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Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)

Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)

Overview

What is Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)?

Infoblox DDI consolidate DNS, DHCP and IP address management into a single platform, deployed on-site and managed from a common console.

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All in one IP and DNS solution

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 17, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Infoblox in multiple capabilities i.e. IPAM, DHCP and DNS resolver. If you are an organization that consists of more than one domain and host applications and websites ...
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Mohammed Younus Siddiqui
Engineer - Information Technology
Network Security Engineer
KFUPM
Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)4 years of experience

Must have for every environment.

Rating: 8 out of 10
February 20, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are using Infoblox DDI internal and external grid and internal grid. They help us with our DNS, DHCP, and IPAM infrastructure.
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Verified user
Employee
Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)1 year of experience

Infolox DDI

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 28, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Infoblox DDI for all of our internal DHCP and IPAM. We also use it as a TFTP server for our IP phones. We also use it as a DNS server for certain zones in our environme...
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Verified user
Engineer
Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)10 years of experience

Infoblox IPAM a powerful asset manager

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 3, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are using Infoblox to manage the IP space for our department. However, the corporation uses Infoblox across the organization for all IP management. Infoblox provides a soph...
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David Thornton, CISSP
Manager - Information Technology
Security Engineering Manager
Blue Canopy / Jacobs Engineering
Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)3 years of experience

Informed People Choose Infoblox

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 19, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Infoblox is used in our corporation for IPAM data management. We also use it for DHCP on some occasions, but primarily run Microsoft DHCP. It is being used by the entire IT de...
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Verified user
Technician
Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)4 years of experience
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Product Details

What is Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)?

Infoblox boasts possessing nearly 50 percent of the market share for DDI. They aim to provide organizations the flexibility to deploy DDI in ways that meet their precise needs—as rugged on-premises appliances and applications with built-in cloud integration and as virtual appliances managed completely in the cloud.

Infoblox applications and appliances are uniquely able to support all your DDI demands—today and down the road.

Using Infoblox DDI IT teams can:

  • Consolidate DNS, DHCP and IP address management into a single platform, deployed on-site and managed from a common console
  • Enhance cloud-based application performance for branch offices and remote sites with the industry’s first cloud-managed DDI platform
  • Access rich, integrated Reporting and Analytics capabilities for capacity planning, asset management, compliance control and auditing

Infoblox DDI (BloxOne) Features

  • Supported: Centrally manage and automate all aspects of DNS
  • Supported: Provision and manage vast numbers of IP addresses

Infoblox DDI (BloxOne) Integrations

Infoblox DDI (BloxOne) Competitors

Infoblox DDI (BloxOne) Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Infoblox DDI consolidate DNS, DHCP and IP address management into a single platform, deployed on-site and managed from a common console.

BlueCat Integrity (Address Manager + DNS/DHCP Server), EfficientIP SOLIDserver DDI, and BT Diamond IP are common alternatives for Infoblox DDI (BloxOne).

The most common users of Infoblox DDI (BloxOne) are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

Infoblox DDI (BloxOne) Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)0%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)0%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)100%
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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All in one IP and DNS solution

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
January 17, 2023
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Infoblox in multiple capabilities i.e. IPAM, DHCP and DNS resolver. If you are an organization that consists of more than one domain and host applications and websites then Infoblox is needed for DNS. When getting DNS module it makes so no sense to leave out IPAM as they both go hand in hand. It literally is a jack of all trades.
Pros
  • IP Management
  • DNS Domains
  • DNS Lookup
Cons
  • Support
  • UI/UX
  • Reports
Likelihood to Recommend
It's hard to imagine a scenario where Infoblox is not needed or not well suited. It is on-prem so it will meet all the local data regulations. It come with both IP and DNS features hence it will replace two solutions at the same time.
Most Important Features
  • DNS Resolved
  • IP Management
  • DHCP
Return on Investment
  • Easy IP Reservation
  • DNS Local and Global Domains
  • Quick Subnet Creation
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Umbrella only does DNS and not IP Management. Moreover, it's DNS is cloud based and requires a local dns resolver. So it makes no sense in having only Cisco Umbrella without infoblox.

