Cold start DNS
There is an obvious tension between resilience and speed in the design of a resolver’s query strategy. DNS cold starts bring that tension into focus.
Cold start DNS
By Geoff Huston on 2 Jun 2026
There is an obvious tension between resilience and speed in the design of a resolver’s query strategy. DNS cold starts bring that tension into focus.
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