Alkira has partnered with
Infoblox to make it easier for enterprises to manage applications in complex distributed compute environments.
Infoblox provides critical domain name and IP management and security
services. Alkira's Cloud Networking as a Service (CNaaS) simplifies
deployment and management of networks from data center to cloud.
The partnership between Infoblox and Alkira enables organizations to
deploy Infoblox combined with Alkira's Cloud Network as a Service to
manage DNS, DHCP, IPAM and DNS security across multiple cloud regions
and multiple clouds.
Many organizations already rely on Infoblox to deploy services for
on-premises networks. Now they can extend the same services over many
different cloud environments.
Infoblox's patented Grid technology provides a unified platform for core
network services. This is straightforward to implement for data center
deployments but more complex in distributed cloud environments where
separate instances need to be manually deployed and configured for each
cloud.
Alkira simplifies the process using a point and click GUI. Customers can
deploy multiple instances of Infoblox, assign them different roles, and
implement multi-region, multi-cloud networks using the Infoblox Anycast
capability.
Amir Khan, chief executive officer of Alkira, said: "Digital
transformation is about eliminating complexity. With many more
end-points and proliferating and widely distributed applications, it's
getting harder than ever to manage the sprawl. Secure IP address and DNS
management are critical to network security and resilience. Infoblox is
the undisputed leader in this space. We're making it simpler to deploy
those capabilities in complex cloud environments."
Guy Daley, VP corporate strategy and business development, Infoblox,
said: "Managing distributed applications in the cloud is tough.
Different cloud service providers do the same things in different ways.
Routing tables, subnets, Internet gateways, UDRs and peering come in a
variety of flavors. The more cloud you're in, the harder it becomes to
manage all these constructs. Teaming Infoblox with Alkira makes it an
order of magnitude easier."