Media Temple
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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 served as a provider of website hosting and cloud hosting solutions, primarily catering to web designers, developers, and creative agencies. Established in 1998 by founders Thomas Anthony, Demian Sellfors, and John Carey, the company was based in Los Angeles, California.
In October 2013, Media Temple was acquired by GoDaddy, a strategic move aimed at broadening GoDaddy’s reach within the professional web services sector. Although both companies continued to operate independently for several years, Media Temple’s offerings were fully merged into GoDaddy’s platform by February 2023, leading to the discontinuation of the Media Temple brand.
History
Demian Sellfors assumed the role of CEO at Media Temple in 2003. Prior to this, he had established Intergress Technologies in 1998, which merged with Media Temple in 1999, with the latter name being retained post-merger.
The company introduced the Grid in 2006, a public cloud platform that hosted websites across multiple clustered servers instead of relying on a single machine. This service underwent an upgrade in August 2013 to enhance its overall performance.
In August 2011, Webtrends acquired Reinvigorate, a real-time analytics firm previously invested in by Media Temple Ventures, the company’s venture capital division.
Russell P. Reeder joined as president and COO in March 2012. Before joining Media Temple, he led LibreDigital until its acquisition by RR Donnelley. Reeder departed in April 2015 to become CEO of iCitizen, an app focused on civic engagement.
June 2013 marked the launch of CloudTech by Media Temple—a premium support service providing round-the-clock access to engineers—and the enhancement of its managed VPS hosting platform.
In October 2013, Media Temple conducted an analysis of the healthcare.gov portal for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, uncovering significant code inefficiencies and design issues that impacted performance under heavy traffic.
On October 15, 2013, GoDaddy completed its acquisition of Media Temple; however, both brands maintained separate operations until early 2023.
Media Temple expanded its offerings with managed WordPress hosting in March 2014. By May that year, additional features were introduced, followed by four tailored plans released in February 2015 to strengthen its WordPress services.
In December 2014, Media Temple became a member of the Google for Work Partner Program, enabling it to resell and support Google Apps for Work.
By July 2015, the company achieved AWS Advanced Consulting Partner status and launched managed cloud hosting solutions utilizing AWS infrastructure. Rod Stoddard was appointed president during this period.
The Grid shared hosting product underwent a significant update in October 2015, relaunching as a software-driven platform designed for improved speed and user experience.
May 2016 saw the rollout of an enterprise-level WordPress solution powered by AWS, aimed at agencies and larger organizations requiring scalable hosting with enhanced support.
On December 5, 2022, it was announced that all Media Temple accounts would be migrated to GoDaddy accounts beginning February 2023, officially retiring the Media Temple brand.
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- Internet technology companies of the United States
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- 2013 mergers and acquisitions
- 1998 establishments in California
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- GoDaddy
- American companies established in 1998
- Companies of the United States by year of establishment