RESEARCH PAPER: Infoblox — Redefining Network Services in the Multi-Cloud Era

By Will Townsend, Patrick Moorhead - September 30, 2024

Cloud infrastructure continues to provide IT operations with high degrees of agility and flexibility. The ability to treat mission-critical network services as an operational expense and scale resources as needed is attractive. It also taps hybrid multi-cloud network services for pricing leverage and discrete functionality tailored to workload needs. However, cloud networking architectures vary widely and create complexity in the form of swivel-chair and prescriptive management.

DDI services, a network foundation that includes Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and IP address management (IPAM), can address these challenges. However, these services have historically been deployed individually by public cloud providers and require operational control that is pinned to each deployment. Consequently, a consolidated approach to DDI services across both on-premises and a wide range of cloud service providers can deliver significant value to enterprises. The potential benefits include simplified management, improved visibility, higher levels of network availability and resilience, enhanced security, and faster application deployment.

Moor Insights & Strategy believes that Infoblox is on a unique path to redefine critical universal network services such as DNS, DHCP, and IP address management in the hybrid, multi-cloud era with its new Infoblox Universal DDI Product Suite. This effort aims to break down the silos that exist between network, cloud, and security operations teams by providing improved visibility, simplified operational management, and higher levels of resiliency realized through three new service offerings: Infoblox Universal DDI Management, Infoblox Universal Asset Insights, and NIOS-X as a Service.

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Executive Summary
A Universal Approach to DDI Deployment and Management
Improving Healthcare Outcomes with Infoblox
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Will Townsend

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Will Townsend manages the networking and security practices for Moor Insights & Strategy focused on carrier infrastructure providers, carrier services, enterprise networking and security. He brings over 30 years of technology industry experience in a variety of product, marketing, channel, business development and sales roles to his advisory position.

Patrick Moorhead

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Patrick founded the firm based on his real-world world technology experiences with the understanding of what he wasn’t getting from analysts and consultants. Ten years later, Patrick is ranked #1 among technology industry analysts in terms of “power” (ARInsights) in “press citations” (Apollo Research). Moorhead is a contributor at Forbes and frequently appears on CNBC. He is a broad-based analyst covering a wide variety of topics including the cloud, enterprise SaaS, collaboration, client computing, and semiconductors. He has 30 years of experience including 15 years of executive experience at high tech companies (NCR, AT&T, Compaq, now HP, and AMD) leading strategy, product management, product marketing, and corporate marketing, including three industry board appointments.