better part of a decade. She holds a bachelor's degree in professional writing from Western Connecticut State University and has devoted much of her career to crafting content for various web verticals, including CyberSpyder and The Echo. Since joining HostingAdvice, Jordan has combined her storytelling ability with her fascination for advancements in technology to pen over 200 articles geared toward industry pros and newcomers alike.

Lillian Castro

Editor: Lillian Castro

Lillian Castro

Lillian Castro, Senior Editor

Lillian brings more than 30 years of editing and journalism experience to our team. She has written and edited for major news organizations, including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the New York Times, and she previously served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Florida. Today, she edits HostingAdvice content for clarity, accuracy, and reader engagement.

Cristian Lopez

Reviewer: Cristian Lopez

Cristian Lopez

Cristian Lopez, Contributing Expert

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.

AI in Hosting Support Is Booming — But It Might Be Driving Customers Away

According to Hostinger’s 2025 AI report, 42% of businesses currently use chatbots for customer engagement and predictive analytics. But as more hosting providers turn to... Read More »

Wix Debuts First GEO Tool, and Web Hosts Should Pay Attention

Wix Debuts First GEO Tool — and Web Hosts Should Pay Attention

Wix launched what it says is the industry’s first built-in tool to track and improve how client websites appear in generative AI search results. The feature... Read More »

AI Builders Are Booming, But DreamHost Is Giving Away Human-Made Sites for Free

DreamHost Is Giving Away Human-Made Sites for Free

DreamHost recently announced it’s now giving new customers a fully built WordPress site, handcrafted entirely by humans, with every newly purchased hosting... Read More »

Static Hosting Makes a Comeback: JAMstack, Edge, and Serverless Fuel 19% Market Growth

Static Hosting Makes a Comeback with 19% Market Growth

Static hosting is officially making a comeback: According to a report by Research and Markets, the global static hosting services market is projected to grow at... Read More »

Opinion: Small Players Are Dying, and Web Hosts Are Racing to Support Them

Indie Agencies Are Dying, and Web Hosts Are Racing to Support Them

An influx of hosting giants have eagerly been releasing dedicated agency programs as of late that are a step up from traditional reseller packages, offering... Read More »

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Goodbye, Freeloaders: Cloudflare Changed How AI Scraping Works So Hosts Can Finally Push Back

Cloudflare Just Changed How AI Scraping Works So Hosts Can Finally Push Back

Cloudflare recently began automatically blocking AI crawlers across its network. It has also introduced a new pay-per-crawl feature (in beta) that lets site... Read More »

U.S. Arrests ‘Bulletproof Host’ Operators Tied to Ransomware, Dark Web, and Disinformation

U.S. Arrests ‘Bulletproof Host’ Operators Tied to Ransomware, Dark Web, and Disinformation

The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently penalized Russian hosting company Aeza Group for providing infrastructure to cybercriminals that ran ransomware... Read More »

WP Engine vs. Automattic Lawsuit Could Reshape WordPress Hosting

WP Engine vs. Automattic: Lawsuit Could Reshape WordPress Hosting

A dispute that began over alleged misuse of WordPress branding has since evolved into a broader debate about how the open-source platform operates, who profits... Read More »

Wix Adds Alibaba Access for 287M Users Across 200+ Countries, Tightening Its Grip on SMB Market

Wix Adds Alibaba Access for 287M Users, Tightens Grip on SMB Market

Wix officially announced a strategic partnership this week with the world’s largest B2B wholesale marketplace, Alibaba.com. Now, 287 million of Wix’s digital... Read More »

Model Context Protocol Is Coming for Your Hosting Stack

Model Context Protocol Is Coming for Your Hosting Stack

Several hosts and builders have recently released their versions of Model Context Protocol (MCP) to integrate agentic AI into their core infrastructure. It’s a... Read More »

Divio’s All-in-One Cloud Platform Brings Simplicity to Docker-Based App Development

Divio Simplifies Docker with All-in-One Cloud Platform

The cloud isn’t just about hosting anymore. With containerization and automation working side by side, platforms like Divio are helping revolutionize... Read More »

VPS Hosting Market to Hit $19B by 2030, Driven by SMB Growth and Performance Needs

VPS Surge Driven by SMBs; Will Hit $19B by 2030

A new report by Research and Markets shows that the global VPS hosting market is projected to reach $19 billion by 2030, which is more than double its current... Read More »

Web Hosts Will Have to Charge a 3% or 6% Tax for Maryland Clients on July 1

Maryland Hosts Will Have to Charge Up to 6% Tax Soon

Starting July 1, 2025, Maryland will impose a 3% sales and use tax on digital and IT services, including cloud hosting, data processing, SaaS, and software... Read More »

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