To borrow an odd colloquialism, swing a dead cat and watch how few people you hit who have ever heard of a digital domain name system. "A what?" they may be inclined to ask, once you do away with the cat. This naming system is the very firmament of the Internet, as we know it today. It is a heady statement to be sure, but not one without some credence.
A digital domain name system, known conventionally as DDNS, has been likened to the phone book of the Internet. That is, you know the name of the site or person you wish to visit or contact, so you naturally type in the desired URL or email address and voila, you are taken to that website. This is the mundane magic of the proliferation of DDNS providers floating in cyberspace.
Imagine, if you will, the Serling-esque madness that would ensue should people be required to memorize websites and emails by means of their numerical IP addresses. These maddening strings of numbers and letters are represented by two related naming conventions, the IPv4 and the IPv6 languages. This means an IP address could be 341.21.183.161, for the IPv4 or 2033:db3:1f60::988:de1:7182:4e8, for the IPv6 convention. Either way, it would be impossible to carry on about the Internet like the virtual surfing freaks we are.
Any given DDNS service provider is essentially a virtual switchboard operator. You place your call with your keywords or web addresses, and the DDNS operator places the name to the IP address. This may seem like a mildly interesting nugget of knowledge, but should you be marginally interested in doing business online, investing in a reliable DDNS service could be the quintessential difference between success and failure.
A reliable DDNS provider, like a switchboard operator worth her salt, should be able to juggle IP addresses to various URL and domain requests without dropping the figurative call. Should a potential customer type in your business website and he or she is met with a Page Load error that could be a dropped customer and lost wages for you. Make the investment that matters, invest in a reputable DDNS provider.
A digital domain name system, known conventionally as DDNS, has been likened to the phone book of the Internet. That is, you know the name of the site or person you wish to visit or contact, so you naturally type in the desired URL or email address and voila, you are taken to that website. This is the mundane magic of the proliferation of DDNS providers floating in cyberspace.
Imagine, if you will, the Serling-esque madness that would ensue should people be required to memorize websites and emails by means of their numerical IP addresses. These maddening strings of numbers and letters are represented by two related naming conventions, the IPv4 and the IPv6 languages. This means an IP address could be 341.21.183.161, for the IPv4 or 2033:db3:1f60::988:de1:7182:4e8, for the IPv6 convention. Either way, it would be impossible to carry on about the Internet like the virtual surfing freaks we are.
Any given DDNS service provider is essentially a virtual switchboard operator. You place your call with your keywords or web addresses, and the DDNS operator places the name to the IP address. This may seem like a mildly interesting nugget of knowledge, but should you be marginally interested in doing business online, investing in a reliable DDNS service could be the quintessential difference between success and failure.
A reliable DDNS provider, like a switchboard operator worth her salt, should be able to juggle IP addresses to various URL and domain requests without dropping the figurative call. Should a potential customer type in your business website and he or she is met with a Page Load error that could be a dropped customer and lost wages for you. Make the investment that matters, invest in a reputable DDNS provider.
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