Infoblox IPAM a powerful asset manager

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
August 03, 2019
DT
David Thornton, CISSP
Security Engineering Manager
Blue Canopy / Jacobs Engineering (Financial Services, 5001-10,000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)
3 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using Infoblox to manage the IP space for our department. However, the corporation uses Infoblox across the organization for all IP management. Infoblox provides a sophisticated method to manage your IP assets, manage DNS, and keep track of the DHCP environment. We also take advantage of using Infoblox as a distribution system for network boot systems.
Pros
  • DNS management.
  • Integration with Active Directory, and a viable replacement for MS IP address management.
  • Good for visually representing the DHCP lease space.
Cons
  • 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.
Likelihood to Recommend
For an Infrastructure tool, it is a high quality and well thought out solution to managing IP addresses. This tool significantly lowers administrators' time to a minimum in supporting core tools.
This is a tool that is well suited for complex large infrastructures, and is not intended for small enterprises based on their pricing structure.
Return on Investment
  • It has lowered the administrative burden on the network team.
  • It has allowed us to provide IP address reports and given us another source for asset management validation.
  • It reduces risk by centrally managing IP networks.
Alternatives Considered
We have mostly used Microsoft and QIP (several years ago), and of course BIND. QIP is the most comparable tool, and, while good, Infoblox is a much better product. Microsoft DNS/DHCP server is basic, and it is free. It works, but forget truly using it as a management tool. Also, Microsoft does not have any redundancy in DHCP allocation, meaning if there are multiple servers or multiple IP address zones, Infoblox creates one and, during upgrades and failovers, the downtime is mere seconds.
Other Software Used
VMware ESXi, HPE ProLiant DL, Nimble, Pure Storage FlashArray, Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500), Juniper Ethernet Switches
Support Rating
8
Generally, the support is very good. For comparison, for networking people the company that begins with a "C" and has 5 letters has some of the best support, and Infoblox support is comparable. I had a very complex tier 3 issue, where I was working with their SME on the issue for several weeks before we were able to resolve it. In this particular issue, we had to make a change and let it work for several days before we could determine if we were getting the desired outcome. Infoblox worked with me throughout the whole process.
Usability
8
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.

Must have for every environment.

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
February 20, 2022
Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Logistics & Supply Chain Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using Infoblox DDI internal and external grid and internal grid. They help us with our DNS, DHCP, and IPAM infrastructure.
Pros
  • Infoblox DDI helps us with our DNS requests for internal and external networks
  • It helps us do IPAM functionality
  • It helps us with serving DHCP to the network sites and datacenters
Cons
  • The Infoblox DDI grid VMs require too much space, Processor, and memory, It needs to be skimmed a bit.
  • The OS used is NIOS and has very limited operations we can do on it. It adds a limitation to being scanned for vulnerabilities.
  • The support and migration require too much work and downtime.
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
Most Important Features
  • Internal DNS services, Internet name serves to cache.
  • IPAM management helps us assign new IP addresses and an overview of what is used.
  • DHCP helps with assigning IP addresses to networks and systems via DHCP
Return on Investment
  • This is a crown piece of infrastructure for us. Downtime on this would cause a network down for us. Fortunately, this has been working well for us till now.
  • The support is also very good, Patching does require some downtime and reboots though
Alternatives Considered
Infoblox DDI supports services across hybrid platforms and the capability to switch from appliances to VMs has added to the mobility of the applications. Setting up two grids(Internal and external) helps manage and segment the network in scopes of DNS and DHCP and apply firewall security policies over our external caching grid members.
Other Software Used

Infolox DDI

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
January 28, 2020
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)
10 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Infoblox DDI for all of our internal DHCP and IPAM. We also use it as a TFTP server for our IP phones. We also use it as a DNS server for certain zones in our environment.
Pros
  • Excellent IPAM server
  • Resilient server that stays online
Cons
  • Native logging capabilities could be better
  • User interface is a little laggy
Likelihood to Recommend
Infoblox DDI is an excellent alternative for Microsoft DHCP. It is a much more robust solution. It can also do DNS for your entire environment. However, if you are an AD environment, you will still need Microsoft DNS servers. The IPAM functionality is excellent for keeping track of your IP addresses.
Return on Investment
  • Spend less time managing IP addresses
  • Upgrades are quick and simple.
Alternatives Considered
We previously used Microsoft DHCP. Infoblox DDI is head and shoulders better than Microsoft for DHCP and IPAM. Its is much more robust, easy to use, and reliable. The added features of DNS and TFTP are a bonus for what we are doing. It can easily be expanded for multiple locations with its grid architecture.
Support Rating
8
Support has always been responsive and knowledgeable.
Other Software Used

Informed People Choose Infoblox

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
March 19, 2019
Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)
4 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Infoblox is used in our corporation for IPAM data management. We also use it for DHCP on some occasions, but primarily run Microsoft DHCP. It is being used by the entire IT department to manage our network scopes and is very capable in addressing the problem of having all that type of information documented in one easy to reach place.
Pros
  • It creates and manages DHCP scopes very well.
  • It identifies scope usage at a glance very well.
  • It's very reliable and requires almost no maintenance to keep up and running.
Cons
  • The interface is a little dated.
  • Some data entry can be more difficult than it has to be.
  • Installation could be a bit more streamlined than it currently is.
Likelihood to Recommend
Infoblox is well suited for any environment bigger than a small business. Managing network scopes and DHCP is an integral part of running a business and Infoblox IPAM does that quite well. We've never really had an issue with reliability or performance of Infoblox, so I'd recommend this product to any medium to large business looking for a way to manage their network information in one place.
Return on Investment
  • Sparing resources for other things, suc as managing IPAM is now pretty easy.
Alternatives Considered
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.
Other Software Used
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, BeyondTrust Remote Support (Formerely Bomgar Remote Support)
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