Tag: Availability

What is uptime and how does a 99% guarantee affect your website Introduction

Screen with the words "UPTIME", next to a clock, the number 99% and a green check mark.
How uptime affects the stability of the site

In the online world, “availability” is not an abstract metric but a hard dashboard of profit and reputation. Uptime shows what percentage of the time a site or service actually worked and was available to visitors. The closer to 100%, the less often customers encounter errors, carts don’t “fall over,” payment pages open quickly, and support isn’t on fire every evening. When you see “99%” in a provider’s offer, it sounds impressive; however, in reality it means almost 7 hours of downtime per month — and the business impact of those hours can be noticeable even for small projects.

Virtual DNS Locations – How to Improve Website Speed and Availability with Anycast DNS

Schematic of routing user requests through multiple DNS nodes to a site using Anycast.
How Anycast DNS helps speed up a site and ensure stable access

In today’s internet environment, every millisecond counts. Website speed and stability directly affect user experience, search engine rankings, customer trust, and a company’s reputation. One of the key components that influence website performance is DNS infrastructure. In this article, we’ll explore how virtual DNS locations based on Anycast DNS can improve performance, ensure high availability, and enhance the security of your online resources.