DNS: Challenges in a Changing Landscape. Infographic. IDG Research Services surveyed DNS administrators from large organizations to understand the challenges of deploying an available, secure, high-performance DNS infrastructure.

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average number
of DNS servers
in use at their
organizations today
Challenges
in a Changing
Landscape
CHALLENGES of managing DNS capacity
63%
reported an
increase in DNS
volume over
the past year
75%
manage DNS
on premises
66%
are highly
concerned about
security/DDoS
attacks
53%
manage DNS
capacity by
adding more
servers
29%
have experienced
DNS outages in the past
12 months, with one
quarter reporting that a
traffic surge was the culprit
CONCERNS about availability and security
70%
are worried about
business being
affected by DNS
outages
Most important BENEFITS of DNS
78%
cited improved
application
availability
65%
cited improved
application
performance
Source: Managing DNS Capacity Survey, FEB2014, IDG Research Services
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DNSIDG Research Services surveyed DNS
administrators from large organizations to
understand the challenges of deploying
an available, secure, high-performance
DNS infrastructure.