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IBM NS1 Connect

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What is IBM NS1 Connect?

IBM NS1 Connect is a managed service for authoritative DNS and traffic steering designed to improve application performance and network resilience.

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What is IBM NS1 Connect?

IBM NS1 Connect is a managed service for authoritative DNS and traffic steering designed to improve application performance and network resilience.

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What is IBM NS1 Connect?

IBM NS1 Connect is a managed service for authoritative DNS and traffic steering designed to improve application performance and network resilience.

Revenue-generating applications require authoritative DNS resolution to keep critical applications and websites online. Unless an app or site's DNS infrastructure is always-on and resilient, network reliability and user experience will suffer.

IBM NS1 Connect provides secure connections to users anywhere in the world with premium DNS and advanced, customizable traffic steering. NS1 Connect’s always-on, API-first architecture enables IT teams to more efficiently monitor networks, deploy changes and conduct routine maintenance.

For enterprises looking to further optimize DNS performance, IBM NS1 Connect offers rich DNS data analytics to streamline the identification of the root cause of anomalies within traffic.

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NS1 has proven to be an invaluable tool for users in effectively managing thousands of zone files with regular updates. With advanced features like geo-fencing and Aliasing, users have been able to ensure consistent security policies and gain insights into individual entry statistics. By solving availability and performance issues for external customer-facing DNS, NS1 has become the go-to choice for users who never look back once they make the switch. Additionally, NS1 has simplified DNS and traffic configuration policies, making it easy to manage externally facing DNS and offload vanity domain redirections outside of the datacenter. The software offers a wide range of options for DNS configuration, resolving problems related to managed DNS, geo-fencing, and global server load-balancing. Users have benefitted greatly from the separation of domain and DNS services, allowing them to choose the most cost-effective domain name purchasing option without compromising on DNS services. Furthermore, NS1's speed of DNS resolution has proven highly beneficial for users with numerous frequently updated domain names. With the fastest speeds, highest uptime, and excellent customer service provided by NS1, users have experienced significant boosts in website load times and overall return on investment. The timely updates and changes enabled by NS1's quicker publication of DNS compared to registrars' DNS have also been highly appreciated by users.

Robust API: Reviewers have praised NS1's robust API, which allows for easy management of DNS entries. Multiple users have found it efficient in handling complex configurations and user management, enabling them to make hundreds of DNS changes daily on over 1000 domains.

Low latency and high reliability: NS1's low latency and high reliability have been highly regarded by users. They appreciate the reassurance it provides in terms of DNS management. Several reviewers have mentioned that these features eliminate any worries they may have had about DNS performance.

Flexible customization options: Users value NS1's flexible API, which allows for customization based on specific needs. This feature has received positive feedback from multiple reviewers who highlight the ability to automate services through REST calls. It provides a seamless experience with the software and enables users to align settings and DNS configurations across multiple domains efficiently.

GUI not always updating: Some users have experienced issues with the GUI not updating consistently after extensive usage, which can be frustrating and impact their workflow.

Lack of granularity in changelog API: Several reviewers have mentioned that they would like to see more granularity in the changelog API, specifically the ability to filter on a zone or user. This added functionality would greatly improve their experience and allow for better tracking and management of changes.

Complicated actions in GUI: Users have expressed confusion and frustration with certain actions in the GUI being unnecessarily complicated. They believe that improvements to the user experience are necessary to simplify these processes and make navigation more intuitive.

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Score 9 out of 10
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Performance, resilience, lower operational costs
  • Dedicated DNS
  • Specialized routing for mainland China
  • redundant failover system
  • API integration
NS1 is well suited for large/mid-enterprise customers that really care about the reliability of the overall infrastructure, enhanced end-user application experience, and security. Less appropriate for small-scale enterprise customers
  • Support for mainland China
  • Automation
  • Dedicated DNS
  • responsive customer support
  • Enhanced end-user experience as a result of better performance & uptime
  • Easy management - resulting in cutting down in operations cost
Support for Terraform integration is great with NS1. NS1 has Easy to use UX interface. Logically laid out and solid API interface with through documentation
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