Web Wiz Network Status and Announcements
Secigo PositiveSSL Certificates: Upcoming Changes from March 202608 January 2026, in Shared Web Hosting, Hyper-V Cloud Servers, Dedicated ServersAs global standards from Google and Apple push for shorter SSL certificate lifespans starting from March 2026 (moving toward 30-day cycles), we are modernising our SSL infrastructure to ensure your sites stay secure without the risk of manual expiry. Because certificates will soon expire every few weeks rather than once a year, manual renewals are no longer a safe or viable option. To protect your uptime, we are moving to fully automated systems. 1. Shared Web Hosting Customers The Plan: Transitioning to Let’s Encrypt Automation Starting in March 2026, we will begin migrating all shared hosting accounts to Let’s Encrypt certificates.
2. Dedicated Web Hosting, Hyper-V Cloud Servers, Dedicated Server Customers The Plan: Professional ACME Management & Monitoring Dedicated environments require specialised handling to meet the new 30-day industry requirements. We are implementing an ACME (Automated Certificate Management Environment) Client on your server.
Why is this happening now? Manual renewals are becoming a thing of the past. With certificates expiring every few weeks rather than once a year, automation is the only way to prevent your website from showing "Insecure" warnings to your customers. We are making these changes now to keep your business ahead of the curve.
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Maintenance Notification: Hardware Firewall Firmware Update18 December 2025, in Dedicated Servers
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Domain Price Increases - 202616 December 2025, in Domain Registration
We have been informed of pricing increases. The dates of the price increases along with the new prices are listed below.
Identity Digital Pricing increase January 16th 2026 info £24.95 mobi £44.95 GoDaddy Registry Pricing increase March 31st 2026 biz £21.95 club £21.95 design £44.95 PIR .ORG Pricing increase June 1st 2026 org £15.95 |
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Shared Hosting Database Maintenance - December 202528 November 2025, in Shared Web Hosting
We will be performing maintenance on shared hosting database servers during December 2025. This will affect both all SQL Server and some MySQL databases running on shared hosting. Start of work - At-risk period: Start Date: 1st of December Start Time: 05:00 GMT End of work - At-risk period: Risk End Date: 15th of December Risk End Time: 18:00 GMT Service Impact: Databases may be unavailable for a 15-minute period during the migration to new database servers, but will otherwise continue to function as previously. Reason:
Microsoft has discontinued the Web Edition of SQL Server. In preparation for the change in SQL Server edition, we are migrating databases to new servers and merging low-traffic database servers. |
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Shared Hosting SQL Server Price Changes - March 202626 November 2025, in Shared Web HostingWe offer Microsoft SQL Server through the Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA). This licensing model is required by Microsoft for service providers that host software for external customers. SPLA operates on a monthly subscription model and charges based on the processor core count for SQL Server. Microsoft has announced that SQL Server Web Edition will be retired under SPLA for all future versions of SQL Server. All workloads must now migrate to SQL Server Standard Edition, which has a significantly higher per-core cost. Impact on Pricing for Shared Web Hosting
In the coming months, we will conduct maintenance on SQL Server databases to accommodate these changes and will notify customers of when this maintenance will take place. Hostnames and logins will be retained to prevent customers from needing to make adjustments to the database connection strings within their websites. If you’d like to discuss how this affects your shared web hosting plan, please contact support at; www.webwiz.net/support Thank you for your continued partnership. |
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