BlueCat Networks to Host Webinar on DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management (DDI) Featuring Independent Research Firm
Toronto, Canada – January 10, 2012 – BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence™ company, will host a live webinar on January 19 featuring Forrester Research, Inc. to discuss the “Five Reasons DDI is Critical to the Network.”
The article announces a January 19 webinar hosted by BlueCat Networks featuring Forrester Research to discuss why DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) is critical to efficient network operations and how commercial DDI solutions beat spreadsheets and homegrown tools. It highlights operational pain points—manual address allocation, record uploads, and error checking—that extend deployment times from minutes to days, and cites a December 2011 Forrester report that positions BlueCat as a top DDI vendor. The piece emphasizes BlueCat’s IPAM solutions deliver automation, scalability, IPv6 and DNSSEC readiness, and cost, security, and efficiency benefits for large enterprises and government customers.
What operational problems does the article say organizations face when using spreadsheets or homegrown DDI solutions?
The article describes several operational problems tied to spreadsheets and homegrown DDI: administrators must manually allocate addresses, capture unused ones, upload new DNS/DHCP records, and check for configuration errors. These manual processes are time-consuming and error-prone—Forrester’s analysis noted that tasks which should take minutes, such as allocating addresses for new server deployments, can take up to two days. The result is slower service rollout, higher operational overhead, and increased risk of configuration mistakes that impact network efficiency and reliability.
What reasons does the article give for choosing BlueCat Networks as a DDI solution?
According to the article, BlueCat is positioned as a top DDI solution in Forrester’s December 2011 report and is promoted for delivering automation and IP intelligence needed to create more flexible, efficient networks. BlueCat’s IPAM solutions provide centralized management of core IP services from a single pane of glass, enabling scalability, improved security, lower costs, and faster rollout of new services. The article also highlights BlueCat’s future-ready support for IPv6 and DNSSEC and notes deployment at demanding public and private sector organizations as evidence of its enterprise suitability.
What content and guidance does the webinar promise to deliver according to the article?
The article states the January 19 webinar will feature Forrester Research senior analyst Andre Kindness presenting key findings from Forrester’s report “An Infrastructure Can Only Be As Efficient As DNS, DHCP, And IP Address Management” (December 2, 2011). Attendees can expect guidance on why organizations should move off spreadsheets or homegrown DDI, what to look for in a commercial DDI solution, and the specific capabilities that led Forrester to position BlueCat as a top choice. The webinar is intended to explain how DDI automation and IPAM intelligence drive operational efficiency and cost savings.
New Report Highlights the Role of DDI in Driving Efficiencies and Cost Savings; Positions BlueCat Networks as a Top Choice for DDI
Toronto, Canada – January 10, 2012 – BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence™ company, will host a live webinar on January 19 featuring Forrester Research, Inc. to discuss the “Five Reasons DDI is Critical to the Network.”
“Much of IP, Dynamic Host Communication Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name Services(DNS) management requires too much hand holding; administrators spend time allocating addresses, capturing unused ones, uploading new records, or checking for errors,” wrote Andre Kindness, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research, Inc. in a December 7, 2011 blog post¹. “On average, it takes two days to allocate a set of addresses for the deployment of new servers when it’s 5 minutes of work.”
A December 2011 report² from Forrester provides guidance on why organizations should move off spreadsheets or a homegrown DDI solution and surveys the top commercial DDI solution vendors.
In the BlueCat Networks webinar, guest speaker Andre Kindness will share key findings from the Forrester Research report “An Infrastructure Can Only Be As Efficient As DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management” (December 2, 2011) including what to look for in a DDI solution and the capabilities that make BlueCat Networks a top choice for DDI.
“We are pleased that BlueCat Networks is positioned as a top DDI solution in the recent Forrester Research report,” said Michael Hyatt, CEO and Co-Founder of BlueCat Networks. “Our IP Address Management solutions not only deliver the automation and intelligence needed to build a more flexible and efficient network, they also provide a critical foundation for helping organizations keep pace with emerging business and IT priorities such as the cloud, virtualization, IPV6 and DNSSEC.”
To register for the solution webinar “Five Reasons DDI is Critical to the Network,” please visit: bluecatnetworks.com/forrester.
Deployed at some of the most demanding and secure organizations in the world, BlueCat Networks’ IPAM software solutions help public and private sector organizations improve security, lower costs and increase IT efficiency. BlueCat Networks’ solutions also allow organizations to securely manage change and growth with unsurpassed scalability and future-ready support for IPv6 and DNSSEC.
¹“I Know It Works, But It’s Time To Move Off Your Old Rotary Phone, That Is, Homegrown DDI Solution”, blog post – December 7, 2011, Andre Kindness, Forrester Research, Inc.
²“An Infrastructure Can Only Be As Efficient As DNS, DHCP, And IP Address Management”, Forrester Research, Inc., December 2, 2011
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