NS1 Connect offers Dedicated DNS - a purpose-built solution for organizations that demand more control, more resilience and zero compromise. Dedicated DNS gives you your own isolated DNS infrastructure – fully managed, globally distributed and designed to mirror the capabilities of your primary DNS setup. It is far more than a backup – it is a powerful and strategic extension of your DNS architecture that improves your application availability. 

What is Dedicated DNS? 

Dedicated DNS is an add-on for NS1 Connect that delivers a single-tenant, fully managed, redundant DNS layer – meaning it is dedicated exclusively to your organisation and reserved for your traffic alone. It gives you your own distinct set of name servers operating on a physically and logically separate infrastructure from our Managed DNS network, while still being centrally managed through the same control plane. 

This solution replicates the core capabilities of Managed DNS, such as traffic steering, load balancing and DNSSEC support, while ensuring continuity without duplicating management complexity. With Dedicated DNS, you essentially get your own private DNS network, powered by IBM NS1 Connects global infrastructure. 

Why does Dedicated DNS matter? 

Dedicated DNS isn’t just about exclusivity, it translates directly into critical business advantages, particularly for organisations where performance, security and compliance are non-negotiable.  

Redundancy without complexity: avoid the operational overhead of managing a separate secondary DNS provider. Dedicated DNS synchronizes with your primary NS1 instance, ensuring automated failover and high availability.  

Maintain feature parity: access the same advanced features – like filter chains, traffic steering, load balancing and DNSSEC – in your Dedicated DNS instance as in your Managed DNS set up.  

Unified management: administer both Managed and Dedicated DNS from a single interface or API, simplifying configuration and control across your DNS architecture.  

Enhanced Security and Compliance: the isolation provided by dedicated name servers adds a significant layer of security. Having a dual infrastructure significantly reduces your risk of downtime as a result of a DDoS attack.  

Customizable resilience footprint: choose Points of Presence (PoPs) to deploy Dedicated DNS (up to 12 PoPs to choose from), tailoring redundancy to your geographic and business needs.