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Why Does Microsoft Call Cloud Names on Dot Microsoft Safer? · Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman

Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman

Is it always DNS? with DNSimple's Anthony Eden

It’s one thing to joke about how “it’s always DNS” but it’s another to solve the problem by starting your own DNS Hosting and Domain Registration company. Some folks joke, but Anthony Eden started a company - DNSimple. Scott chats with Anthony about how he got started, how DNS works, and why DNSimple does it right.

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  1. Why Does Microsoft Call Cloud Names on Dot Microsoft Safer? at 8:44

    On Hanselminutes, Microsoft is starting to move cloud services to the dot Microsoft top-level domain, and Microsoft says the change is more secure. Full answer

  2. How Did No Outside Money Keep DNSimple on Domains? at 15:32

    On Hanselminutes, DNSimple has always been funded by bootstrapping and has never taken outside funds. Full answer

  3. How Did DNSimple Move Names Back and Forth With Azure? at 19:11

    On Hanselminutes, a dashboard can show 41 registered domains beside 47 DNS zones. Full answer

  4. Why Does DNSimple Push Domain Changes as Far as Australia? at 24:07

    DNSimple gets record changes out through its own internal transfer system, and the bar for that system is Australia. Full answer

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