Raphael Thiel

CEO & Co-Founder

Raphael Thiel co-founded MGT-Commerce in 2011 together with Stefan Wieczorek and has built it into a leading Magento hosting provider serving 5,000+ customers on AWS. With 25+ years in e-commerce and cloud infrastructure, he oversees hosting architecture for enterprise clients. He also co-founded CloudPanel, an open-source server management platform.

Magento Hosting AWS Cloud Infrastructure E-Commerce Adobe Commerce Server Performance Optimization

Articles by Raphael Thiel (6)

10 Steps to Complete Magento 2 Server Migration to a New Server

February 17, 2026 · 9 min read

10 Steps to Complete Magento 2 Server Migration to a New Server

Adobe Commerce Hosting: Cloud, Managed & Self-Hosted Options Compared (2026)

February 10, 2026 · 13 min read

Adobe Commerce Hosting: Cloud, Managed & Self-Hosted Options Compared (2026)

Magento AWS Hosting: Architecture, Costs & Performance Guide 2026

February 09, 2026 · 15 min read

Magento AWS Hosting: Architecture, Costs & Performance Guide 2026

The Complete Magento 2 SEO Guide

January 26, 2026 · 25 min read

The Complete Magento 2 SEO Guide

Managed Hosting Services: When It Pays for Itself (And When It's Overkill)

January 20, 2026 · 13 min read

Managed Hosting Services: When It Pays for Itself (And When It's Overkill)

Google's Universal Commerce Protocol: What you as a Magento Store Owners Need to Know

January 13, 2026 · 8 min read

Google's Universal Commerce Protocol: What you as a Magento Store Owners Need to Know