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The Real EIG HostGator Deal Valuation

September 26th, 2013

September 26, 2013 — This is the second time in a month I have written about the press being far off on deal estimates and valuations. Last year, the media reported that Endurance International Group (EIG) purchased HostGator for $225 million. At that time I wrote a blog stating my numbers were at least 20 percent greater, adding some $50 million. Keep on reading: The Real EIG HostGator Deal Valuation

451 Research Summit: Building A Digital Infrastructure Playbook

September 26th, 2013

September 26, 2013 — What are the key ingredients in the “playbook” for success for hosting service providers? That was the key question at this week’s Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit, where 451 Research outlined its vision for a portfolio approach to drive data center transformation. Keep on reading: 451 Research Summit: Building A Digital Infrastructure Playbook

Photoshop special: Yasiel Puig celebrates at O.co Coliseum

September 23rd, 2013

What happens when two of the biggest stories in baseball over the past week are mashed together in one glorious photoshop? Behold. Puig celebrating in Oakland pic.twitter.com/VTECJI9NOH — nick pants (@n1ck_pants) September 21, 2013 Of course the stories being parodied … Continue reading →

Adobe Creative Cloud: drilling down the subscriber numbers

September 23rd, 2013

Adobe has signed up one million users for Creative Cloud, but as our charts show, it's earning less money than it was