IBM NS1 Connect is a managed authoritative DNS and traffic steering platform that routes users to the healthiest, best-performing endpoint using real-time performance, availability, and location data. IBM reports a global anycast network with 26 points of presence across six continents and a 100% DNS resolution SLA. bitsIO, an IBM Silver Partner, designs NS1 traffic steering policies and connects DNS telemetry to Splunk.
NS1 decides where traffic goes. Splunk shows why. bitsIO forwards NS1 DNS and traffic-steering telemetry into Splunk, so latency, failover events, and user-experience issues correlate with application logs and security data. Instead of DNS sitting in its own silo, it becomes another signal in the same investigation your teams already run in Splunk.
IBM NS1 Connect fits enterprises running distributed applications across multiple clouds or CDNs, where latency, uptime, and failover directly affect users. It is most useful for teams that have outgrown static or single-provider DNS and need routing that reacts to live performance and health.
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IBM NS1 Connect is managed authoritative DNS with intelligent traffic steering. It routes users to the healthiest, best-performing endpoint using real-time performance, location, and availability data, which improves application uptime and reduces latency for distributed apps.
Standard cloud DNS mainly resolves names and offers basic routing. NS1 adds filter-chain traffic steering, real-user-monitoring, health-aware and geographic routing, and automated failover, so DNS actively directs traffic based on live conditions rather than static records.
A filter chain is an ordered set of rules NS1 applies to each DNS record. Filters sort or remove candidate endpoints by geography, health, performance, or load, so users are sent only to endpoints that meet your policy.
Yes. NS1 is API-first and integrates with observability tools including Splunk. Traffic-steering telemetry data can be ingested into Splunk so latency, failover events, and user-experience issues correlate with the rest of your environment.
Yes. bitsIO plans and runs NS1 onboarding, including zone migration, filter-chain and failover policy design, multi-CDN routing, and Splunk integration, plus ongoing support and training after go-live
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