Month: December 2021

​3 Excellent GeoDNS providers

​3 Excellent GeoDNS providers

Posted on by Gregor

​ClouDNS

ClouDNS is a great Managed DNS provider with a large selection of plans. There is a special category for GeoDNS plans. There you will find 4 options for different needs. The most economic starts at just $9.95 per month, which is a very good deal. The reasons why you should consider this one from the list of GeoDNS providers are the following:

  • Large network of DNS servers. 34 points of presence (PoP), with many located in North America, Europe, and Asia.
  • Excellent customer service. 24-hour service and experts that speak English well.
  • DDoS Protected DNS. The DDoS attacks are getting stronger, so such a service for no extra charge is very neat.
  • EDNS-client-subnet support.
  • Different geolocation target options. You can select per region, country, or continent.

ClouDNS GeoDNS Plans:

​GeoDNS Start ($9.95 per month)

  • 4 Anycast DNS servers
  • DDoS protection for DNS
  • DNS direction by geolocation
  • 1 DNS zone
  • 1,000 DNS Records
  • 100M DNS queries per month
  • 1 DNS Failover checks
  • 3 Mail forwards
  • Extended Features

Need more info? Take a look at ClouDNS GeoDNS service page!

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​Anycast DNS vs. GeoDNS

​Anycast DNS vs. GeoDNS

Posted on by Gregor

Ok, so you are checking how to improve your DNS infrastructure. Great! There are different routing methods that you can use for your domain resolution. Now we will compare Anycast DNS and GeoDNS and see what their advantages and disadvantages are.

​What is Anycast DNS?

Anycast DNS is a simple routing method with a single IP address for all of the name servers. The servers are located in different international locations. That way, a client’s query will search for that single IP address, no matter from where in the world he or she connects, and it will reach the closest server.

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Anycast DNS – Major improvement for your network.

Anycast DNS – Major improvement for your network.

Posted on by Gregor

Are you building or managing a network? Congrats! That is a titanic job, but also exciting, especially if it’s a large network. A lot of stuff must be considered for it to work properly. For instance, have you ever thought about how the massive amount of data packets is handled within a network? Well, this task is possible thanks to routing methods, like Anycast DNS.

​What is Anycast DNS?

Anycast DNS is a method for networks to route and address data packets. When you use it, a destination IP address is shared by different servers (or other devices) in different locations. Like this, routers (recursive servers) direct data packets addressed to such a destination to the closest location to the source or sender. 

Fast and reliable Anycast DNS service

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