Media Temple Explained

Media Temple, Inc.
Type:Subsidiary
Founder:Thomas Anthony
Demian Sellfors
John Carey
Defunct:2023
Area Served:Worldwide
Key People:Lou Kikos, General Manager
Services:Website hosting
Cloud hosting
Num Employees:200+ (2017)
Parent:GoDaddy
Foundation:1998
Location City:Los Angeles, California
Location Country:United States
Subsid:Virb
Homepage:www.mediatemple.net

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 is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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

In 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]

In August 2011, Webtrends acquired Reinvigorate, a portfolio company of Media Temple Ventures, Media Temple’s investment arm.[14] Reinvigorate produces web-based real-time data analytics tools.[14]

Media Temple appointed Russell P. Reeder its president and chief operating officer in March 2012.[4] [15] 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.[16]

In June 2013, Media Temple launched CloudTech, a premium 24/7 support service provided by engineers, and upgraded its managed VPS hosting platform.[17]

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GoDaddy acquires Media Temple to better serve Web developers. Phoenix Business Journal. Hayley Ringle. Oct 15, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  2. Web site: After rocky start, administration says Obamacare site has improved. CBS News. Stephanie Condon. Oct 7, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  3. Web site: Software, Design Defects Cripple Health-Care Website. The Wall Street Journal. CHRISTOPHER WEAVER. SHIRA OVIDE. LOUISE RADNOFSKY. Oct 6, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  4. Web site: Media Temple adds new COO, CTO. Los Angeles Business Journal. Jun 13, 2012. Nov 11, 2013.
  5. Web site: GoDaddy Scoops Up Culver City's Media Temple. Natalie Jarvey. Los Angeles Business Journal. Oct 15, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  6. Web site: Hosting Company Media Temple Is Bought by GoDaddy. Small Business Trends. Anita Campbell. Oct 16, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  7. Web site: GoDaddy Buys Media Temple To Build Up Its Business With Web Professionals. TechCrunch. Ingrid Lunden. Oct 15, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  8. Web site: GoDaddy CEO: We bought Media Temple to 'win the hearts and minds of developers'. Venture Beat. Christina Farr. Oct 15, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  9. Web site: Web Hosting Service MediaTemple was Acquired by GoDaddy. HostUCan. Niko Hoo. Oct 15, 2013. Oct 16, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302031649/http://tutorials.hostucan.net/web-hosting-service-mediatemple-was-acquired-by-godaddy/. 2014-03-02.
  10. Web site: Palumbo . Joseph . 2022-12-05 . A New Chapter For Media Temple . 2022-12-07 . The Media Temple Blog . en-US.
  11. Web site: Media Temple Appoints New CEO. Web Hosting Industry Review. Apr 4, 2003. Nov 11, 2013.
  12. Web site: Media Temple Crushes Shared Hosting. Michael Arrington. TechCrunch. Oct 17, 2006. Nov 11, 2013.
  13. Web site: Media Temple Answers Slow Site Prayers. Website Magazine. Allison Howen. Aug 14, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  14. Web site: Webtrends Buys Media Temple-Backed Realtime Analytics Firm Reinvigorate. TechCrunch. Robin Wauters. Aug 8, 2011. Nov 11, 2013.
  15. Web site: Web Host Media Temple Names President and COO, CTO. Web Host Industry Review. Nicole Henderson. Jun 13, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  16. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/former-media-temple-president-russ-reeder-joins-civic-engagement-app-icitizen-ceo Former Media Temple President Russ Reeder Joins Civic Engagement App iCitizen as CEO
  17. Web site: HostingCon 2013: Media Temple Updates Managed VPS Hosting, Launches CloudTech Support. Web Host Industry Review. Nicole Henderson. Jun 18, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  18. Web site: Obamacare website glitches caused by software shortcomings, official says. CNN. Adam Aigner-Treworgy. Oct 8, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  19. Web site: HHS scrambles to fix glitches in insurance exchange roll out. Federal Times. ANDY MEDICI. Oct 13, 2013. Nov 11, 2013.
  20. https://venturebeat.com/2013/10/15/godaddy-ceo-we-bought-media-temple-to-win-the-hearts-and-minds-of-developers/ GoDaddy CEO: We bought Media Temple to 'win the hearts and minds of developers'
  21. https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/04/media-temple-launches-managed-wordpress-hosting-service Media Temple Launches Managed WordPress Hosting Service
  22. https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/09/media-temple-expands-its-wordpress-hosting-features-with-backup-service-and-git-integration Media Temple Expands Its WordPress Hosting Features With Backup Service And Git Integration
  23. https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/25/media-temple-expands-its-wordpress-hosting-service Media Temple Expands Its WordPress Hosting Service
  24. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/media-temple-launches-google-apps-work Media Temple Launches Google Apps for Work
  25. https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/07/media-temple-launches-managed-cloud-hosting-solution-for-aws/ Media Temple Launches Managed Cloud Hosting Solution For AWS
  26. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/media-temple-names-tech-veteran-rod-stoddard-president Media Temple Names Tech Veteran Rod Stoddard President
  27. http://www.socaltech.com/media_temple_unveils_new_shared_hosting_offering/s-0062411.html
  28. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/media-temple-updates-and-expands-grid-managed-shared-hosting-platform
  29. https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/17/media-temple-launches-new-enterprise-wordpress-solution-hosted-on-aws/
  30. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/media-temple-unveils-new-managed-wordpress-plans-for-enterprises-agencies
  31. http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2016/05/18/enterprise-support-for-wordpress-with-media-temple.aspx
  32. http://socaltech.com/media_temple_launches_new_wordpress_hosting_option/s-0065407.html
  33. http://www.fiercecontentmanagement.com/story/media-temple-launches-enterprise-wordpress-hosted-aws/2016-05-18

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