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Explore IBM NS1 Connect at your own pace with our free developer account to see how our API-first architecture, customizable traffic steering and other features can help improve reliability and optimize application performance.
Plan
Get an overview of what is included in IBM NS1 Connect and an introduction to how it works.
Read the step-by-step guide on how to implement your IBM NS1 Connect solution.
It can be daunting to migrate crucial networking technology. Learn how IBM NS1 Connect helps make your DNS migrations straightforward.
IBM NS1 Connect’s Filter Chain technology powers advanced traffic steering capabilities. Learn more about how Filter Chains work.
Learn about real user monitoring (RUM)-based traffic steering, which is designed to optimize application delivery across complex, globally distributed networks for an enhanced user experience.
Get a deep dive into what RUM data is, and learn how IBM NS1 Connect’s traffic steering technology leverages RUM data to further optimize the user experience.
Approach
Get an in-depth overview of how you can leverage DNS traffic data to identify misconfigurations that can impact user experience and overall reliability. Learn more about how DNS insights, an optional add-on to IBM NS1 Connect, makes this simpler with customizable policies and reports.
IBM NS1 Connect features advanced traffic steering capabilities to optimize how user traffic is routed across your network. Learn more about how to configure these traffic steering policies.
IBM NS1 Connect’s RUM-based traffic steering offers more advanced traffic steering capabilities than the standard Filter Chain. Learn how to configure RUM-based traffic steering.
Dedicated DNS is an optional paid add-on to IBM NS1 Connect. It provides a redundant, logically separate DNS instance that seamlessly syncs with your Managed DNS instance to help protect against downtime.
DNS insights is a paid add-on to IBM NS1 Connect Managed DNS that helps you identify network misconfigurations by using curated DNS data analytics. Learn more about how to use DNS insights.
HTTPS is now the standard for application and website traffic on the internet. However, managing HTTPS records can become cumbersome. IBM NS1 Connect is pleased to introduce to our enterprise customers, our NS1 Connect managed DNS product. You can now manage URL redirects, DNS records and SSL certificates in a single place.
Practice
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Read an overview of how you can use IBM NS1 Connect traffic steering policies to optimize application performance for your users.
Watch a quick overview on how you can use NS1 Connect Filter Chains to improve resilience with automated failover mechanisms.
Explore
1 in 4 website visitors will leave a site that takes longer than 4 seconds to load – and take any potential revenue along with them. Given the importance of DNS performance, IBM collaborated with internet performance monitoring experts, Catchpoint Systems, Inc. to measure the speed of DNS connections across the globe, and to compare performance of different authoritative DNS providers. Download our whitepaper to learn more about the findings.
In this eBook, we’ll review the pros and cons of different approaches to load balancing and GSLB. We’ll look at traditional inline load balancers, WAFs, ELBs/ALBs and in-house solutions to see where their strengths and weaknesses lie. Then we’ll look at new, disruptive approaches that may offer the mix of functionality, resilience and cost effectiveness that businesses are looking for.
See how DNS and Real User Monitoring (RUM) data offers an attractive solution for load-balancing teams looking for greater functionality at a lower cost.
Learn why global anycast DNS can hamper application performance in certain regions, including the Chinese mainland.
See how IBM NS1 Connect’s RUM-based traffic steering can help you optimize application delivery end-to-end in hybrid and multicloud environments.
This survey report reveals valuable insights into current state and future direction of network infrastructure, application connectivity, and content delivery strategies.