On 17 July 2026, teams from across Openprovider set their usual work aside for one full day and one shared goal. The Openprovider hackathon brought people together from sales, support, account management, and our technical teams to work online from morning to late afternoon, in small, cross-functional groups of six to seven. The brief was ...
When Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) became the domain industry standard in the early 2000s, it unlocked automation between registrars and registries, and fueled the rise of domain resellers, hosting providers, and WHMCS-based platforms. But while EPP made domain provisioning scalable, it still relies on polling to detect lifecycle changes. Registrars and their resellers have spent ...
Tips from a fully-remote company with 100+ people across 20+ countries Remote onboarding should help people feel they belong, not just tick boxes. This article unpacks why many programs still feel impersonal, what great remote onboarding looks like today, the psychology of belonging in distributed teams, and how Openprovider builds real connection from day one. ...
Strong remote-first culture does not happen by accident. It is built through clear communication, async-first habits, and intentional connection that crosses every time zone. At Openprovider, a fully remote, global team spread across 25+ countries, we have learned that remote team culture can be stronger than in-office norms when you design for it from day ...
Remote-first doesn’t have to mean meeting-heavy. At Openprovider, we’ve learned that effective remote team meetings aren’t about more time on calls: they’re about clearer purpose, tighter rituals, and tools that respect focus. Across 25+ countries, our teams span time zones and cultures, yet we stay aligned through a few simple principles: meet only when it ...
Beyond buzzwords – what remote work really means Before remote work became a global necessity, Openprovider had already taken the leap. Five years ago, we committed to building a fully remote organization, not as a temporary fix, but as a long-term cultural foundation. And what we discovered along the way was a better way of ...
Big news: Openprovider is now an accredited .gr registrar! This means significantly lower prices and improved service for you and your customers. What's changing Why add .gr to your portfolio? Ready to “go greek”? Add .gr to your portfolio today and start offering a trusted, cost-effective TLD to your customers – backed by Openprovider’s infrastructure ...
With security there is no finish line – but there are milestones. To this end, Openprovider is proud to announce that we have upgraded our ISO/IEC 27001 certification to the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard. ISO/IEC 27001 is the world's best-known standard for information security management systems (ISMS) and this upgrade once again shows Openprovider’s commitment to ...
We're proud to announce that Openprovider is now directly accredited for .ph, the ccTLD of the Philippines! That means lower prices, better domain management, and a more streamlined experience for you and your customers. Read on to learn more about: What’s changing? All new .ph domain registrations and transfers now go through our accredited registrar ...
We’re now officially accredited by the .ec registry. That means better pricing, faster processing, and a smoother experience – for you and your customers – with a TLD that opens up two markets! In this article, you’ll find: What's changing? ✅ Lower pricing: .ec domain registrations now start at just $30/year.✅ Direct accreditation: Openprovider will ...
To continue our Women's History Month celebrations, we’re sitting down with Supriya Sharma, Marketing Operations Manager at Openprovider to talk about her journey in the domain industry and get her view on how to accelerate action around gender equality. What inspired you to pursue a career in the domain industry, and what has your journey ...
To continue our Women's History Month celebrations, we’re sitting down with Nilushi Heshani, Senior Front-end Software Engineer at Openprovider to talk about her journey in the domain industry and get her view on how to accelerate action around gender equality. The domain industry excites me, and I thrive on learning new, challenging concepts. I’ve come ...
With almost 20 years of experience in the industry, Marianna Siouti, Lead Product Manager – Domains & DNS has seen a lot of changes. Some, however, have taken longer than others. What were your initial thoughts about the industry when you first started? I started back in 2007, right out of university and not from ...
Remote working isn’t dead. Openprovider is living proof. Since moving to fully remote operations in March 2020, we have increased our number of employees by 110%! Before the pandemic hit, we already had international teams in the Netherlands, Spain, Russia, and India, so we were used to asynchronous communication and working across borders. But going ...
Eight months have passed since our last update on media library construction in Assin Nkran, Ghana and we are proud to report that significant progress has been made. However, unforeseen challenges have emerged in recent months – and the project is now against the clock. We are now looking to help get this project back ...
