Since its creation, due to its utility and efficacy, the Domain Name System (DNS) became very demanded. No network can fully function without it. And considering the number of networks that currently exist, be sure that the DNS it’s permanently busy!
Considering all the important processes that rely on this system, different mechanisms have been created to reduce its stress by helping it with the execution of some tasks. Here comes the DNS cache that makes DNS work better and faster!
Our current world depends a lot on IP addresses. Without them, networks can’t communicate, people’s devices can’t access networks, the Internet of Things can’t connect, cloud computing can’t work properly, etc. So the dependency of IP addresses is clear, isn’t it?
IP addresses are demanded for many different purposes, daily and in massive amounts. As a result, their management has become an annoying headache for administrators in charge of the task. Just this can get you hours busy since we talk about hundreds or thousands of IP addresses if the network is extensive.
In this context, IPAM is hope, a great solution you should know because IPAM means IP address management!
If you are searching for the right place to host your site, you have probably seen many types of hosting services. Which is right for you? And what do they even mean? This time we would demystify the Cloud Hosting and see what exactly makes it a cloud service and how.
A cloud service is an on-demand service that clients can get over the internet, usually on a monthly subscription. It could be software (S-a-a-S), a whole platform for developing (P-a-a-S), or the infrastructure that you might need like bare-bone servers (I-a-a-S). Examples of cloud services are Skype, DropBox, renting a fully-functioning Linux or Windows server, or getting a bare-bone server without any software installed.
No time to waste! Let’s see the basic DNS terms and DNS definitions that you must know to manage your domain well.
DNS stands for Domain Name System. It is a global system that is decentralized and has a multi-level hierarchical structure that serves to connect domains to IP addresses. Thanks to it, people don’t need to remember IP addresses and can directly use domain names to connect to services.
Each component that is included in a network needs an IP address as an identifier. To connect to the Internet, you receive from your Internet service provider (ISP) a public IP address. To operate successfully, servers have a public IP address too. In other cases, computers, devices, smartphones require a private IP address to connect to a private network.
IP addresses help with identifying devices connected in any kind of communication. Furthermore, they give information about the location of the devices in the network, making them capable of exchanging data and communicating.
Can you imagine IPv4 has been around since the early 80s? It is the 4th version of Internet Protocol which was launched in 1981. Its purpose is to set the rules for communication, such as how the data packets should be sent or how they should have to be received.