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Looking for geo-directional DNS service


From: Hank Nussbacher <hank () efes iucc ac il>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:55:41 +0200


I am looking for a commercial DNS service that provides geo-directionality. Suppose I have 4 data centers scattered thruout the world and want users to hit the closest data center based on proximity checks (pings, TTLs, latency, load, etc.). I know one can "roll their own", using various geo-locational data from companies like Maxmind. I am *not* interested in that. I am *not* interested in applicances like the Cisco ACE GSS 4400 either (that do this as well):
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/contnetw/ps4162/

What I am looking for is a commercial DNS service.

Is the Akamai Edgescape service the closest to what I want:
http://www.akamai.com/html/technology/products/edgescape.html
Is anyone using it?  Can you recommend it?

Another service I know about is the Ultradns (now Neustar) Directional DNS:
http://www.neustarultraservices.biz/solutions/directionaldns.html
But this service is based on statically defined IP responses at each of their 14 sites so there is no proximity checking done.

Thanks,
Hank


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