Re: [Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-07 Thread Edward Ned Harvey (blu)
> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- > bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Tom Metro > > So apparently their testing tool is in the cloud (thus they control the > locations) Yup, if you simply browse http://solvedns.com, it's a simple web form, you enter

Re: [Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-06 Thread Tom Metro
Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote: > The only conclusion I'm comfortable drawing is that results vary a > lot, and the biggest factor is network topology affecting roundtrip > packet latency. My results were dramatically different from those > published on SolveDNS, and the most likely explanation is

Re: [Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-06 Thread Edward Ned Harvey (blu)
> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- > bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Tom Metro > > While speed isn't everything, this monthly updated speed comparison is > one way to identify the top providers that take DNS infrastructure > seriously: While I agree

Re: [Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-05 Thread Tom Metro
Jason Normand wrote: > we are looking to move our DNS out of house and are looking for > recommendations. > > any suggestions are appreciated While speed isn't everything, this monthly updated speed comparison is one way to identify the top providers that take DNS infrastructure seriously: http:

Re: [Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-05 Thread Edward Ned Harvey (blu)
> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- > bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Jason Normand > > We are really looking to eliminate our hardware overhead. We could run a > bind box in EC2 but thats likely excessive and just a small step removed > from the har

Re: [Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-05 Thread Edward Ned Harvey (blu)
> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- > bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Jason Normand > > we are looking to move our DNS out of house and are looking for > recommendations. currently we are managing multiple bind servers > ourselves. but most of our s

Re: [Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-05 Thread Jason Normand
We are really looking to eliminate our hardware overhead. We could run a bind box in EC2 but thats likely excessive and just a small step removed from the hardware overhead. We really want a fully hosted solution, that we do not have to worry about. Our DNS is fairly static, most changes are for

Re: [Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-05 Thread Dan Ritter
On Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 01:34:05PM -0400, Jason Normand wrote: > we are looking to move our DNS out of house and are looking for > recommendations. currently we are managing multiple bind servers > ourselves. but most of our systems are now running in AWS, and the few > left in the colo are being

[Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-04 Thread Jason Normand
we are looking to move our DNS out of house and are looking for recommendations. currently we are managing multiple bind servers ourselves. but most of our systems are now running in AWS, and the few left in the colo are being dropped within the year. our needs are not really that intensive or c