Empowering Resilient DNS Solutions in the Face of Evolving Threats with Vercara
David Keating
Group Security Sales Director
DataSolutions is committed to delivering cutting-edge solutions to our partners. We want to equip you, our partners, with the tools and technologies that ensure availability and next-generation protection for all your customers’ digital-facing assets. It doesn’t matter where in the world they’re based.
That’s why we’re partnered with Vercara. Their market-leading range of cloud and cybersecurity solutions seamlessly aligns with our security pillars and supports our existing product offerings.
As the corporate landscape increasingly adopts cloud-based applications and solutions like Office 365, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom for everyday business communication, the importance of a robust DNS (Domain Name System) infrastructure cannot be overstated. DNS is the invisible force behind the seamless functioning of Teams calls, the accessibility of SharePoint, or the ability to check your O365 inbox from anywhere in the world. However, we still see how many businesses underestimate the significance of DNS.
This is where Vercara's UltraDNS and UltraDNS2 fit in as an invaluable solution for our reseller partners. These solutions offer DNS security and reliability, augmented by built-in DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) protection to shield against attacks targeting DNS infrastructures. Performance, availability and security really sets Vercara’s DNS solution apart from the rest. Here’s why:
Performance and availability
UltraDNS and UltraDNS2 support businesses to achieve load balancing and real-time traffic management. These capabilities are underpinned by two distinct, custom-built backbone infrastructures. Vercara operates a global platform that is highly redundant with up to 47 nodes or Points of Presence (POPs) across 6 continents, ensuring 100% DNS availability.
As mentioned above, with an increasing reliance on applications and platforms such as Office365, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and AWS, a resilient DNS service is required to maintain uninterrupted availability for users. With a 100% uptime SLA, Vercara essentially promises not a single second of downtime. That’s guaranteed, uninterrupted connectivity and service availability.
Enhanced security
In an era of increasing cyberthreats, the UltraDNS and UltraDNS2 network is engineered on a proprietary platform to help ensure the integrity of your DNS data. Your DNS configuration is protected on UltraDNS by an array of security features including multi-factor authentication, SAML-based single sign-on, access control lists, and advanced role-based security.
Vercara is a pioneer in the cloud DNS platform space, recognising that robust DNS servers are required to withstand large-scale malicious attacks that threaten to take down online services. To counter these threats, Vercara’s platform combines name server segmentation – restricting the number of customers on any one named server – and a DDoS mitigation service. This comprehensive approach means Vercara’s UltraDNS platform provides unparalleled protection against a range of DDoS attacks. Vercara’s infrastructure regularly handles over 120 billion authoritative requests daily.
UltraDNS, when combined with the robust DDoS protection offered by UltraDDoS – which we outline below – is an impressive safeguard against even the most high-scale attacks.
Another cornerstone of Vercara’s offering is its robust DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) protection. Vercara boasts the world's largest dedicated DDoS scrubbing infrastructure, with an impressive 15TB of scrubbing capacity. This unparalleled capability positions them as the preeminent choice for organisations seeking uncompromising protection against DDoS attacks, while maintaining their online presence. This capacity is simply unmatched.
At DataSolutions, we work with only the most established and highly respected vendors. It’s important to us to provide our customers with comprehensive security solutions which improve their overall security posture and minimise their exposure to attacks. We’re proud to work with Vercara as a leader in the cloud security space.
Interested in finding out more about Vercara?
DataSolutions are running an in-person Partner Lunch & Learn with Vercara on October 12th in Dublin. This is your chance to meet the Vercara team, where they will be giving an update on their services as well as the opportunities and benefits available for you as a partner.
If you’re interested in attending, please email marketing@datasolutions.ie for more information.
If you would like to talk David Keating about Vercara, you can contact him directly via email on dkeating@datasolutions.ie or reach out to him by connecting on LinkedIn
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