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Cirrus
CirrusGTM VS DNS server
GTM is nothing but works as a DNS for a corporate network , If previously we have legacy DNS server in our environment, Then what advantages does GTM brings compares to DNS server
Greetings,
A few of the outstanding benefits would be the ability to actually monitor and load balance the IP addresses being resolved. A few examples:
- Availability: If you hand out IP address 1.1.1.1 for example.com and GTM determines that service is no longer available (network interruption), a backup address for an available service, say 2.2.2.2 can be chosen and handed out.
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Load balancing: Hand out 1.1.1.1 and 2.2.2.2 evenly, or 2.2.2.2 twice as often as 1.1.1.1 if the servers are different platforms / capacities. Hand out 1.1.1.1 to customers in Japan and 2.2.2.2 to customers in America.
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DDoS protection: GTM (F5 TMOS) offers advanced DDoS protection.
- DNSSEC: Easier DNSSEC management abilities.
This is a great intro article:
https://f5.com/products/big-ip/big-ip-dns
Hope this is helpful!
Kevin
