Cloud Platform 3.1.0 released

Version 3.1.0 of the cloud platform was released today and includes a number of new enhancements as well as bug fixes. The most notable include: Added functionality to improve the role administration to make them more granular and customizable. Added reverse zone capability for IPv6 Improved the IP address add dialog for Zone Transfer groups […]

Security… Getting to the Bottom of “Cloudphobia”

Cloud solutions have gotten a bad rap. They have incredible potential to minimize a business’s IT infrastructure, scale to meet rapid demand, support mobile workers, and cut costs, but they have also gained the reputation of being a risky investment. Many people are just not ready to trust a third party to secure their confidential […]

A Primer on the Domain Name System (DNS)

In the early days of the Internet, humans and other computers located the few massive interconnected computers the same way: by their numeric Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Soon, the impracticality of memorizing all these numbers became obvious and a rudimentary naming scheme was developed. A central repository of names and their associated IP addresses was […]