Dynamic Discourse

Dynamic Discourse is the blog of Dyn Inc. and contains content about DNS, email, Internet traffic management, routing, and other topics from Dyn Inc. staff.

Go Saints! Winners of Super Bowl 44!

08 Feb 2010

As we all know, tonight was Super Bowl 44 in the United States. After an amazing recovery from behind, the New Orleans Saints took the game 31 to 17 over the Indianapolis Colts. During the course of the game, Dyn Inc.'s own network operations team was standing by to monitor the health of the Internet as a whole, and how our DNS operations ran throughout the event. Since we have some huge brands and companies using our DNS platforms, we wanted to put in the effort to make sure things were running smoothly.

The DNS Space is About to Become More Transparent with DNSComparison

05 Feb 2010

Let's Hope it's Legit. We're Ready to Lead the Charge

We recently received some communication about a new website aimed to bring transparency to the world of managed DNS. This 3rd party site's objective appears to be to about "comparing facts, numbers, statistics," with no spin, sales bias, marketing fluff, or the new term I recently learned, "marchitecture."

What's Next for EveryDNS Users

04 Feb 2010

Welcome to the family. What’s next?

Is There No Longer Such a Thing as an Individual Contributor?

04 Feb 2010

Now that content channels like Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr and Facebook are combining forces with blogs, community forums, SEM, specialty IT help sites and news sources specific to the Web 2.0 and Social Media space (i.e.

Dyn Inc. Users and Customers Come First, Part 2

17 Jan 2010

About a month ago our VP of Sales and Marketing, Kyle York, blogged about how at Dyn Inc. we put our customers first – that we try our best to be transparent to all customers and prospects. I wanted to take some time this Sunday afternoon to respond and expand on his initial blog - Dyn Inc. Users and Customers Come First.

Help Us Reach a Larger Audience. Please Continue the Word of Mouth.

11 Jan 2010

For nearly 12 years technology die-hards have used our services to do a ton of very cool things that everyone (not just the super techie) would love to make happen, but may not know how to accomplish. Until now, most of the world outside of our core users and fans probably had no clue the types of solutions Dyn Inc. offers. DNS? Dynamic DNS?

Welcome EveryDNS users to Dyn Inc., we're excited to have you!

07 Jan 2010

As you may have read, Dyn Inc. announced this morning that is has acquired EveryDNS. Dyn Inc. and EveryDNS have long shared common goals in the DNS industry, making this an exciting time for all involved. As we begin the transition of domains over to the Dyn network, I wanted to personally welcome each of the 300,000 EveryDNS users to the Dyn Inc. family. We are truly excited to bring EveryDNS under the Dyn umbrella and look forward to delivering the outstanding customer service and world class network performance that we are known for.

Where Should We Go 2010?

04 Jan 2010

2010 is going to be another amazing year for Dyn Inc. We added a number of facilities last year to speed our DNS delivery, provide additional capacity, and improve our traffic management services. This year, we plan to continue our expansion and want to use your collective input to help us decide.

This network is currently 12 global locations, which you can see our global, anycast DNS network. If you want to vote where we should go, please vote now!

Happy Holidays, and Stay Secure, my Friends

23 Dec 2009

It's official: We're now less than 48 hours away from one of the biggest holidays of the year, a time where online merchants are at their peak sales, and where security, sometimes, becomes less of a concern to everyone. I'm writing this post today to remind everyone that during this cheerful season of giving, to stay secure when online.

Dyn Inc. Users and Customers Come First

20 Dec 2009

I was kicking around the World Wide Web this morning doing research on customer support, client services and account management and what companies are doing to “stand out”. In the end, what I reaffirmed for myself is that the “stand out” characteristics and attitudes of successful companies aren’t simply pinned down to client relations, but to companies overall operations, from the bottom up. Empowering staff to lead is what Dyn Inc. is all about.