Articles by James Capell, B2B Editor, Web Hosting

James is a tech journalist and Buying Guide Editor at TechRadar, where he manages B2B buying guides to help businesses find the right tools, services, and solutions. With a background spanning editorial leadership, enterprise technology, and building his own ventures, he brings a commercially minded perspective to evaluating the products and platforms businesses rely on. He has covered the technology industry at senior levels across both editorial and operational roles, working closely with some of the world's leading tech companies.

Articles by: James Capell

China is spending billions on eight national datacenter hubs

By James Capell

China's east to west computing project is gaining ground as large investment is pumped into national datacenters.

Shared hosting vs WordPress hosting: Which plan should I choose?

By James Capell

Updated Confused about which of these two types of hosting you need? This will help you make what might be a difficult decision.

How to pick the best Large Language Model for your business needs? We asked an expert.

By James Capell

An interview with Gaurav Syal about the challenges and solutions for using AI in business.

Servers down after CrowdStrike update — How it happened and how to fix

By James Capell

An update to CrowdStrike Falcon sensor has caused servers to BSOD.

Alibaba unveils the network and datacenter design it uses for large language model training

By James Capell

This is what Alibaba uses for large language model training.

AI domain marketplace BrandPa acquired by HostPapa

By James Capell

HostPapa acquires AI domain marketplace BrandPa

These are the biggest challenges datacenters are facing right now — and the impact this has on business and the growth of artificial intelligence

By James Capell

Tinboat Arslanouk outlines the challenges facing data centers and businesses as AI begins to put a strain on infrastructure.

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Why the future of AI is nuclear

By James Capell

An interview with Jay Jiang Yu about why the future of AI is nuclear

Hostinger becomes the world’s fastest growing web hosting company

By James Capell

Recent growth makes Hostinger the fifth largest web hosting company worldwide.

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Innovation and revenue growth to be the focus of AI use rather than lowering costs and optimization according to business leaders (but they’re not sure how)

By James Capell

Study from TCS reveals contradictions and uncertainly in AI adoption

Hostwinds review

By James Capell

Updated A web hosting outfit with loads of products, offering good value – but there are caveats.

20i review

By James Capell

20i's excellent custom control panel and wealth of features could make this UK-based web host a top recommendation but some inaccuracies and misleading infographics make us hesitant.

Namecheap's Spaceship celebrates one year

By James Capell

Namecheap's one stop website service platform for website building and hosting celebrates its first birthday

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Unstoppable Domains joins GlobalBlock

By James Capell

GlobalBlock adds 20+ new extensions to its centralised brand protection service

Huge backdoor discovered that could compromise SSH logins on Linux

By James Capell

Updates required for Debian sid, Fedora 40, Fedora Rawhide, openSUSE Tumbleweed, and openSUSE MicroOS

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Web hosting brand Nexcess absorbed into parent company Liquid Web

By James Capell

Nexcess brand disappears as it is absorbed by web hosting giant Liquid Web in yet another round of consolidation.

A new hosting plan from DigitalOcean provides autoscaling out-of-the-box to combat traffic surges and resource waste

By James Capell

A new managed WordPress hosting plan from a cloud host that actually provides benefits of cloud.

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UK hosting firm gets £200 million investment to heat public pools with websites

By James Capell

Octopus invests millions in Deep Green to warm pools and district heat networks with heat generated from servers.

Krystal web hosting review

By James Capell

Updated Krystal Hosting is an excellent choice for eco-conscious individuals looking for a UK-based web host.

Is AI revolutionizing website building?

By Owain Williams

Explore the current application of AI in website builders and delve into real-world experiences and speculation on the future potential of AI in website building.

Web hosting company fined for misleading customers at checkout

By James Capell

Australian web host, web design, and domain name company fined $56,340 for misleading customers.

10 things I learned making my first website in 2024

By Pam Barrometro

My editor gave me the simple task of making my first website without spending any money. Here's everything I learned.

Five low-tech productivity boosters in a high-tech 2024

By James Capell

If you’re like me and have tried every productivity boosting and organization app only to feel like you’re adding to admin, try these simple analogue products to help boost productivity

Top WordPress hosting company Kinsta hit by phishing ads attack

By Sead Fadilpašić

Don't believe everything you see on Google, as some ads were leading to phishing sites.

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Honestly, I have no .love for Google’s .meme

By James Capell

Most TLDs are overpriced, annoying, and for the unimaginative

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