CloudFest Americas and NamesCon have shared a fresh round of updates ahead of their joint event on November 11 and 12, 2026, in Miami. The biggest name is Sachin Puri, CEO of Newfold Digital, who is scheduled to speak on stage. Puri recently took over the top job at the company behind Bluehost, HostGator and Network Solutions, so his appearance should draw attention from hosting and domain professionals.
Organizers also asked the industry to contribute to the State of the Cloud Report. The report relies on a short survey run by OpenEye, and organizers describe it as an important industry survey. Participation matters here, since the findings will only reflect the market if enough providers respond. The announcement did not say when results will appear.
Interest in the event keeps growing. According to organizers, more companies are signing up their teams every day, including cloud service providers, agencies, hosts, managed service providers and infrastructure leaders. That mix suggests the Miami gathering will cover several layers of the stack rather than one narrow segment.
The most playful news concerns the Server Throwing Competition. Organizers opened the application form this week and said eager throwers have already responded. The announcement gave no rules, prizes or scoring details, so interested participants should check the official page before applying. Even so, the contest adds a lighter side to a program otherwise built around panels and networking.
Several partners have signed on for the competition. Ynvolve is the founding partner, and NewServerLife is a supporting partner. The category sponsors split by theme. CentralNic Reseller backs the women’s category, Nexcess sponsors the over-40 group the organizers call the OGs, and Limestone Networks sponsors the under-40 category. Meanwhile, it.com Domains LTD covers the NamesCon category, which ties the contest to the domain side of the event.
Taken together, the announcements show an event filling in its program in stages, with serious industry content sitting beside a lively contest. Tickets are available at https://cloudfest.com/americas/tickets/.
