The DNS Memorial Guard

Every network outage investigation follows the same arc: denial, more denial, then DNS.

Award it to someone today. Your own email app sends it.

Choose a format Metal challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" antique-bronze coin with a 3D high-relief front, raised rim lettering and a beaded edge. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card. Plastic challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" soft PVC (rubber) coin with 2-3 levels of relief, painted in antique-bronze tones. Lighter and lower-cost than metal. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card.Available once the artwork is finished. Die-cut vinyl sticker Coming soon 3" die-cut vinyl sticker of the coin artwork with a UV- and water-resistant laminate. Laptop and water-bottle grade.Available once the artwork is finished.

Physical coins and stickers are coming soon. Until then, you can email this coin for free.

Meaning

Every network outage investigation follows the same arc: denial, more denial, then DNS.

Design

Front (Obverse)

Top rim: THE DNS MEMORIAL GUARD
Bottom rim: IT WAS ALWAYS DNS
Center: A detective in a trench coat looks through a magnifying glass at a stone tablet carved with the haiku: "It's not DNS / There's no way it's DNS / It was DNS".

Back (Reverse)

An hourglass with the inscription "TTL: 86400 SECONDS OF PAIN".

Finish & Style

Antique bronze challenge coin, ~1.75" diameter, high-relief center scene, raised rim lettering, beaded outer edge. Matches the existing ITChallengeCoins series.

How to Earn It

Troubleshoot an outage that was ultimately caused by DNS.
Bonus if you said "it's not DNS" at any point during the investigation.
Or survive a DNS migration or propagation wait during a production cutover.

Citation

For following every lead, ruling out every suspect, and arriving, as all do, at DNS.