Cloud Platform Release v21.6.0

Our star developers spent the last couple months working hard to knock out a couple annoying bugs and adding new features. This is a fairly significant platform update that also improves platform reliability and stability too. We hope you like it! New Webhook Feature: We added an often requested feature called HTTP Webhooks that allows […]

Enabling DUO with Total Uptime

If you’re enabling two-factor / 2FA in the Total Uptime management panel and you want to use DUO because you already use DUO elsewhere in your organization, these additional bits of information may be helpful in completing the configuration. The Total Uptime panel requires you to enter an Integration Key, Secret Key and Host Address […]

How to create a DMARC record

What is a DMARC record? DMARC stands for Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance. A DMARC record tells email servers/receivers what the domain owner’s policy is regarding non-compliant email. For example, if your email is missing an SPF record or a DKIM record, should they allow it through, quarantine it or reject it. This is […]

Can I create a wildcard NS record?

Yes. While NS records do support the wildcard character, an asterisk (*), it is important to be careful when using this character to avoid sending untended traffic to another name server. For example, if you create a pair of NS records for xyz.example.com to point to a name server ns1.example.net what you’ve essentially done is […]

Cloud Platform Release v21.3.0

Our development team spent the last several weeks working hard to knock out a number of annoying bugs and enhancing features. This is a fairly significant platform update that also improves platform reliability and stability too. We think you’ll like what you see! New Rate Limiting Feature: We added a highly sought-after feature to ADC-as-a-Service […]

Notable Cloud Outages of 2020

Periodically we talk to someone who says something along the lines of: “we don’t need Total Uptime since we moved to the cloud.” A most interesting statement that is simply the result of someone misinformed about the benefits and capabilities of cloud. Does the cloud provide incredible flexibility? Yes! Does it let you provision services […]

Cloud Platform Release v20.9.0

September’s release includes the usual bug fixes (many of which we do not list since they are minor, and often customer’s haven’t found them yet) plus other features and enhancements. Here are the major items included in this code update. Dashboard Widget Values: We corrected a bug for the dashboard widgets where they would occasionally […]

Cloud Platform Release v20.6.0

Our June 2020 Cloud Platform Release contains a significant number of back-end and other unseen updates to improve the performance and resiliency of our global DNS and ADC-as-a-Service platform. Below you’ll find a summary of the most important updates included in this version: Route Optimization Control: We released UI controls for a new Route Optimization […]

Total Uptime Successfully Completes 4th Consecutive SOC2 Type 2

Attestation confirms the company’s commitment to unprecedented availability ASHEVILLE, NC – June 12, 2020 – Total Uptime® announced today that it successfully completed its fourth consecutive SOC 2 Type 2 attestation highlighting the company’s continued commitment to security, availability and confidentiality. The certification further validates the resiliency and operational excellence of Total Uptime’s global cloud […]

Cloud Platform Release v20.5.0

Our awesome development team has been stuck at home for the last several weeks due to COVID-19 and have worked very hard to add a lot of new functionality and address a few bugs. Below you’ll find a summary of the most important updates included in this version: GEO Weighting: We released a long awaited […]