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Company Overview
Infoblox pioneered the development of core network services appliances, which deliver utility-grade domain name resolution (DNS), IP address assignment and management (DHCP/IPAM), authentication and authorization (RADIUS), configuration (TFTP/HTTP), and network time (NTP). Infoblox solutions control and automate the core services that drive all networks and applications.
Core network services are essential for all networks and applications. Put simply: without core network services, IP-based networks and applications grind to a halt. They provide the “glue” that binds networks, users, devices, applications, and policies.
IP networks and applications are increasingly dependent on core network services and the interchange among them. For example, Microsoft’s Active Directory makes extensive use of DNS to function correctly. Voice over IP (VoIP) depends upon DHCP and TFTP in order to work. Secure wireless access requires RADIUS for 802.1X authentication. Network Access Control (NAC) requires tight integration between RADIUS and DHCP. And most modern applications—including e-mail, ERP, CRM, and all web-based applications—are heavily dependent on DNS. The importance of core network services is poised to increase even further due to the growth in IP-enabled devices—such as RFID systems, VoIP handsets, wireless devices, etc.—and the advent of new requirements to support mobility, convergence, security, and compliance.
Legacy core network services solutions (software on servers) do not support the demands of today’s applications and networks and the people who run them.
Key concerns with legacy solutions include:
- Hard to manage: Inefficient, expensive, error prone, unauditable, inflexible
- Unclear accountability: Servers and systems are not consolidated or integrated, administration is fragmented across multiple groups (network, server, etc.) with no overall architecture, overlapping responsibilities, and inefficient operations
- Insecure: Core network services protocols and the underlying server operating systems require frequent patching to close security vulnerabilities.
- Vulnerable to downtime: Providing local redundancy, service failover, and disaster recovery requires special systems and expertise, is costly, and often causes data errors
- Costly: Systems are often managed with the help of custom scripts, driving up management costs and making organizations vulnerable to loss of specialized personnel
Infoblox Products and Solutions
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Infoblox delivers the industry’s most powerful and widely deployed platform for controlling and automating core network services. Infoblox solutions can add control and automation to your existing infrastructure, or can replace your legacy infrastructure with a consolidated, unified, enterprise-wide system. You can add centralized visibility and management for your existing Microsoft DNS and DHCP services on Windows® platforms using the Infoblox IPAM WinConnect solution. Alternatively, you can replace your legacy systems with an Infoblox appliance grid.
Infoblox appliances are purpose-built, high-performance hardware devices that serve as the foundation of Infoblox solutions. They ship standard with the security-hardened Infoblox NIOS™ software, a high-performance operating system that supports a series of service delivery modules and an API for easy integration with third-party systems. Infoblox’s patented grid technology allows a group of distributed appliances to perform and be managed as a unified system.
Software packages, which can be loaded on any Infoblox appliance, combine service modules and protocols to meet a range of requirements..
Infoblox’s core network services platform helps customers:
- Simplify their networks with advanced automation and consolidated services.
- Fortify their businesses with hardened security and unsurpassed resiliency.
- Save time and money by driving up efficiency and productivity and reducing downtime.
But don’t take our word for it. Over 100 of the Fortune 500 use Infoblox products to solve today’s most critical core network services challenges. Here’s what some customers and industry experts have to say about Infoblox:
“Infoblox talks a lot about the robustness of its system, and we have to admit we didn’t run into a single management problem during our tests. Failover worked seamlessly...We tested three DNS/DHCP appliances designed to simplify configuration in remote offices through high availability and seamless failover. We gave out our Editor’s Choice award to the product with the most outstanding management capabilities.”
Mike Fratto, “Review: DNS/DHCP Appliances,” Network Computing |
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“Infoblox’s DNSone replaces quirky DNS/Unix servers with hardened appliances that help companies improve DNS/DHCP security, availability, and administration, making sure that the network remains open for business.”
Jon Oltsik, CNet/Enterprise Strategy Group |
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“Since deploying Infoblox, I just don’t have to worry about these services, which is a huge relief and gives me the confidence to deploy our application[s].”
Randall Williams, Global IT Operations Manager, Pelco |
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“The Infoblox devices provide the necessary resiliency and features that allow us to ensure nonstop delivery of the network services essential to providing access to the critical applications that help us better serve our patients.”
Bill Lazarus, Area Vice President of Information Systems, St. Joseph Health System |
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“Infoblox is working to eliminate the number of unknown devices on the network. We’ve been able to see that number drop. We think we’re going to see end user experiences improve because of the better latency.”
David Giambruno, Pitney Bowes |
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“One of the reasons why we have chosen the DNS appliances from Infoblox is because they have a hardened operating system and secure platform. Siemens has already sold Infoblox appliances to more than 40 mobile carriers in almost 30 countries.
Thorsten Schneider, Head of the Security Business, Siemens Carrier Service |
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“With its purpose-built appliance approach, including a hardened operating system, intuitive user interface, and one-button upgrades, Infoblox is more reliable, secure, and easier overall for the IT staff to maintain. Since deploying the initial Infoblox solution, we have already seen a noticeable improvement on DNS service availability.”
Gilles Poisson, Network Director, DANONE |
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“The Infoblox solution has supported our growth very well. And, the amount of work it saves is just unbelievable. It was the easiest cutover we have ever done”
Brian Quinn, Manager of Network Services for the Traffic Operations Center,
Arizona Department of Transportation |
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