An UltraDNS marketing person called. He wants my company to switch to their services.
He cited these compelling reasons to switch:
- Their solution is closed source and that makes it more secure than open source solutions such as bind!
(“Just enter ‘bind’ and ‘bug’ in Google and see what you get!”) - Their solution uses Oracle instead of flat files and that makes it better than bind!
- They have some really big customers.
(“And those companies know that they do.”) - They offer five-nine SLAs.
What a great marketing pitch.
Free advice for UltraDNS: Before calling a company like mine, please try to find out first what our DNS infrastructure is (it’s easy! use dig!) and if we are actually unhappy with our DNS. Then offer us a better solution and explain the actual advantages. And please train your salesfolks about technology and tell them to avoid FUD tactics.