Proteus v2.1 — The Arrival of IPAM IntelligenceContinuing the tradition of technology innovation, BlueCat Networks introduces the latest version of Proteus — The IPAM Intelligence™ Platform. Delivering enhanced management capability, visibility and control to its customers, Proteus now integrates with Microsoft Windows transforming existing DNS and DHCP servers into IPAM-enabled network assets. Proteus sets the standard for IPAM Intelligence, making it the ideal IPAM platform for managing the increasing complexity of IP networks. Highlights of Proteus v2.1 include:Windows DNS/DHCP Server IntegrationThe ability to integrate Windows DNS/DHCP servers into a centralized, end-to-end management platform represents a significant milestone for Proteus. Unique agents installed on Windows servers push DNS and DHCP configurations to Windows and pull DHCP lease and DDNS updates from Windows. This provides the visibility and control that organizations require to manage their entire Windows network from a central IPAM solution, allowing Windows organizations to benefit from IP Address Management functionality that is currently not available to them. Data CheckerProteus now includes a sophisticated data checker, unique to Proteus and unavailable in competitive products. This advanced data checker provides a holistic inspection of all entered data to pinpoint errors and mistakes that might occur during configuration. Running periodically in the background, or on demand as needed, the Data Checker scans all configured data against a set of rules based on best practices, standards and BlueCat’s own knowledge and field expertise. By catching common errors and issues before data is made live, Proteus proactively mitigates any issue that might lead to a service disruption or outage. UsabilityNumerous enhancements to product usability have also been made to help reduce the time spent managing Proteus on a daily basis. As products evolve, seeing new features added and enhancements to existing functionality made, they often become more complex and difficult to manage, soon becoming an administrative burden on the IT department. To avoid these problems, BlueCat has spent a significant amount of time and effort to re-visit existing features and improve usability. Based primarily on customer feedback and BlueCat’s own expertise, nearly every aspect of the Proteus product has been revisited to simplify, reduce effort and improve the over-all user experience. Features such as next available address/network and event notification improve on the over-all user experience and reduce the amount of time and effort to carry out daily tasks within the system. Next available address/network allows administrators to easily allocate new addresses and provision new networks with the click of a button. No more searching through hundreds of networks and addresses to find available resources. Event notification helps to keep administrators aware of issues before they become problems. As events occur on Proteus, administrators are instantaneously notified via email or SNMP to ensure that issues are detected and proactively corrected. Delivering IPAM Intelligence™Proteus sets the standard for IPAM Intelligence. With new, innovative features and functionality that allows it to control Microsoft Windows DNS/DHCP servers, or BlueCat’s own award-winning Adonis appliances; Proteus is the ideal IPAM platform for managing the increasing complexity of IP networks. IPAM Intelligence is here. Now enterprises of all sizes, government, military, financial, retail and manufacturing organizations can all have the integration, management, control, visibility and continuity they need to drive their business forward. Visit www.bluecatnetworks.com to learn more about BlueCat Networks — The IPAM Intelligence Company™.
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