IBM NS1 Connect vs. Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)

IBM NS1 Connect is suitable for businesses requiring high application availability, improved performance, and advanced traffic steering capabilities, especially in complex multi-cloud environments as it ensures maximum uptime. It's less appropriate for smaller teams without DNS expertise or those with basic DNS needs where a simpler, less feature-rich solution might suffice.

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We have been using Infoblox DDI for 10+ years at Pitney Bowes. The experience has improved gradually. As far as DNS and DHCP go, they are amongst the top ones offering this service. The support is great and downtime is minimal. The IPAM is always scanning the network to update the IP database. The caching servers reduce the lookups towards the internet. All in all, this is a must-have in every data center.

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• Makes for a fast website loading.
• Enhanced the user interface.
• Economical cost.
• It is the best RUL.
• DNS response time.
• Routing the base location of the user.

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• Excellent IPAM server
• Resilient server that stays online

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• User Experience - Please make it more easy to use for Admins
• Also add some more details in the reference documents
• Try if they can offer a monitoring tool

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• Reporting is an add-on feature, which requires another system. The basics are free.
• Network systems management and reporting is another add-on. However, this is significantly expensive.
• The pricing structure is somewhat ridiculous. It's the least expensive system for a duel site. It has 10s of thousands (for a full feature IP tool), but in our case is crazy expensive.

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The interface can be better. As of now, it is a bit difficult to manage multiple records at the same time or to test the rules effectively. The data reporting is also not as great as we expect with tools of today’s maturity.

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It's generally easy to navigate through all of the menus. It's also very powerful in that there are many options available for configuration, allowing one to take advantage of IP address management tools. This tool is definitely a leader in the space, and provided you have the budget, is a very good investment. The team that uses it will appreciate the tool.

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Support has always been responsive and knowledgeable.

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It's definitely because of automation capabilities and flexibility that it offers. It also offers much more control over how traffic is routed when compared with Google Cloud DNS. The advance features are once again missing in Google Cloud DNS when compared with IBM NS1 Connect. The operational efficiency is also great when compared with its competitors.

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Between Solarwinds IPAM and Infoblox, I'd still choose Infoblox even if Solarwinds is prettier to look at. Infoblox does a fantastic job at managing IP space and really doesn't have much competition in this space. Ease of use, being able to queue changes and having all this done via a web interface that just works is very convenient.

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• The cost was reasonable for a solution that is well known
• Having hosted DNS saves us money on maintenance
• Reports give us critical insight into our domains and how often they are used.

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• Easy IP Reservation
• DNS Local and Global Domains
• Quick Subnet Creation

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