As networks grow, management costs per IP address actually go up instead of down. This startling Computerworld October 2008 survey report reveals that large enterprises are not only paying more to manage each IP address; they were also less flexible when it comes to applying the Kaminsky DNS vulnerability patches. This 16 page report also talks about why larger networks aren’t scaling, including DNS challenges related to data accuracy and relevance: “Errors can become more difficult to detect, since users are now looking for a needle in a larger haystack.” Read this before your competitors do.

Your organization can use responses from this report as a benchmark for how your peers are addressing these issues. It’s important that the solution you seek ensures the availability and integrity of your organization’s network applications while reducing operational expenses by automating DNS, IPAM, DHCP and other core network services.