Media Temple was a website hosting and cloud hosting provider, which focused on web designers, developers and creative agencies.[1][2][3][4] The company was founded in 1998 by Thomas Anthony, Demian Sellfors and John Carey.[5][6] It was headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Thomas Anthony Demian Sellfors John Carey |
| Defunct | 2023 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Lou Kikos, General Manager |
| Services | Website hosting Cloud hosting |
Number of employees | 200+ (2017) |
| Parent | GoDaddy |
| Subsidiaries | Virb |
| Website | www.mediatemple.net |
Media Temple was acquired by GoDaddy in October 2013,[7][8][9] but the two brands operated separately until February 2023, when the Media Temple brand was retired and its services were merged into GoDaddy.[10]
History
editIn 2003, Demian Sellfors became Media Temple CEO.[11] Sellfors founded Intergress Technologies, a digital business service provider in 1998. Intergress Technologies merged with one of its customers, Media Temple, in 1999.[11] The new company maintained the Media Temple name.[11]
Media Temple released the Grid, a public cloud service that manages user websites across multiple clustered servers rather than a single server, in 2006.[12] The Grid was updated in August 2013.[13][14]
In August 2011, Webtrends acquired Reinvigorate, a portfolio company of Media Temple Ventures, Media Temple’s investment arm.[15] Reinvigorate produces web-based real-time data analytics tools.[15]
Media Temple appointed Russell P. Reeder its president and chief operating officer in March 2012.[4][16] Reeder was president and CEO of LibreDigital prior to RR Donnelley’s acquisition of the digital publishing company in 2011.[4] He left Media Temple in April 2015 to join iCitizen, a civic engagement app based in Nashville.[17]
In June 2013, Media Temple launched CloudTech, a premium 24/7 support service provided by engineers, and upgraded its managed VPS hosting platform.[14]
In October 2013, the Wall Street Journal asked Media Temple to examine the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ healthcare.gov web portal.[2][3][18][19] Media Temple found website code that served no apparent purpose and that the designers of healthcare.gov “failed to follow basic protocols for high-traffic sites.”[3][18]
On October 15, 2013, Media Temple was acquired by GoDaddy[7][8][9] with both companies operating separately until early 2023.[20]
In March 2014, Media Temple unveiled a new managed WordPress hosting product,[21] which the company further expanded in May 2014.[22] In February 2015, Media Temple's managed WordPress offering evolved into a full-featured solution with four new customized plans.[23]
In December 2014, the web hosting company joined Google for Work Partner Program to resell and support Google Apps for Work.[24]
In July 2015, Media Temple joined the AWS Advanced Consulting Partner Program and launched new managed cloud hosting services for AWS.[25] That same month, Rod Stoddard joined the company as its new president.[26]
In October 2015, the company refreshed its shared hosting product, Grid, and relaunched it as a software-managed solution with enhanced ease-of-use and speed.[27][28]
In May 2016, Media Temple unveiled a new enterprise-grade WordPress offering powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS).[29][30][31][32][33]
On December 5, 2022, it was announced that, beginning in February 2023, all Media Temple accounts would become GoDaddy accounts, thus retiring the Media Temple brand.[10]
References
edit- ^ Hayley Ringle (Oct 15, 2013). "GoDaddy acquires Media Temple to better serve Web developers". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Stephanie Condon (Oct 7, 2013). "After rocky start, administration says Obamacare site has improved". CBS News. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ a b c CHRISTOPHER WEAVER; SHIRA OVIDE; LOUISE RADNOFSKY (Oct 6, 2013). "Software, Design Defects Cripple Health-Care Website". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Media Temple adds new COO, CTO". Los Angeles Business Journal. Jun 13, 2012. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ Natalie Jarvey (Oct 15, 2013). "GoDaddy Scoops Up Culver City's Media Temple". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ Anita Campbell (Oct 16, 2013). "Hosting Company Media Temple Is Bought by GoDaddy". Small Business Trends. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Ingrid Lunden (Oct 15, 2013). "GoDaddy Buys Media Temple To Build Up Its Business With Web Professionals". TechCrunch. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Christina Farr (Oct 15, 2013). "GoDaddy CEO: We bought Media Temple to 'win the hearts and minds of developers'". Venture Beat. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Niko Hoo (Oct 15, 2013). "Web Hosting Service MediaTemple was Acquired by GoDaddy". HostUCan. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved Oct 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Palumbo, Joseph (2022-12-05). "A New Chapter For Media Temple". The Media Temple Blog. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ a b c "Media Temple Appoints New CEO". Web Hosting Industry Review. Apr 4, 2003. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ Michael Arrington (Oct 17, 2006). "Media Temple Crushes Shared Hosting". TechCrunch. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ Allison Howen (Aug 14, 2013). "Media Temple Answers Slow Site Prayers". Website Magazine. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Nicole Henderson (Jun 18, 2013). "HostingCon 2013: Media Temple Updates Managed VPS Hosting, Launches CloudTech Support". Web Host Industry Review. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Robin Wauters (Aug 8, 2011). "Webtrends Buys Media Temple-Backed Realtime Analytics Firm Reinvigorate". TechCrunch. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ Nicole Henderson (Jun 13, 2013). "Web Host Media Temple Names President and COO, CTO". Web Host Industry Review. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ Former Media Temple President Russ Reeder Joins Civic Engagement App iCitizen as CEO, Web Hosting Industry Review, Nicole Henderson, April 24, 2015
- ^ a b Adam Aigner-Treworgy (Oct 8, 2013). "Obamacare website glitches caused by software shortcomings, official says". CNN. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ ANDY MEDICI (Oct 13, 2013). "HHS scrambles to fix glitches in insurance exchange roll out". Federal Times. Retrieved Nov 11, 2013.
- ^ GoDaddy CEO: We bought Media Temple to 'win the hearts and minds of developers', VentureBeat, Christina, Oct 15, 2013
- ^ Media Temple Launches Managed WordPress Hosting Service, TechCrunch, Frederic Lardinois, March 4, 2014
- ^ Media Temple Expands Its WordPress Hosting Features With Backup Service And Git Integration, TechCrunch, Frederic Lardinois, May 9, 2014
- ^ Media Temple Expands Its WordPress Hosting Service, TechCrunch, Frederic Lardinois, Feb 25, 2015
- ^ Media Temple Launches Google Apps for Work, Web Host Industry Review, Nicole Henderson, Dec 3, 2014
- ^ Media Temple Launches Managed Cloud Hosting Solution For AWS, TechCrunch, Frederic Lardinois, July 7, 2015
- ^ Media Temple Names Tech Veteran Rod Stoddard President, Web Hosting Industry Review, Nicole Henderson, July 27, 2015
- ^ [1], socalTECH, Ben Kuo, October 15, 2015
- ^ [2], Web Hosting Industry Review, Chris Burt, October 19, 2015
- ^ [3], TechCrunch, Frederic Lardinois, May 17, 2016
- ^ [4], Web Hosting Industry Review, Chris Burt, April 17, 2016
- ^ [5], Website Magazine, Pete Prestipino, April 18, 2016
- ^ [6], socalTECH, Ben Kuo, April 18, 2016
- ^ [7], Fierce CIO, April 18, 2016