Posts containing the tag "UltraDNS"

Whither IPv6? Introduction IPv6 (Internet Protocol, version 6) is a replacement protocol for IPv4, which we have today. IPv6 was primarily developed to stave off the impending exhaustion of the IPv4 address pool. IPv4 is a 32 bit binary number, represented in decimal form, such as 204.74.108.1 (which happens to correspond to pdns1.ultradns.net). This 32-bit IPv4 address pool provides approximately 4.2 billion unique addresses that may be used by systems on the Internet. In contrast, IPv6 ad...READ MORE

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IPv6 / Managed IPv6 / DNS / more…

DNS Matters

.CO Internet S.A.S. (jointly owned by Neustar and the Colombian company Arcelandia S.A.) launched public registration for the new .CO domain on July 20. The registry handled over 90 thousand registrations in the first 15 minutes. A little over a week after the General Availability launch, the registry now contains over 380,000 domain names. In the Launch Phases leading up to the official public opening of the domain, .CO Internet received over 39,000 domain applications including Grandfatheri...READ MORE

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Latin America / Bogota / UltraDNS network node / more…

DNS Matters

Amid quite a lot of hoopla the root DNS zone of the global public Internet "graduated" into full DNSSEC operation on July 15 (give or take a day depending on the timezone). Having been involved with DNSSEC since it was still a DARPA research project in the mid 1990's, I don't know whether I want to be happy to see this (joining in the crowd of folks congratulating each other on a job well done) or just a little cynical that it took so long to get here (joining in with the crowd that...READ MORE

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DNS Matters

We’ve recently gotten some coverage regarding our recursive service blocking parked domains. (Recursive is the part of the DNS puzzle that answers end-user requests to the Internet.) We aren’t doing that! Our recursive service has this really cool feature that allows whomever is providing the service to its users (your Internet Service Provider) to select what sites it thinks you should be warned about. They can configure it to block the site completely, or provide a warning before you get...READ MORE

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Parked Domains / Recursive Servier / Recursive Service / more…

DNS Matters

What’s the biggest complaint about DNS? Propagation time -- specifically, the time it takes for DNS changes to become widespread across the Internet.Any DNS provider using anycast with nodes in multiple locations should be able to implement changes pretty quickly, but the Internet is a pretty big enigma. Have you thought about the size of the DNS database, and how changes get out to the rest of the Internet? Neustar thinks about it all the time.On the first point, Neustar UltraDNS isn’t just...READ MORE

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propagation time / propagation / Domain Name System / more…

DNS Matters

To compete effectively in IT markets, your business needs a comprehensive, robust service offering that can adapt to the changing needs of your current and prospective customers. Your customers and prospects expect nothing less than best-in-class managed DNS and Web performance management solutions – and that’s why we invite you to explore Neustar’s UltraDNS® and WebmetricsTM services in greater detail by downloading our newest paper “Why Partner with Neustar?” Every business is looking fo...READ MORE

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Neustar is attending the 2010 Microsoft Hosting Summit in Bellevue, Washington, April 27th- 29th. Come by our booth and learn how Neustar can help you address your key infrastructure and cost challenges. With Neustar's high performance DNS, advanced traffic management such as load balancing, and external performance management solutions, you can increase revenue, decrease costs and improve efficiencies. Visit www.neustarpartners.biz to learn more about partnering with Neustar.For more inform...READ MORE

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Microsoft Hosting Summit 2010 / Managed DNS / Performance Management solutions / more…

On December 23, Neustar successfully defended against a DDoS attack. In the world of DNS, Distributed Denial of Service or DDoS attacks are a fact of life and a major reason our customers have chosen UltraDNS. They know they are better off with our patented technology, systems, expertise, processes, and 7/24 operations than they could do themselves. In a recent CIO Magazine article written by Amir Shahmiri, Neustar VP of Network Engineering and Operations, he provided some best practices for...READ MORE

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DDOS / Mitigation / Best Practices / more…