Ryan, Chief Technology Officer for GlobalSign, discussed how the company is addressing SSL and website performance issues. They have partnered with CloudFlare to improve revocation services' performance and reliability. Additionally, they sponsored improvements to the NGINX platform to remove the need for customers to contact GlobalSign at connect time, enhancing overall performance. The company has also expanded physically by opening new engineering offices in Seattle and Manila (Philippines) and investing in API support and other platform improvements. These advancements were highlighted during HostingCon 2012, where experts shared insights into the latest trends and news in hosting.