48617 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>Most web hosting providers offer customers free use of their DNS servers but reliability is often lacking. </p> <p>In my experience, free DNS offered by web hosting providers often suffers from latency issues and leaves a lot to be desired. </p> <p>Outsourcing DNS to a third-party specialist DNS hosting provider can play a big role in maintaining a high level of uptime.</p> <p>A good DNS hosting provider ensures reliable DNS resolution, offers decreased latency and maintains redundancy through multiple DNS servers hosted in multiple geographic locations.</p> <p>Here are 5 DNS hosting providers worth looking at.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com/"> <strong>DNS Made Easy</strong> </a> <br /> <strong>Cost: </strong>Starts at $14.95/year for 3 domains, 120 records and 1 million queries/month</p> <p> <a href="http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/custom/"> <strong>DynDNS</strong> </a> <br /> <strong>Cost:</strong> Starts at $27.50/year for 1 domain, 75 records and 2.592 million queries/month</p> <p> <a href="http://www.easydns.com/dnsmanage.php3"> <strong>easyDNS</strong> </a> <br /> <strong>Cost:</strong> Starts at $19.95/year for 1 domain</p> <p> <a href="http://www.load.com/LoadDNS/"> <strong>LoadDNS</strong> </a> <br /> <strong>Cost: </strong>Starts at $29.95/year for 1 domain, 10 records and 15,000 queries/month</p> <p> <a href="http://www.ultradns.com/solutions/externaldns.html"> <strong>UltaDNS</strong> </a> <br /> <strong>Cost: </strong>Starts at $15/month for 1 domain, 5 records and 5,000 queries</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>Most web hosting providers offer customers free use of their DNS servers but reliability is often lacking. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>In my experience, free DNS offered by web hosting providers often suffers from latency issues and leaves a lot to be desired. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Outsourcing DNS to a third-party specialist DNS hosting provider can play a big role in maintaining a high level of uptime.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>A good DNS hosting provider ensures reliable DNS resolution, offers decreased latency and maintains redundancy through multiple DNS servers hosted in multiple geographic locations.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Here are 5 DNS hosting providers worth looking at.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>DNS Made Easy</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> <Emphasis>Cost: </Emphasis>Starts at $14.95/year for 3 domains, 120 records and 1 million queries/month</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/custom/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>DynDNS</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> <Emphasis>Cost:</Emphasis> Starts at $27.50/year for 1 domain, 75 records and 2.592 million queries/month</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.easydns.com/dnsmanage.php3" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>easyDNS</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> <Emphasis>Cost:</Emphasis> Starts at $19.95/year for 1 domain</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.load.com/LoadDNS/" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>LoadDNS</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> <Emphasis>Cost: </Emphasis>Starts at $29.95/year for 1 domain, 10 records and 15,000 queries/month</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.ultradns.com/solutions/externaldns.html" Window="Self"> <Emphasis>UltaDNS</Emphasis> </Link> <LineBreak /> <Emphasis>Cost: </Emphasis>Starts at $15/month for 1 domain, 5 records and 5,000 queries</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2008-06-24T04:09:00+01:00 1 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>An often overlooked factor in maintaining a high level of website uptime is having a reliable DNS service. </strong> </p> <p>If your DNS fails or is slow to resolve, your uptime will suffer - even if your website itself is technically "<em>up</em>".</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>An often overlooked factor in maintaining a high level of website uptime is having a reliable DNS service. </Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>If your DNS fails or is slow to resolve, your uptime will suffer - even if your website itself is technically "<Quote>up</Quote>".</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 2548 365850 Outsourced DNS hosting providers false 2008-06-27T08:45:00+01:00 outsourced-dns-hosting-providers 2009-04-29T23:10:53+01:00 2009-04-29T23:10:53+01:00 574