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Check out the latest in network management, cybersecurity, and DDI.
Article BlueCat’s Hackathon: The Coolest Projects Of The Year
BlueCat’s annual Hackathon event is back and these are the coolest projects of the year. Check out the winning team’s projects here.
Article Can DNS finally secure government contractor networks?
Contractors present a cybersecurity risk to government agencies. Contracting language has failed to bring contractor networks up to par. Can DNS?
Article Schedule workflows with Rundeck integration
BlueCat’s Gateway platform for automation now integrates with Rundeck, allowing users to schedule standard DNS automation workflows.
Article DNS Automation: Internet breakout and SD-WAN domains
All the modular layers of today’s corporate networks – clouds, data centers, branch office connections, and SD-WAN controllers – have their role to…
Article DNS Automation: Host records and selective deployment
Manual addition of host records to DNS can take a lot of time. That’s why BlueCat automated it, saving administrators a ton of time.
Article Three Cloud Migration Myths Putting Organizations at Risk
IT teams make a lot of assumptions about network infrastructure when they’re migrating to the cloud. We dispel some of the myths about cloud DNS.
Article Swisslos automates field operations using the BlueCat API
Swisslos streamlined IP address management on a complex network through the BlueCat API, saving tons of developer time and resources.
Article DNS Edge November Release: Insights, Fleet Management, Native Threat Protection
The November release of DNS Edge has some amazing new features, including insights, fleet management, and native threat protection
Article Disrupting DDI @ Networking Field Day (In Tweets)
As first-time Networking Field Day presenters, the BlueCat team was thrilled to discuss the future of DDI (hint: it’s cloudy, plus a 100% chance of…
Article Why DNS is sexy again
DNS has evolved beyond mere infrastructure. Now it’s a business enabler which touches every part of the enterprise and every business initiative.
Article Why you should pay attention to DNS tunneling
DNS tunneling transmits information through the protocol that usually resolves network addresses. Your DNS data can provide clues to help keep it at bay.
Article The value of DNS response data for securing your network
Logging a DNS query only tells a fraction of the story. With Intelligent Security, we’ve changed the paradigm by logging DNS responses as well, uncovering…
Article Secure, cloud-managed network services through DNS
DNS can be a major headache in the cloud, but it doesn’t have to be. When centrally managed with tools for intelligent routing, DNS can be an asset.
Article Growing Our Network (The Other Kind) – Networking Field Day 19
Block your calendars for 10 am PST/1 pm EST as our team of experts will dissect the future of DNS at length with these forward thinkers.
Article Domain Name System (DNS): It works, so why change?
If your Domain Name System (DNS) seems to work, why would you change to anything else? Actually, there are plenty of reasons.
Article Five reasons why BlueCat is your best bet for DNS
I’m going to give you five reasons why BlueCat is your best bet for DNS. Without further ado (or a fluffy intro)… 1. Customers have voted, and…
Article What I learned from SecTOR
BlueCat attended Canada’s Premiere IT Security Conference SecTor in Toronto. Here are some of the important takeaways.
Article 10 things you can do with BlueCat’s API
We have 10 ideas for DNS automation and integration with other systems using BlueCat’s API. And BlueCat’s Gateway platform makes it easy to build and…
Article Data Communication Platform Comparison: Apache Kafka vs. RabbitMQ vs. REST API
Before finalizing any major platform decision it is well known that extensive research must be conducted. This post highlights the process we went through…