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Sheetz Shows What Leaving VMware Actually Looks Like

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 500 articles geared toward industry pros and newcomers alike.

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Editor: Lillian Castro

Lillian Castro

Lillian Castro, Senior Editor

Lillian Castro 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, News Manager

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.

Are You Migration-Curious? Sheetz Shows What Leaving VMware Actually Looks Like

When VMware was acquired by Broadcom in 2023 and licensing prices began soaring, some thought a mass exodus would occur. What we’ve actually seen is a slow trickle of... Read More »

6,000 Shoppers Just Rated Hosting Performance Without Even Realizing It

6,000 Shoppers Just Rated Hosting Performance Without Even Realizing It

The new commerce insights report from WooCommerce and Klaviyo may primarily track the current state of eCommerce, but its survey of 6,000 respondents also... Read More »

Akamai’s New Partner Program Puts Enterprise Security Within Reach for Hosts

Akamai’s New Partner Program Puts Enterprise Security Within Reach for Hosts

Cybersecurity leader Akamai just announced Partner Connect, a new global program that lets resellers, distributors, and service providers sell and integrate... Read More »

Few Hosts Offer AI Builders for WordPress — GoDaddy Just Became One of Them With New Site Designer

Few Hosts Offer AI for WordPress — GoDaddy Just Did

The one-sentence site generation model popularized by builders like Wix and Shopify is now arriving in the WordPress ecosystem: GoDaddy just launched Airo Site... Read More »

Namecheap Lands $1.5B Backing from CVC — Is the Real Play Hosting?

Namecheap Gets $1.5B Backing — Is the Real Play Hosting?

Global domain registrar and web host Namecheap has struck a majority stake deal with CVC Capital Partners, valuing the company at roughly $1.5 billion... Read More »

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WP Cloud Builds APM Tool to Help Hosts Stand Out on WordPress Performance

New WP Cloud APM Targets Speed and Reliability for Hosts

WP Cloud is building its own Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tool to give hosts real-time visibility into WordPress performance, Head of WP Cloud Jesse... Read More »

The Evolution of Hosting: From Providing a Platform to Helping Guarantee Client Success

Hosting Has Changed — Here’s What the Experts Say Matters Now

The elephant in the hosting room has been loud and clear as of late: Providing a platform that guarantees speed and uptime is last year’s news, and today’s is... Read More »

Hostinger Launches AI Audit, Finds AI Crawlers Hit 85% of Sites Each Day

Hostinger Launches AI Audit as AI Crawlers Hit 85% of Sites Each Day

One in three of the busiest web crawlers now belong to AI companies — and according to Hostinger, they’re hitting as many as 85% of sites daily. In response... Read More »

HostingAdvice Presents the 2025 Web Developer Choice Awards Winners for SSDs, Developers, CDNs, and SMBs

HostingAdvice Presents 2025's Next Round of Web Developer Choice Winners

HostingAdvice has officially named the second round of winners for its Web Developer Choice Awards (WDCA). The four categories in this round were: Best SSD... Read More »

WordCamp U.S. 2025: What’s Next for WordPress Hosting?

WordCamp U.S. 2025: What’s Next for WordPress Hosting?

This year’s WordCamp U.S. took over Portland, Oregon, Aug. 25-29. There, AI was at the top of most attendees’ and providers’ minds — not only in terms of new... Read More »

WordCamp U.S. 2025: How Does AI Fit Into WordPress's Core?

WCUS 2025: How AI Fits Into WordPress

WordCamp U.S. (WCUS) 2025 made one thing clear for the hosting world: AI has moved from hype to implementation. From Hostinger to WP Engine, hosting leaders at... Read More »

Here’s Where Hosting Providers Are Investing — And What They’re Putting Off — For Now

Here's Where Hosts Are Investing (And Putting Off — For Now)

A recent global UpCloud survey shows hosting providers are investing in four main sectors while cutting back on two others. The results are unsurprising: Most... Read More »

Exclusive: Kinsta Appoints Jon Penland CEO and Matt Reid CMO Amid Hosting Market Shifts

Kinsta Names New CEO, CMO for Oncoming AI Era

Jon Penland has been named the new chief executive officer at managed WordPress provider, Kinsta. Although fresh to the CEO role, Penland is not a new face at... Read More »