DNS management

What is DNS — and why does it matter for your business?

DNS is the “address book” of the internet. Every time someone sends you an email, visits your website, or connects to Microsoft 365, DNS is what tells their device where to go.

Why it matters

If DNS is wrong, the symptoms are serious

Because DNS sits underneath almost every business service, we treat it as critical infrastructure — not a “set and forget” setting.

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Your website goes offline

A misconfigured DNS record can take your website down instantly — and it may not be obvious why.

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Email stops flowing

Incorrect MX records mean emails bounce or go missing. Incorrect SPF/DKIM/DMARC records mean your emails land in spam.

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Microsoft 365 becomes unreachable

Teams, SharePoint, and other Microsoft 365 services all rely on correct DNS records to function.

What we include

Our DNS management service

For an annual fee per domain, we provide a fully managed DNS service. This typically includes:

Hosting your DNS records on our managed, redundant DNS platform
Maintaining correct records for your website, email, and Microsoft 365
Making changes on your behalf when services change
Reviewing third-party requests before applying them
Monitoring for unexpected or unauthorised changes
A single point of accountability if something goes wrong
Why is there a yearly fee — isn’t DNS free with my domain?

Most domain registrars include a very basic “parking” DNS service with a domain licence. That is not the same as a managed DNS service. You’re paying for the platform, the traffic, and the people behind it — not just an entry in a database.
Web developers & DNS

Why we recommend DNS changes go through us

Web developers will sometimes request DNS changes when building or updating a website. While these requests are usually well-intentioned, DNS controls more than just websites.

If changes are made incorrectly or without understanding the existing setup, this can unintentionally take email offline, disrupt Microsoft 365 services, break email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), or cause intermittent delivery issues that are hard to diagnose.

We’re always happy to work with your web developer — but we recommend DNS changes are reviewed and applied by us, web developers tell us what needs to change rather than making changes directly, and changes are scheduled and validated to avoid service disruption. This ensures your email and Microsoft 365 services stay online and there is a single point of responsibility if something goes wrong. Your web developer can still do their job — this is not about restricting access, but about protecting critical business services.

Questions about your DNS setup?

We can review your current DNS records and let you know if anything needs attention.