Heart Internet Explained

Heart Internet is a web hosting company based in Nottingham, England selling domain names, shared hosting, reseller hosting and servers. It has been a subsidiary of UK based hosting and domain registration company Host Europe Group since 2011. Heart Internet is the 2nd largest web-host in the UK for websites hosted.^[1]

History

Heart Internet was founded by Tim Brealey and Jonathan Brealey in 2004. Since its launch, Heart Internet has added a range of new products to their offering, including:

• Linux and Windows Dedicated Servers – 2008^[2]
• Windows reseller hosting – 2009^[3]
• API made available to reseller services – 2009^[4]
• Virtual private servers (VPS) – 2011^[5]
• Hybrid servers – 2012^[6]
• Cloud hosting – 2013^[7]

In 2011 the company was acquired by UK based hosting and domain registration company Host Europe plc (HEG).^[8] HEG was bought by US based hosting company GoDaddy in 2017.^[9] In April 2024 Heart Internet was bought by Your.Online for an undisclosed amount.^[10]

External links

• Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top Hosting Companies in United Kingdom. dead. 2019-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190227182154/https://trends.builtwith.com/hosting/uk-hosting/country/United-Kingdom. 2019-02-27.
2. Web site: Dedicated Servers . Heart Internet . September 12, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140122160157/http://www.heartinternet.co.uk/blog/article/dedicated-servers . January 22, 2014 .
3. Web site: Windows Reseller Hosting . 14 January 2009 . WHTop.com . January 14, 2009.
4. Heart Internet Launches Reseller Hosting API . Findmyhost.com . July 22, 2009.
5. Web site: Brand New VPS Available Now! . Heart Internet . November 9, 2011.
6. Web site: Heart Internet Introduces Hybrid Servers to UK Hosting Market . https://web.archive.org/web/20121112060723/http://uk.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb9962564.htm . dead . 12 November 2012 . PRWeb . October 2, 2012.
7. Web site: Faster, better, stronger – Cloud Hosting has arrived . Heart Internet . November 5, 2013.
8. Web site: Host Europe Group Acquires Hosting Provider Heart Internet . August 22, 2011 . growthbusiness.
9. Web site: Welcome to HEG - Inspiring Next Generation Businesses. HEG. en-GB. 2019-02-27.
10. Web site: April 2024 . A New Era for Heart Internet, joining Your.Online . your.online.