Application Traffic RoutingDDIDHCPDNSDNS SecurityIPAMNetwork AutomationVirtualization & CloudSD-WAN: Why DDI is Key for Efficient ManagementAs published in a recent article in SDxCentral based on research from MEF, both the SD-WAN and SASE markets show strong revenue and activity, but they both face challenges impacting market efficiencies and growth. Let’s review the related challenges presented in the article and see how a solid DDI Solution can help mitigate these challenges and ease multi-vendor SD-WAN and integration of Security options. Challenges with SD-WAN for Service Providers and Enterprises Across the globe, 36 Service Provider experts were surveyed and the results...
DNSDNS SecurityAccess Control via DNS Applied to Parental ControlMore and more contents targeting children and teenagers are available online on various media from social networks, websites, video streaming to gaming platforms. These contents are reachable via the many household devices and are rarely moderated from their providers making it complex for parents to regain control over what their children can access online. For service providers the problem is even worse as they face regulatory obligations enforcing them to offer a minimum level of protection of the content they...
DDIDNSDNS SecurityIPAMDDI for Telco: Improving Business Continuity, Operational Efficiency and ScalabilityFor Telecom operators and Internet Service Providers, IP networks are becoming increasingly complex to manage and evolve. Multi cloud, IoT, 5G and other digital transformation projects have introduced “anything-as-a-software”, SD-WAN, NFV and SDN architectures and opened up new usages requiring ultra-low latency. DNS, DHCP and IPAM (known collectively as DDI) are critical technologies for IP networks, and together with automation are mandatory for simplifying management via zero-touch operations, while ensuring service availability and enhancing user experience. EfficientIP’s all-in-one solution integrates...
DDIDNSDNS SecurityIPAMNetwork AutomationA Modern DDI Solution Enables Successful Partnerships Between NetOps and SecOpsThis week’s blog comes courtesy of guest author Shamus McGillicuddy (VP of Research at EMA), a leading industry analyst covering enterprise network technology. Network operations and security operations teams have increased collaboration in more than 75% of enterprises, according to new research by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). Digital transformation is a significant driver of this collaboration. About four out of five enterprises reported that NetSecOps collaboration is in response to public cloud adoption, work-from-anywhere initiatives, data center modernization, the internet...
DDIDNSDNS SecurityApplication Access Control: It All Starts with DNSMost IP communication starts with a DNS query to translate the server name contained in a URL or any application solution into an IP address. Whether it uses TCP or UDP (or any other communication protocol), and whether it uses IP version 4 or 6, the session will be established after the DNS resolution. DNS is at the intent of any application exchange, it can perform value-added actions like securing the communication, filtering predefined destination sites, optimizing the destination or...
DDIIPAMVirtualization & CloudDDI for Multicloud: Improving Opex, UX and App DeploymentWhen it comes to handling of new applications and workloads for modern digital infrastructures, multicloud is an unquestionable reality. However, the real value of cloud is being held back by siloed data and manual processes which are both error-prone and time-consuming. Success of hybrid multicloud projects is very much reliant on resiliency, accessibility, security and performance of cloud infrastructures and services. For this, integrating the resources deployed in clouds with a DDI (DNS-DHCP-IPAM) solution is critical, as it brings the...
DDIDNSWhy Using DoH is QuestionableDoH (DNS over HTTPS) is an interesting solution for securing the transport of DNS traffic up to the first resolver. But is it required? What are the drawbacks? Do we really need it? Can we trust its usage and the DoH providers currently available? After a few months of intensive usage, some are pushing the message that in the context of an organization DoH is an important subject for I&O teams and more generally for the CISO & CIO to...
Application Traffic RoutingDDIIPAMDNS GSLB for Disaster RecoveryWhile application data controllers (or load balancers) are capable of distributing application traffic towards servers within the data center, a global server load balancing (GSLB) solution enhances this to cover multi-data center strategies. GSLB can also prove valuable for disaster recovery scenarios based on activating dedicated IT resources in a specific spare data center. DNS combined with GSLB offers an easy and efficient way to simplify the required network operations. EfficientIP application repository eases the preparation phase of the IT...
DDIIPAMNetwork AutomationScalability and Internet Performance: Top Considerations for RetailersThe late ‘90s was really the beginning of the Internet and DNS. The technology was fun to play with, but was really only required if a user was sending emails to someone on the ARPAnet or, later, accessing one of those new web servers. Internally, most companies used a different naming service, such as host tables. Today, nearly every TCP/IP-based network of any size uses DNS as its naming service, and almost all non-trivial applications on those networks rely on...
DNSDNS SecurityEnsuring Telco Service Continuity with DNS SecurityToday, the services provided by telecommunications businesses underpin every facet of our lives – from streaming video content on the move, to providing the vital connections that power the global financial sector – network service providers supply the critical infrastructures we need. But the proliferation of internet traffic, driven by trends such as mobility, widespread deployment of IoT devices and customer demand for real time internet access from remote locations, has placed immense pressure on service providers to secure their...
