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BlueCat and Equinix

A partnership for a hosted DDI management solution in multicloud environments

Key Takeaways

BlueCat Integrity deployed on Equinix Network Edge provides hosted DNS, DHCP, and IPAM services with centralized, authoritative DDI management across hybrid and multicloud environments.
The joint solution reduces public cloud egress and variable costs by delivering DDI from Equinix Fabric while maintaining scalable, change-ready infrastructure.
Open, vendor-agnostic RESTful APIs support automation, DevOps integration, and operational efficiency through programmatic control of DDI services.
Role-based access control, modern UI, and RFC-compliant DNS/DHCP servers improve administrative governance, usability, and standards-based reliability.
BlueCat Edge adds global DNS query visibility, granular resolution path control, and security capabilities such as malicious behavior detection and access restriction to critical resources.
High availability, disaster recovery options, and global Equinix Network Edge reach enable resilient, geographically redundant DDI deployments for both IPv4 and IPv6.

Complete visibility and control over critical network services

With devices and applications multiplying exponentially, networking teams are forced to maintain complex infrastructures as they integrate new hybrid and multicloud platforms, security tools, SDN, IoT, and more. For most organizations, DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (DDI) services seem invisible until they malfunction. However, DDI management solutions provide a single source of truth, simplify management, improve business resilience, and enable automation and DevOps practices. Networking teams operating agile environments and cloud infrastructure need a DDI platform that works at the speed of business growth.

The solution: BlueCat Integrity on Equinix Network Edge

BlueCat and Equinix bring BlueCat’s core DNS and DHCP solution on Equinix Network Edge, which is hosted by Equinix and delivered by BlueCat. The straightforward configuration process through an automated workflow enables customers to swiftly deploy devices in a flexible as-a-service model. This solution extends BlueCat Integrity to Equinix Fabric, making it easy to provide DDI services to endpoints across clouds and endpoints connected over other networks.

Deploying BlueCat Integrity on Equinix Network Edge avoids high egress fees and variable costs that come with deploying in the public cloud. With centralized management and cost-effective scalability, Equinix Network Edge and BlueCat Integrity provide a change-ready cloud infrastructure solution for businesses striving for efficiency, agility, and cost savings.

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Benefits

Single source of truth

Unify disparate DDI solutions into an authoritative single source of truth

Deploy and scale anywhere

Deploy in traditional data centers, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud—or all the above

Plug-and-play automation

Open, well-documented, and vendor-agnostic RESTful APIs are easily accessible and improve operational efficiency, reduce repetitive tasks, and integrate with third-party tools

Role-based access controls

Define users with different levels of access, including multiple administrative users

Modern UI

A user experience that enhances visual elements for an intuitive, aesthetically pleasing, and consistent interface

Disaster recovery

Highly reliable backup, failover, and recovery options regardless of deployment in the cloud or on premises

Data visualization and reporting

Get an instant view of your entire network structure and utilization statistics

RFC compliance

BlueCat DNS and DHCP servers are unconditionally compliant with applicable RFC standards

Furthermore, BlueCat Edge brings additional IP forwarding, discovery, resolution, and security capabilities to standard DDI infrastructure to make multicloud complexity feel simple, safe, and reliable. Adding BlueCat Edge to your environment increases visibility, allowing you to capture and log any internal or external queries from any client, branch, or user globally. You also gain complete control of all DNS resolution paths while detecting malicious behavior and restricting access to critical internal resources.

Features

DNS

Integrity’s feature-rich recursive and authoritative DNS solutions can be deployed in any environment, delivering a responsive and reliable network that manages unwanted traffic, rapidly enables core services, and speeds application performance and availability.

DHCP

Integrity’s DHCP solution offers built-in security, high availability, a scalable architecture, and dual-stack support. We help you make the most of limited IPv4 space and manage dual-stacked IPv4 and IPv6 environments.

IP address management

BlueCat Address Manager provides an authoritative source of intelligence and insight into the relationship between the devices, users, and IP addresses on your network, using built-in IP modeling tools and network templates for simplified management.

Full-featured APIs

Integrity enables an automated environment through a robust library of APIs that facilitate continuous updates, improve threat detection, and enforce policies by providing instant access for users and applications. Our API-first approach works with any environment and optimizes existing IT investments.

High availability

Integrity delivers highly available DDI services across the enterprise, with the flexibility to deploy in highthroughput, centralized architectures or fully distributed environments. DNS and DHCP failover ensure that IPv4 and IPv6 retain the highest standards of service uptime.

Integration with Equinix Network Edge

Equinix Network Edge is available globally, enabling a highly available platform through geographically redundant options. High availability can also be achieved through compute and network layer redundancy.

Next steps

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