Problem background As we operate the authoritative name servers for the .nz ccTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain), we observe more than 500k unique source addresses »
An important task in text data mining is text classification/categorisation. The objective, is to start with a training set of documents (e.g. newspaper articles) »
An interesting request we received after the register size prediction presentation at the Registrar Conference earlier last year, was a suggestion of applying similar methodology on »
As part of our efforts to understand the .nz namespace better, we started at the beginning of 2017 to check domains for the presence of a »
As we run the .nz ccTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain) authoritative nameservers, we receive lots of DNS queries and answer each query with a DNS »
In my previous two posts, we've seen how to model domain retention prediction and new creates forecasting. Those are essential model components required for a register »
The Domain Name System is a distributed database with a hierarchical structure. A complete DNS resolution is a time-consuming process composed of iterations of network communications »
Customer-base analysis has become increasingly important. A critical part of the analysis is the prediction of retention rate, which is defined as the proportion of customers »
The number of new domain creations is an important indicator of the registry activity. Using an appropriate method to predict the number of creations in the »
So today marks my last day in the office as CMO for the .nz registry, NZRS. A bitter sweet day as a I reflect on my »
As part of our role as .nz registry, we manage 4 out of 7 of the .nz authoritative name servers. We receive hundreds of millions of »
Recently the European Domain Centre published a fantastic infographic that shows the explosion of new top level domain options that have and are being made available. »
This interview was conducted with Tony Kirsch (Domain Name Association), Oliver Hope (Nominet) and David Morrison (NZRS). This interview was originally posted by the Domain Name »
Being able to predict domain name retention / renewal is an important tool for registries to better understand the behaviour of domain names in the register. The »
After many years with cyber security as a fringe issue, more and more boards are becoming aware of just how important it is that they have »