Physical, Virtual or in the Cloud – You Choose.
BlueCat Networks offers flexible options for deploying our IPAM, DNS and DHCP products. Whatever your scale, needs or budget, our products can be quickly and easily deployed to provide an ideal solution. Physical appliances, virtual appliances and even a cloud-based managed service can be mixed and matched as needed. If you need help choosing the best option, BlueCat Networks' implementation experts will conduct a thorough architectural assessment to ensure that you get the right balance of performance, scalability, availability and cost-effectiveness.
Physical Appliances
Both BlueCat Networks' Proteus IP Address Management and Adonis DNS/DHCP products are available as physical appliances. BlueCat Networks' hardened appliances combine our secure operating system with our IPAM, DNS and DHCP software applications in an easy-to-manage package. All software, patches and updates are handled by BlueCat Networks further reducing the administrative effort and lowering total cost of ownership. BlueCat Networks also provides optional IPMI support for out-of-band management, allowing administrators to access the system remotely in case of a network or power failure.
Hardware Specifications: Proteus and Adonis Physical AppliancesVirtual Appliances
BlueCat Networks' Proteus and Adonis virtual appliances are software solutions based on our award-winning physical appliances. Combining BlueCat Networks' secure operating system and best-in-class IPAM, DNS, DHCP software, our virtual appliances are easy to deploy and maintain. Virtualization allows organizations to lower operational costs and optimize power, cooling and footprint. Organizations are able to rapidly provision DNS and DHCP for capacity handling, as well as relocate services from one server to another for enhanced disaster recovery support – all without having to install any additional physical systems.
Virtual Solution Brochure: IPAM Goes VirtualIPAM, DNS and DHCP on Cisco UCS Express
BlueCat Networks' Cisco-compatible Adonis DNS/DHCP virtual appliance is certified for deployment on the Cisco Unified Computing System Express (UCS Express) platform. The combination of BlueCat Networks and Cisco enables multi-site organizations to centrally manage core network services and ensure the availability of services at the branch level. A single Proteus IPAM appliance can centrally manage any combination of UCS Express platforms running Adonis DNS/DHCP, hardware or VM-based Adonis as well as Microsoft® Windows® DNS/DHCP. Gain cost efficiencies and centralized control by implementing a lean branch architecture with Cisco UCS Express and BlueCat Networks.
Solution Brief: IPAM, DNS and DHCP on Cisco UCS ExpressIT Initiatives: Optimize Core Services at the Edge
In the Cloud
Proteus Cloud Services provides an affordable, globally load-balanced DNS solution that addresses the capacity, scalability and reliability needs of any customer. Leveraging a global Anycast mesh infrastructure, Proteus Cloud Services eliminates any single point of failure. Since its inception, the network used by Proteus Cloud Services has had 0% downtime, demonstrating the resilience and reliability of the hosted managed DNS service. This cloud-based service integrates directly with BlueCat Networks' Proteus IP Address Management platform, allowing organizations to manage their Adonis and Microsoft DNS and DHCP network services, alongside their hosted cloud-based DNS – all from a single unified interface.
Read More: Proteus Cloud Services