Version 3.4.1 Cloud Platform update

This release focused heavily on back-end improvements, although some minor UI enhancements were also included. Below is an overview. Back-end Infrastructure Upgrades: Enhanced monitoring: Prior to this upgrade, our remote monitoring nodes would report the status of a device once every 60 seconds, but this would occasionally create unnecessary delays. For example, if a device was […]

Will there be downtime when I move my DNS to Total Uptime?

This is a question we receive often from customers wishing to migrate to the Total Uptime DNS platform.  The simple answer is that DNS can easily be migrated without any downtime. But we understand that you probably want a little more information on exactly how we accomplish this, so we’re happy to oblige. First, you’ll want […]

SPF Records – creating and testing

As a DNS service provider, we frequently receive requests from customers who need assistance with understanding and creating SPF records. This short article outlines a few helpful steps that will hopefully make life easier for some. First, what is an SPF record anyway? Well, Wikipedia sums it up nicely: SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is an email […]

How DNS Failover Works – an Infographic

Want to quickly understand how DNS Failover works? We’ve created an infographic that explains it in a few simple steps… plus a detailed look at our user interface. (Click on the image to enlarge it, and then click to expand it.)  

How Cloud Load Balancing works – an Infographic

Want to quickly understand how Cloud Load Balancing works? We’ve created a nifty infographic that explains it in a few simple steps… plus a detailed look at our user interface. (Click on the image to enlarge it, and then click to expand it.)  

AWS Route 53 DNS… How does it compare?

DNS is the critical first link in a Website’s ability to load quickly for its users. Cloud solutions don’t mean much if your DNS system isn’t giving you great performance and the level of granulized control you need. High performance and granular control have always been focal points for our business here, and the existing demand […]

Cloud Platform 3.08 released

Version 3.08 of the cloud platform was released today. The most significant (and time consuming) change was the rewrite and implementation of version 2.0 of our API. The API is what allows customers, resellers and partners to connect to our underlying platform directly, and it’s what we use to connect the cloud user interface with […]

Notable Network and Cloud Outages of 2021

There are hundreds of cloud and network provider outages every week, more than anyone ever realizes. To help convey the sheer volume of cloud provider and network provider outages, we’ve compiled this running post of the most notable ones in 2021 so far with a primary focus on North American providers, but coverage across the […]

Guess What? The Cloud Isn’t Perfect

A Mass Migration is Happening A few years ago, Gartner predicted that more than $1 trillion in IT spending would be directly impacted by the shift to cloud and that 25% of all software spending would shift to the cloud.  They stated that by 2020, a corporate “no-cloud” policy will be as rare as a […]

Cloud Platform Release v19.1.0

Today we released a significant update, and our first release for 2019. This version is packed full of bug fixes, improvements and exciting new features in addition to data center upgrades and other back-end improvements. The most notable improvement with this release is a significant back-end upgrade. After a few years of reliable operation from […]