What is DNS?

What is DNS?

Let’s start with the basics, the basis of the system. DNS stands for Domain Name Service. What is DNS? It’s like the whitepage directory for the Internet. You supply a name, DNS supplies a number. The name in this case is specifically a hostname and the number is an IP address. Without DNS you would have to remember

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Domain Management Concepts: Thinking Strategically About DNS

Many times, it’s only after a DNS has come under attack or after it has suffered unwanted downtime that we start thinking strategically about DNS. DNS is an integral component of your overall website strategy.  Individuals and enterprises alike spend valuable resources creating and promoting their brands and forget about managing perhaps the most important aspect of it – their domain name.

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Holiday Shopping Brought to You By Managed DNS

santa shopping

I am a total sucker for an online deal; 1 day sales, Cyber Monday sales, Black Friday sales, I am the exact target market. So it should be no surprise I also love holiday shopping!

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Simplify Your Network Management with DNS-O-Matic

Explore seamless integration with Dnsomatic, the OpenDNS service supported by No-IP. A free DDNS integration solution for developers and hardware vendors.

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