UltraDNS Server Problem Pulls Down Websites, Including Netflix, for 90 Minutes

I would imagine they don't use it for exactly that case. Imagine a case where most of AWS is having critical problems, you would want (at the very least) control of your DNS to attempt a partial recovery of service for some portion of your customers that have providers who respect DNS TTL's.

Re: UltraDNS Server Problem Pulls Down Websites, Including Netflix, for 90 Minutes

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Post by bwblabs » Thu, Oct 15, 2015, 11:44 PM UTC

b1naryth1ef wrote: post #7

edgan wrote: post #5

I am surprised that Netflix uses UltraDNS when they use AWS and they could be using Route53.

I would imagine they don't use it for exactly that case. Imagine a case where most of AWS is having critical problems, you would want (at the very least) control of your DNS to attempt a partial recovery of service for some portion of your customers that have providers who respect DNS TTL's.

Running my own DNS servers. But having issues with clients using Rackspace Apps - hosted email (still down due to UltraDNS).

Would there be anything against using multiple large anycast DNS providers?

Re: UltraDNS Server Problem Pulls Down Websites, Including Netflix, for 90 Minutes

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Post by hueving » Thu, Oct 15, 2015, 11:51 PM UTC

b1naryth1ef wrote: post #7

edgan wrote: post #5

I am surprised that Netflix uses UltraDNS when they use AWS and they could be using Route53.

I would imagine they don't use it for exactly that case. Imagine a case where most of AWS is having critical problems, you would want (at the very least) control of your DNS to attempt a partial recovery of service for some portion of your customers that have providers who respect DNS TTL's.

Netflix is 100% dependent on AWS for infrastructure. If AWS is having problems, there is nowhere to redirect to.

Re: UltraDNS Server Problem Pulls Down Websites, Including Netflix, for 90 Minutes

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Post by dang » Thu, Oct 15, 2015, 11:53 PM UTC

lorddoig wrote: post #2

Titular hyperbole, much?

We changed the title from "UltraDNS takes down the Internet for 90min" to the article's title.