Two server cabinets joined by a purple connector clamp, representing a hosting company merger.
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Hosting Mergers: A Customer Checklist

6 December 2025

A hosting acquisition need not trigger an immediate move. Compare written commitments, confirm infrastructure changes, test independent backups and prepare a migration plan if your requirements are no longer met.

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ICANN 2026 gTLD Rules: Brands and Domain Strategy

4 December 2025

Understand the 2026 gTLD framework as known on 4 December 2025. Separate adopted application rules, brand eligibility and RSP duties from practical decisions for your existing domain portfolio.

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What?

Datacenter Sustainability: From Facilities to Hosting

28 November 2025

Connect facility efficiency with everyday hosting decisions. Learn how PUE, water use, electricity sourcing, hardware reuse and workload sizing inform sustainability without overlooking reliability.

A server, router and purple network cables representing IPv6 adoption across hosting infrastructure.
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Accelerating IPv6 Adoption Across Hosting Environments

28 November 2025

Build a phased IPv6 roadmap for hosted infrastructure: inventory dependencies, plan addressing, pilot dual-stack access, and align security and monitoring before expanding coverage.

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VPS Containerization: Docker, K3s and Operations

Compare single-VPS Docker Compose stacks with small Kubernetes clusters, and learn how security, storage, monitoring and recovery shape a container platform.

28 November 2025

IPv6 Adoption: Hosting, DNS and Server Planning

IPv6 adoption affects hosting decisions differently across audiences and networks. Learn how to assess connectivity, prepare DNS and security, and plan a staged dual-stack rollout.

23 November 2025

Cloudflare DNS vs Hosting DNS: How to Choose the Best Nameserver Strategy

Pointing a domain to the right place sounds simple: update the nameservers and you are done. But once you add Cloudflare into the mix, plus your hosting provider’s DNS, email routing, CDNs, and SSL automation, the choice of where your DNS actually lives becomes a real architecture decision. At dchost.com we see the same question…

22 November 2025

Hosting Sustainability: Assessing Provider Evidence

Compare provider energy, water and hardware claims using the same site, period and method. Build an evidence record and identify when missing data leaves a decision conditional.

20 November 2025

Global IPv6 Adoption Surpasses 40%: What It Really Means for Your Infrastructure

Global IPv6 adoption has quietly passed the 40% mark, and this is not just an interesting statistic for network engineers. It is a clear signal that the way we design, host, and scale online services is changing for good. If you run websites, SaaS platforms, APIs, or email infrastructure, this milestone directly affects performance, reliability,…

20 November 2025

Why Cyber Threats Rise: A 30-Day Hosting Security Plan

Automation, criminal marketplaces and expanding attack surfaces expose hosting environments to abuse. Build layered defenses with a 30-day plan covering access, patching, DNS, backups and monitoring.

19 November 2025
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