NameCrane is in acquisition mode!  Francisco Dias – famous from BuyVM days of glory – recently posted on LowEndTalk that the firm is actively looking to acquire shared and reseller hosting firms.  If you’ve got that kind of business for sale (either all of your enterprise or part of your operation that you want to cleave off), this might be worth a discussion.

There are some parameters, which are pretty reasonable.  They’re not looking for people who’ve pumped their business up with crazy, unsustainable offers, nor companies that heavily rely on lifetime offers.  They also don’t want scammers, fraudsters, people using nulled licenses, and the like.

Other than that, anything is fair game.

A lot of people who’ve put love, care, blood, sweat, and tears into their babies want to see them land in good homes.  They also care about their customers and don’t want to dump them off to someone who’s going to trash the hosting.  I think with NameCrane, your customers will be in good hands.  They also have the size and financial heft to make a fair, solid transaction.  Of course, do your due diligence but I don’t think you’re going to get burned with NameCrane the way you might be with shakier hosts who’d want to do an earn out.

Interested?  Head over to the LowEndTalk thread to learn more.

raindog308

Raindog308 is a longtime LowEndTalk community administrator, technical writer, and self-described techno polymath. With deep roots in the *nix world, he has a passion for systems both modern and vintage, ranging from Unix, Perl, Python, and Golang to shell scripting and mainframe-era operating systems like MVS. He’s equally comfortable with relational database systems, having spent years working with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

As an avid user of LowEndBox providers, Raindog runs an empire of LEBs, from tiny boxes for VPNs, to mid-sized instances for application hosting, and heavyweight servers for data storage and complex databases. He brings both technical rigor and real-world experience to every piece he writes.

Beyond the command line, Raindog is a lover of German Shepherds, high-quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop RPGs, and hiking in deep, quiet forests.

His goal with every article is to help users, from beginners to seasoned sysadmins, get more value, performance, and enjoyment out of their infrastructure.

You can find him daily in the forums at LowEndTalk under the handle @raindog308.