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HostingAdvice isn't just the authority on web hosting — we enthusiastically cover all things tech. The industry's best and brightest experts weigh in on our survey results and share unique insights with our readers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 remains... 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

Millions of businesses worldwide have turned to AI models to improve operations, boost efficiency, and reduce costs. Among their primary investments? AI chatbots. For... 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

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 much... Read More »

Vector Databases Quietly Hit Majority Adoption in AI Engineering

Vector Databases Quietly Hit Majority Adoption in AI Engineering

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

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

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 »

7 Out of 10 Developers Admit Industry Hype Drove Their Migrations

7 Out of 10 Developers Admit Industry Hype Drove Their Migrations

Methodology: This survey was conducted in July 2025 among 500 U.S.-based software developers with at least five years of experience. These respondents have been on at... 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

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

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

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 »

Cybersecurity Tops the List of Hardest Roles to Fill in 2025, Survey Finds

Survey: Tech Leads Say Cybersecurity is the Hardest Role to Fill

After surveying 500 IT decision-makers in the US about IT industry staffing, I figured I would see the same results as years past: companies fighting over one limited... 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

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

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 the... Read More »

76% Want Control Over Social Feeds—Not Algorithm Guesswork

76% Want Control Over Social Feeds—Not Algorithm Guesswork

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

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 »

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The HostingAdvice team of experts has decades of collective industry experience and is made up of tech enthusiasts of all backgrounds. From web hosting to cybersecurity and web development to artificial intelligence — our experts have the latest scoop on everything.

Christian de Looper
Christian de Looper

Technology Expert

Tim Keary
Tim Keary

AI & Security Expert

Britain Simons
Britain Simons

Marketing Editor

Ryan Frankel
Ryan Frankel

Hardware & Software Expert

Cristian Lopez
Cristian Lopez

News Manager

PJ Fancher
PJ Fancher

Coding & WP Expert

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