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Get DNS that does more. Turn the workhorse of your network into an engine of innovation Start a free developer account Request a live demo IBM® NS1 Connect is a managed service for authoritative DNS and traffic steering that improves application performance and network resilience. Revenue-generating applications require authoritative DNS resolution to keep critical applications and websites online. Unless your DNS infrastructure is always-on and resilient, network reliability and user experience will suffer. provides fast, secure connections to users anywhere in the world with premium DNS and advanced, customizable traffic steering. NS1 Connect’s always-on, API-first architecture enables your IT teams to more efficiently monitor networks, deploy changes and conduct routine maintenance. For enterprises looking to further optimize DNS performance, offers rich DNS data analytics to streamline the identification of the root cause of anomalies within traffic. Upcoming webinar Understanding top connectivity challenges (Avidthink research report) Register for Webinar Reimagining GSLB with DNS and RUM Data Read the eBook Benefits Improve reliability and resilience Keep users reliably connected and revenue flowing with a 100% uptime SLA , constant monitoring and redundant protections against service deprecation. Explore the benefit Optimize network performance Advanced, customizable traffic steering capabilities ensure you can deliver applications, services and content with the performance your users expect. Explore the benefit Streamline DNS management Spend more time on higher-value work by automating both simple and complex DNS configuration tasks through NS1 Connect’s API and preconfigured integrations. Explore the benefit Features Global anycast DNS network Enjoy fast connections to consumers around the globe through an anycast network with 26 points of presence (PoPs). Get the details 100% uptime SLA on DNS resolution Maximize uptime and revenue generation with resilient, always-on, authoritative DNS . Get the details API-first architecture Integrate and automate workflows with NS1 Connect’s well-documented API. Explore our API Real-time user monitoring-based traffic steering Use real-time intelligence on network performance and availability to direct DNS connections to the best available application resource. Explore DNS traffic steering Built-in resilience Add a single-tenant, redundant DNS layer and manage it from the same portal as your primary DNS. Explore Dedicated DNS Managed DNS for China Improve performance for the Chinese mainland by segmenting traffic with NS1 Connect’s Managed DNS for China. Explore DNS for China DNS insights Get a better understanding of DNS traffic patterns by mining your DNS data to identify security issues, misconfigurations and performance issues. Explore DNS insights DDoS protection Cap your query-based spending with protection against unexpected surges in traffic from distributed denial-of-service attacks. Explore DDoS protection Uptime monitor Quickly identify issues and automatically adjust DNS traffic steering configurations with native health check alerts. Explore Uptime monitor DevOps tool integrations Preconfigured integrations with leading DevOps tools including Ansible and Terraform to help automate routine maintenance, manage data sources and feeds. Explore integrations Use cases Guard against outages Guard against network outages and data loss with resilient, redundant network services and customizable traffic steering capabilities to provide fast, secure network connections to your customers anywhere in the world. Explore use case Optimize application performance Rely on customizable, easily configurable traffic steering capabilities to optimize application performance based upon your specifications—whether that’s cost, end-user performance, reliability or all three. Explore use case Quickly identify issues See relevant DNS data in real time, giving you the information you need to close security vulnerabilities and improve application performance. Reports are curated and customizable, so you only see the metrics that matter to your business. Explore use case Optimize load balancing Get end-to-end visibility and resilient connections by leveraging real-time device performance data with NS1 Connect’s SaaS-based Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) solution. Now you can easily optimize application availability and performance. Explore use case Case study Basis Technologies Filter Chain technology decreases latency by 30% for billions of daily transactions Basis Technologies provides programmatic advertising and media automation software. Its high-scale, real-time bidding platform serves hundreds of billions of requests per day at ultra-low latency. Basis worked with IBM® NS1 Connect to implement accurate geolocated traffic management, realizing gains in performance, speed, and reliability. Read the case study Our customers love us G2 badges receives top awards on G2. Customer reviews How to buy is offered through a variety of pricing plans, from free accounts to large enterprise packages. View the pricing options NS1 Connect free developer account The NS1 Connect free developer account showcases IBM’s authoritative DNS capabilities, enabling users to start using it in minutes. Although traffic scale is limited, the full API is available for unlimited usage. Use it in production as a primary or secondary solution. Sign up now NS1 Connect Premium NS1 Connect Premium is for businesses needing scalable authoritative DNS. Pricing is based on query volume and DNS records. Additional services are also priced through query volume. Enterprise plans offer customizable support and professional services. Take the next step Improve your network resilience to keep critical applications and websites reliably online with . Get started with a free developer account and discover more pricing options. Start a free developer account View the pricing options More ways to explore API documentation Product documentation...