Boost reliability and elevate user experience with IBM NS1 Connect
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Accelerate and safeguard your DNS performance

IBM NS1 Connect delivers a fully managed cloud DNS service with anycast routing, robust APIs, DDoS defense, HTTPS redirection, and uptime monitoring. Maximize performance, minimize downtime, and stay secure with automated failover, secondary DNS support and real-time alerts.

Accelerated global performance

Global anycast service minimising latency for every user location. Optimize DNS uptime and multi CDN for lightening-fast content delivery.

Always available DNS

High-capacity design absorbs volumetric DDoS attacks with 26 redundant PoPs for 100% query response.

Seamless DevOps integration

IBM NS1 Connect supports primary DNS and secondary DNS, ensuring availability and redundancy in DNS management.

Optimized performance & availability

Enhance application uptime and speed by steering traffic through global server load balancing (GSLB).

Key features

Anycast DNS API-first architecture DDoS resiliency HTTPS redirects Uptime monitor

Grade up with add-ons

Boost performance and protection with these DNS add-ons, available for purchase with a Premium account. Pricing is based on your specific needs.

Dedicated DNS

Add a single tenant, redundant DNS layer for extra protection against downtime.

DNS for China

Get a 3x performance boost for users in the Chinese mainland, bypassing Great Firewall of China restrictions.

RUM traffic steering

Steer users based on internet performance and availability using Real User Monitoring.

DNS Insights

Understand at all times what’s happening with your dns.

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Give your network's DNS performance a closer look

Explore IBM and Catchpoint's study on DNS performance across the globe and compare different authoritative DNS providers.

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NS1 Connect vs Cloudfare 1 Advanced traffic management

NS1 aims to provide one of the most flexible traffic steering solutions, supporting RUM data, latency and cost-based routing, and advanced filter chains.

2 Resilience capability

NS1 offers dedicated DNS networks to enhance resilience and support failover, intended to provide consistent and reliable service delivery.

3 API-first automation

NS1 is designed with an API-first approach, intending to provide easy integration with DevOps workflows and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.

4 Global anycast network

NS1 operates a global anycast DNS network with 26 PoPs across 6 continents, with the goal of providing low latency and fast connections for global users.

5 Neutrality and flexibility

NS1 is not tied to any cloud or CDN, allowing you to select and optimize the best infrastructure for your needs.

6 DNS in China

NS1 provides a dedicated service within China with the goal of delivering 3X faster DNS performance within mainland China.

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