Google Does DNS
The short and sweet of it…. OpenDNS now has real competition. If you know what DNS is, then you understand the importance of the move on Google’s part. For those of you who don’t know, here is a short and sweet lesson. DNS (Domain Name System) converts domain names (like news.netapex.org) into IP addresses so that web browsers, ftp programs, and other Internet devices can get to where they need to go. If you would like more information about it, visit their blog.
Now here is the speculation. We all know that Android is making headway on the cellular front, and that ChromeOS is going to be joining the netbook world. Some even believe that the GGG phone will be surfacing early next year as well. So connecting to the Internet is huge on Google’s priority list. So while it is a surprise to me that Google has gone the DNS route themselves, I expected an OpenDNS purchase personally. But when you look at the fact that OpenDNS would have been expensive to purchase, and the fact that Google is pretty much synonymous with the Internet in a lot of people’s eyes, it seems natural that Google becomes the start, middle and end of the user experience. This is not a comparison between Google DNS and OpenDNS (because right now OpenDNS is better in my view) but a reasoning of why. Once the new services come about, DNS will be the key to the conversion from IPv4 to IPv6 and ensuring that the multitude of devices connecting with a Google OS (Chrome OS, Android, or whatever else rears its head) will have a simple time connecting. Kind of a Google self preservation idea. You can bet that future updates will include a quick click setting to change the DNS settings to use the “fast reliable” Google DNS. And yes, you can bet that I will eventually switch from OpenDNS to Google DNS someday as well. But not until I find a valid reason to give up what is working good for me now. It’s also safe to bet that any future routers I configure for people will be set with Google’s settings.
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