01.13.2012 By Matthew Horsfall
Dyn & Open Source: 2011 In Review, 2012 And Beyond
Dyn has always had a history of working with Open Source software and communities, but that has fallen slightly by the wayside as our company has grown and evolved. This was not purposeful; we just lost sight of these things as we became busier and no one had the time to pick up the slack.
But in 2011, we decided to make a concerted effort to once again mingle with and support the communities that provide the software we thrive on. Here’s a look back at 2011 and what’s ahead in 2012 and beyond.
Read More12.09.2011 By Josh Nason
Celebrating Being FITN With Newt Gingrich, Cory Booker Visits
When I first moved here in 2001, I quickly learned about one of the unique aspects of living in New Hampshire: Granite Staters love their politics. Maybe it’s because of the First In The Nation (#FITN) primaries or giving us something to discuss during the winter months when it’s cold or the summer when the Red Sox frustrate us, but politics go hand-in-hand with NH like uptime and Dyn.
That’s one of the reasons we’re excited our new offices in Manchester have become a destination point for some of the most well-known names on the political scene to visit when they spend time in the Queen City. As one of the leading technology companies in the 03101-03109 (and NH in general), we want them to see what a small startup is capable of: job growth, company culture, civic pride and a cornerstone for what we think will be a technology haven in upcoming years.
On Friday, we had Newark, NJ, Mayor Cory Booker in the house and on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will come by for a unique session open to the public.
Read More12.07.2011 By Chris Widner
Culture-Con: What It Is, Why We’re Doing It, Why You Should Come
After being named a “Best Company” for four straight years, Dyn recently entered Business NH Magazine’s Hall of Fame for best places to work and also were named one of Inc. Magazine’s top workplaces in 2011, But while awards are great, we’re more interested in sharing ideas to create and maintain a unique culture both here and with fellow New Hampshire companies and beyond.
With that in mind, we’re hosting our first-ever Culture-Con on January 31st at our Manchester, NH headquarters — an event designed to help companies of all sizes that are looking to improve their culture and get insight into how to do just that.
Read More08.31.2011 By Lindsey Smart
SXSW 2012: The Road Back To Austin Starts With Your Votes
While some of us at are still recovering from the epic parties (including our own), the innovative sessions and the great networking that took place at the 2011 South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW) festival in Austin, TX, others here are already in deep preparation for the 2012 event and we need your help!
We admit that we went a little rogue this past March in the city that likes to keep it weird but this time around, we are planning to follow the rules (Ok, MOST of them). Our first step? Submit an actual presentation and hope everyone thinks the subject matter is as cool as we do. We’ve done our best to make DNS sexy and email delivery cool and now we want to show our loves of both off to the audience at SXSW.
Read More07.27.2011 By Matthew Horsfall
Dyn Attending, Sponsoring October’s Pittsburgh Perl Workshop
A short while back, I wrote about Dyn going to YAPC::NA 2011 and while the conference has come and gone, I’m still feeling the energy I picked up from attending it.
The YAPC conferences are a great chance for members of the Perl community to gather and exchange ideas, presenting companies like ours with the opportunity to learn new things and give back to the community.
There were great talks and chance meetings in the hallways with many wonderful people and the few Birds of a Feather (BOF) sessions I attended were exciting with projects moving forward because of them.
Read More07.05.2011 By Cory von Wallenstein
Marketing With Flaming Dragons And Other Pearls of Wisdom from Velocity 2011
Every year at the web performance and operations-centric O’Reilly Velocity conference, Adam Jacob from Opscode leads a crowd full of the world’s best and brightest web experts through a “Choose Your Own Adventure” series.
The first one up? An introduction to Sales & Marketing for techies, or perhaps better described in this simple three-step plan for success:
1) Build a trap.
2) Use flaming dragons (marketers) and wield fire swords & bald eagle shields (salespeople) to chase potential customers into the trap.
3) Profit!!!
All kidding aside, this really is one of the best shows we attend each year as it’s jam packed with best practices from industry veterans like Heroku, Netflix, Facebook, Etsy, Dyn, Opscode and many, many more. Here are the major takeaways, aka The Pearls Of Wisdom, from this year’s Velocity 2011 event.
Read More06.27.2011 By Josh Nason
Putting A Wrap On ICANN 41: Singapore
Did you miss any of our ICANN 41 coverage? If so, where were you last week?
Our VP, Business Operations/General Counsel Gray Chynoweth did his best CNBC impression, acting as our embedded reporter in Singapore, talking with all kinds of industry types and key decision makers about the biggest news of the event: new TLDs are coming.
Here’s the timeline of Gray’s time at ICANN 41 and all of his videos, done in conjunction with our friends at CircleID.
Read More06.01.2011 By Dyn News
Dyn’s On The Road Again: Heading To Inside Baseball, YAPC::NA 2011
Dyn is heading everywhere, man, and we’re sending a crew to Santa Clara, CA, this week for the 2nd annual Inside Baseball event while also preparing for a Perl-centric event in North Carolina later this month.
Our Jeremy Hitchock and Matthew Horsfall are here to tell you what’s up with Inside Baseball and YAPC::NA 2011, part of an eight-event June. Grab your sunblock, a good book and some snacks for the road.
Read More05.19.2011 By Dyn News
The Hangover: Breaking Down Interop Vegas From Three Dyn Perspectives
We damn near sent an army to Interop Las Vegas last week with 16% of our entire company spending considerable time in the land of bright lights, big money and sin.
In our post-event review and analysis, the consensus was that it was worth the effort as between the power of our infrastructure and personnel, more people than ever left Interop knowing who Dyn was and why we were there — quite a feat considering what Vegas can do to the mind.
Instead of providing a singular perspective on the experience, here’s three unique looks on how conferences are back, the nightlife and working on the tech.
Read More05.17.2011 By Kyle York
abi Innovation Hub: Talkin’ About Start-Up Stories DynTini Style
We unabashedly love start-ups at Dyn. There’s really no other way to say it as there’s something really awesome about helping new companies succeed from the ground up and play a part in their success. After all, our story isn’t much different than theirs.
But even if we don’t directly work with those companies, we like to spark conversation and inspire others to chase their dreams. That’s why we’re hosting a DynTini this Thursday at Manchester’s abi Innovation Hub, devoted to everything start-up.
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