What You Need to Know About Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery

Using the cloud for backup and recovery is a choice many businesses utilize but make sure you understand the entire picture before moving to that recovery model.

Nov 26, 2018 | Michael Otey

Microsoft Azure Outage -- Was it a DNS DDoS?

Azure recently experienced a nasty outage, lasting several hours. It seems to have been centered around DNS, but had wide side effects. Microsoft’s cloud platform took something of a beating. By the sound of it, a DDoS could have been to blame. Or not. Redmond isn’t saying...

Sep 16, 2016 | Richi Jennings

Self-Replicating DNS Forwarders Problems in Windows Server 2008/2012

Need help with DNS forwarding? Daniel Petri points out some issues with how DNS forwarding is handled in Windows Server 2008/2012 that you should be aware of.

Jul 22, 2014 | Daniel Petri

Configure DNS forwarders in Windows Server 2012 R2

In part two of our series on DNS forwarding, learn how to configure DNS forwarders in Windows Server 2012 R2 using the Windows GUI and the command prompt.

Jul 17, 2014 | Daniel Petri

Best Practices for DNS Forwarding

Need to know what a DNS forwarder is? Daniel Petri compares it to root hints, and then offers some best practices on how to use DNS forwarders effectively.

Jul 17, 2014 | Daniel Petri