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GARA Web Hosting company history timeline

2006

2006 – Cloud HostingAmazon Web Services is launched.

2007

2007 – Hostway acquires Affinity Internet and all of its affiliated hosting brands, such as ValueWeb, Gate.com, and BigStep.com.[xlviii]

2008

2008 – Google Cloud Platform is Launched:Google launches App Engine, which is developed further over the decade and renamed Google Cloud Platform[xlix]. Google Cloud Platform gives users access to cloud hosting on one of the largest networks in the world.

2008 – Rackspace Acquires Smaller Hosting CompaniesRackspace acquires cloud storage company Jungle Disk and the VPS provider SliceHost.[l]

2009

2009 brought the launch of cloud-based Apps from Google, allowing users to store powerful utilities in their free Gmail accounts.

2010

While they were available in the previous decade, they started to gain popularity with small businesses and enterprises from 2010 onwards.

2011

2011 – Web.com acquires Network Solutions.[liii]

By 2011, some of the doubters were starting to see the benefits of the ease of access and sharing of the public cloud.

2013

A total of 21 new TLDs were launched by the end of 2013.

2014

2014 – FCC Considers New Rules for Net NeutralityControversy erupts as the Federal Communications Commission announced plans to allow broadband ISPs to give faster connection speeds to certain companies or customers willing to pay a higher price.

2014 – The number of websites with unique hostnames passed one billion

2018

2018 – 1&1 Internet merges with cloud computing company ProfitBricks and changes their brand name to 1&1 IONOS.[lx]

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