BlueCat acquires network infrastructure monitoring and automation platform Indeni
With the acquisition, BlueCat customers will gain an enhanced ability to maintain network resiliency and proactively assess network health.
Key takeawaysThis key takeaway was generated through LLMs crawling the page and coming up with an overview of the content.BlueCat Networks announced the acquisition of Indeni to enhance its DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) management platform by integrating Indeni’s NetOps-focused platform that analyzes device configurations, metrics, and logs to detect and remediate appliance issues. The combined solution addresses real-world operational problems caused by uncoordinated changes to firewalls and other network appliances and human error by providing proactive health assessments, alerts, and automation-driven remediation guidance for devices from vendors like Check Point, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and F5. The deal, advised by Moelis & Company and subject to regulatory approval, is intended to give customers deeper visibility into core DDI systems, DNS/DHCP services, appliance metrics, and configuration best practices while expanding Indeni’s reach through BlueCat’s global presence.
What does Indeni bring to BlueCat’s DDI management platform and how will it improve operations?
Indeni brings a crowd-sourced automation platform that codifies deep domain expertise to analyze device configurations, metrics, and logs for network security appliances such as firewalls, load balancers, and proxies. When integrated with BlueCat’s DDI platform, Indeni’s capabilities will provide proactive health assessments and alerts, identify existing and potential issues, and recommend remediation steps using automation. This improves operations by detecting and preventing issues—often caused by uncoordinated configuration changes and human error—before they disrupt network access and business continuity, and by giving operators actionable guidance linked to DDI services and appliance metrics.
Which types of network appliances and vendor technologies does Indeni’s platform support according to the announcement?
The announcement specifies that Indeni’s platform helps assure the health of network appliances including firewalls, load balancers, and secure web proxies. It explicitly mentions customers using products from vendors such as Check Point, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and F5, and indicates support for many other network security products. Indeni’s crowd-sourced knowledge base codifies checks and remediation guidance tailored to these appliance types and vendor technologies to detect and remediate issues impacting NetOps environments.
What are the strategic and customer impact goals BlueCat cited for acquiring Indeni?
BlueCat stated the acquisition aims to enhance its DDI management platform by extending visibility and proactive health assessment across closely related domains—core DDI systems, DNS and DHCP services, and network appliance configurations and metrics. Strategically, BlueCat intends to use Indeni’s expertise to detect and prevent operational issues caused by uncoordinated appliance changes and human error, strengthening overall network reliability and reducing downtime risk. For customers, the integration is expected to deliver unprecedented visibility, actionable remediation recommendations, and broader access to Indeni’s automation and insights through BlueCat’s global customer base and platform resources.
TORONTO, June 2, 2023 (Globe Newswire) — BlueCat Networks, a leading provider of mission-critical network and cloud infrastructure software for reliable and secure DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (collectively known as DDI), announced today that it has acquired Indeni. Moelis & Company acted as financial advisors to BlueCat. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the deal is subject to regulatory approval.
Indeni’s platform helps network operations (NetOps) teams assure the health of their network appliances such as firewalls, load balancers, and secure web proxies. It analyzes device configurations, metrics, and logs through deep domain expertise, codified as knowledge. And it alerts administrators about existing and potential issues, using a global, crowd-sourced knowledge base to identify and recommend remediation steps using automation. Customers using Check Point, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, F5, and many other network security products are already benefiting from Indeni’s platform.
This acquisition will enhance BlueCat’s DDI management platform, which provides the core services that direct traffic and enable access and communication across the network. Once integrated with BlueCat’s platform, customers will also gain an unprecedented view into their core DDI system, specific DNS and DHCP services, appliance metrics, and configuration best practices.
“Indeni’s speciality is that it provides NetOps with highly detailed information necessary to detect and prevent issues that—if left alone—would disrupt business operations,” said Andrew Wertkin, Chief Strategy Officer at BlueCat. “The vast majority of operational issues with DDI infrastructure come from uncoordinated changes to firewalls and other network appliances, as well as human error. BlueCat intends to extend the Indeni platform to proactively assess health across these closely related domains.”
“Indeni has been servicing the world’s leading organizations for over a decade, and we’re looking forward to expanding our reach to BlueCat’s current and future customers,” said Yoni Leitersdorf, Indeni founder and Chief Executive Officer. “With BlueCat’s industry-leading position and resources, we can bring Indeni’s technology and insights to many more users.”
Editor’s note: For more, read Enterprise Management Associates’ impact brief on how this acquisition strengthens BlueCat’s position as leader in the DDI market.
About BlueCat
BlueCat is the Adaptive DNS company. The company’s mission is to help organizations deliver reliable and secure network access from any location and any network environment. To do this, BlueCat re-imagined DNS. The result – Adaptive DNS – is a dynamic, open, secure, scalable, and automated DDI management platform that supports the most challenging digital transformation initiatives, like adoption of hybrid cloud and rapid application development. BlueCat’s DDI management platform was recognized as a market leader and outperformer in the 2022 GigaOm Radar report that evaluated all the vendors offering DDI Management. The company is headquartered in Toronto and New York and has additional offices throughout the world, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, and Serbia. Learn more at bluecat.com.
About Indeni
Indeni is the leader in security infrastructure automation. Its crowd-sourced automation platform performs health and compliance checks for network security appliances (firewalls, proxies, load balancers), resolving issues before they result in downtime. Many of the world’s leading enterprises, including credit card issuers, global airlines, big four auditing firms and health organizations, are utilizing Indeni’s automation solution to keep their network up and running smoothly. Learn more at indeni.com.
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