Network Switches

IP address management (IPAM)

IP address management (IPAM) is a means of planning, tracking, and managing the Internet Protocol address space used in a network.

IPAM integrates DNS and DHCP so that each is aware of changes in the other (for instance DNS knowing of the IP address taken by a client via DHCP, and updating itself accordingly).

IPAM tools are increasingly important as new IPv6 networks are deployed with larger address pools, different subnetting techniques, and more complex 128-bit hexadecimal numbers which are not as easily human-readable as IPv4 addresses.

  • Efficient IP – Core Network Services

    The SOLIDserver DDI (DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management) suite is designed to deliver highly scalable, secure and robust virtual and hardware appliances for critical DNS-DHCP-IPAM services. It provides vital benefits for the agility, reliability, and security of a customer’s network infrastructure. SOLIDserver is the cornerstone of DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management (DDI) projects […]

    The SOLIDserver DDI (DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management) suite is designed to deliver highly scalable, secure and robust virtual and hardware appliances for critical DNS-DHCP-IPAM services. It provides vital benefits for the agility, reliability, and security of a customer’s network infrastructure.

    SOLIDserver is the cornerstone of DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management (DDI) projects for datacenter automation, internet DNS, LAN infrastructures, cloud computing, digital transformation and any IT organisation dealing with the challenges of a dynamic and secure infrastructure. DDI helps software defined networking (SDN) become fully integrated to the whole IT ecosystem – from orchestration of application deployment to IT Service Management (ITSM) process control.

    EfficientIP DDI appliances strengthen an organisation’s core network foundations to support the business imperatives to improve business continuity and decrease operating costs with smart automation.

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  • EfficientIP – IPAM For MicrosoftÂŽ

    IP Address Management from EfficientIP integrates seamlessly with Microsoft DNS and DHCP servers to leverage your investments through global visibility and smart automation. While Microsoft’s IPAM brings some basic capacity for IP Address Management, it requires a dedicated server and is unsuitable for today’s open architectures. EfficientIP’s IPAM solution for Microsoft delivers complementary technology to […]

    IP Address Management from EfficientIP integrates seamlessly with Microsoft DNS and DHCP servers to leverage your investments through global visibility and smart automation. While Microsoft’s IPAM brings some basic capacity for IP Address Management, it requires a dedicated server and is unsuitable for today’s open architectures.

    EfficientIP’s IPAM solution for Microsoft delivers complementary technology to leverage your Microsoft investment, bringing advanced features and easy integration to orchestrators and the network ecosystem. Central Management of DNS & DHCP ensures synchronisation, while SmartArchitecture functionality and open APIs help accelerate deployment. Rich reporting and alerting are included and adding NetChange features allows verification of what devices are on your network. The solution is capable of handling millions of IP addresses and thousands of appliances.

  • BlueCat Networks – Core Network Services

    Most organisations don’t take notice of their DDI (DNS, DHCP and IP address management) infrastructure until something goes wrong; whilst it is a key component of any network, it normally just works, having been architected over time using Open Source tools and spreadsheets or a home-grown platform. When something does go wrong, it is often […]

    Most organisations don’t take notice of their DDI (DNS, DHCP and IP address management) infrastructure until something goes wrong; whilst it is a key component of any network, it normally just works, having been architected over time using Open Source tools and spreadsheets or a home-grown platform. When something does go wrong, it is often down to one person, the original architect or owner of the spreadsheet, to resolve the problem. Commercial DDI solutions could help.
    With Adaptive DNS all of an organisation’s critical DDI infrastructure will be united under one intelligent roof, giving them centralised visibility and control of all of their DNS traffic, round the clock.
    Breaking down DDI into its building blocks…..

    DNS

    With BlueCat, customers can enjoy a responsive, reliable network that enables core services and speeds application performance and availability. BlueCat’s feature-rich DNS solutions can be deployed across on-premise, virtual and cloud environments.

    DHCP

    With BlueCat, customers can boost security and availability, achieve a more scalable architecture, and get dual-stack support across hybrid IT and multi-cloud infrastructures. BlueCat’s DHCP solution also helps an organisation make the most of limited IPv4 space and dual-stacked IPv4 and IPv6 DNS environments.

    IPAM

    BlueCat helps customers to get a single source of truth for relationships between devices, users and IP addresses on the network, using built-in IP modelling tools and network templates to simplify management and unifying an entire IT estate both on-premise and in the cloud.

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  • ‘My honest opinion regarding IP Performance is that it’s all extremely positive, thanks again for your efforts, really appreciated and a great service’

    Alex Israel, Senior Infrastructure Architect,
    University of Plymouth