Tag Archives: dns

ICANN Testimony Could Impact DNS Stewardship Transition

This week, a government committee convened to discuss the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which, in light of some examples of some questionable behavior, is seeming in need of reforms before it should be entrusted with new responsibilities around the DNS root zone, IP addressing and protocol parameters. Continue reading

Posted in HostGator, Hosting, VodaHost | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Google to Discontinue Website Optimization Service PageSpeed

Google is killing its website optimization service PageSpeed and is warning users to change their DNS before August 3, when the tools will be discontinued. Continue reading

Posted in HostGator, Hosting, VodaHost | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Managed DNS Provider NSONE Raises $5.35 Million in Series A Funding Round

New York-based startup NSONE, which provides a cloud-first DNS traffic management platform, has raised $5.35 million in Series A funding, the company announced Tuesday. Continue reading

Posted in HostGator, Hosting, VodaHost | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

CloudFlare Virtual DNS Shields DNS Infrastructure from Advanced DDoS Attacks

CloudFlare’s new Virtual DNS service lets web hosts, registrars and enterprises protect themselves from an emerging type of Distributed Denial of Service attack that targets the application layer without having to change their nameservers. Continue reading

Posted in HostGator, Hosting, VodaHost | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

eNom Fixes DNS Outage That Impacted One-Third of Customer Base

Domain registrar eNom has resolved its DNS outage on Monday morning that affected about one-third of its customer base. The company continues to investigate the issue. Continue reading

Posted in HostGator, Hosting, VodaHost | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment