BlueCat Develops World’s Fastest Compact IPAM Appliance
TORONTO – February 13, 2014 – Reliability, scalability and performance of the network are critical to the enterprise. With increased demands and complexity, a flexible solution that can track, control and secure the network through automation is essential.
Key takeawaysThis key takeaway was generated through LLMs crawling the page and coming up with an overview of the content.BlueCat announced a new generation of DNS, DHCP and IPAM appliances designed to improve enterprise network reliability, scalability and performance by enabling greater automation and manageability in complex environments. The Gen-2 hardware includes a 1U DNS server capable of 200,000 queries per second (clusterable to over 1 million qps), offers increased processing power to provision thousands of devices rapidly, and is sold with a five-year warranty plus 4-hour on-site repair in hundreds of cities. The appliances support concurrent deployment with previous-generation units, targeting cloud, virtualized and Internet of Things use cases and promising roughly 60 percent better price/performance than competitors according to BlueCat's CTO.
What performance improvements do the new BlueCat appliances provide compared to previous solutions?
The article states BlueCat’s Gen-2 appliances deliver significantly higher processing power and throughput, highlighted by a 1U DNS server that can handle 200,000 DNS queries per second and can be clustered to exceed 1 million queries per second. BlueCat claims the new hardware matches enterprise scale and performance needs while offering, on average, about 60 percent better price/performance than competitors. The increased processing capacity supports faster automation and the ability to connect thousands of devices in minutes without degrading DNS query performance.
How do the BlueCat appliances support large-scale automation and cloud or IoT deployments?
According to the article, the Gen-2 appliances provide increased processing power that enables a higher level of automation, allowing customers to provision and connect thousands of devices to the network in minutes without affecting query performance. BlueCat positions this capability as essential for environments that rapidly provision and recycle virtual machines and services in cloud architectures, and to handle the growing number of connections driven by the Internet of Things. The appliances are designed to be production-proven in complex networks and to scale to meet those automation and connectivity demands.
What operational and support assurances does BlueCat provide for the new hardware appliances?
BlueCat offers a five-year hardware warranty and commits to 4-hour on-site repair service in hundreds of cities worldwide, as stated in the article. The company also ensures a smooth transition for customers by fully supporting concurrent deployment of the new Gen-2 appliances alongside previous-generation units with no compromise in capability or reliability. These support and compatibility measures are intended to help organizations rapidly realize the value of the new appliances while maintaining operational continuity.
TORONTO – February 13, 2014 – Reliability, scalability and performance of the network are critical to the enterprise. With increased demands and complexity, a flexible solution that can track, control and secure the network through automation is essential. To combat this challenge, BlueCat, the leading provider of intelligent IP Address Management (IPAM) solutions, has released a new generation of DNS, DHCP and IPAM appliances that bring greater value, resiliency and manageability to the market.
“BlueCat appliances maximize performance while reducing data center footprint. They match the scale and performance organizations need at a price/performance ratio that is on average 60 percent better than our competition,” says Andrew Wertkin, CTO of BlueCat. “We can configure a BlueCat infrastructure to handle the demands of enterprises of any size and are production-proven in some of the world’s most complex networks.”
Second-generation (Gen-2) hardware appliances for BlueCat DNS/DHCP Server and BlueCat Address Manager are included in the release as well as the availability of the world’s fastest 1U DNS server that can service 200,000 DNS queries per second and can be clustered to provide over 1 million queries per second.
The increased processing power of the BlueCat appliances enable an unmatched level of automation, allowing customers to connect thousands of devices to the network in minutes without affecting query performance. “Customers today are provisioning and recycling virtual machines and services in cloud architectures at an incredible rate as they take advantage of the power of elastic compute, and these services must be addressable,” says Wertkin. “Additionally, the Internet of Things will drive connections at an unprecedented rate and our hardware will scale to meet that demand.”
BlueCat continues to offer best-in-class hardware reliability that is backed by a 5-year warranty and the company’s commitment to 4-hour on-site repair in hundreds of cities worldwide. In order to ensure a smooth transition and allow customers to rapidly realize the value of the new appliances, BlueCat solutions fully support the concurrent deployment of new and previous generation appliances with no compromise in capability or reliability.
About BlueCat
At BlueCat, we believe the explosive growth of connected devices requires a more intelligent network to ensure reliable, secure, always-on application access and connectivity. BlueCat IP Address Management (IPAM) solutions provide a smarter way to connect mobile devices, applications, virtual environments and clouds. With unified mobile security, address management, automation and self-service, BlueCat offers a rich source of network intelligence that can be put into action to protect your network, reduce IT costs and ensure reliable service delivery.
Enterprises and government agencies worldwide trust BlueCat to manage millions of devices and solve real business and IT challenges – from secure, risk-free BYOD to virtualization and cloud automation. Our innovative solutions and expertise enable organizations to build a network infrastructure that is more scalable, reliable and secure, as well as simplify the transition to next-generation technologies including IPv6, DNSSEC, M2M and SDN.
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