Demonstrating an organizations ability to invoke a disaster recovery plan is a regulatory requirement for certain institutions and needs to be performed on a regular basis. Most organizations use the Domain Name System (DNS) to facilitate their Disaster Recovery plans. DNS is used to route clients to “online” servers – it is already part of the […]
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Calleva Networks announces the launch of D/R Application Switcher (DRAS)
posted on January 21, 2016 by
An update on recent DNS & DHCP vulnerabilities
There have been several DNS and DHCP vulnerabilities published recently. All the main DDI vendors have now released patches as far as we can tell. Two BIND vulnerabilities in particular are serious enough to justify patching your systems. For Infoblox customers, this means an upgrade to NIOS 7.2.5, this will address the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-8704: A […]
posted on November 4, 2015 by
Configuring Google SafeSearch with Infoblox DNS Firewall
We recently did some work for a county council who wanted to enable Google SafeSearch for all the schools under their jurisdiction. Initially they were trying to use internal versions of google.com and google.co.uk with a CNAME record for www that redirected to forcesafesearch.google.com, but this is not an ideal solution for various reasons: Other “google.com” […]
posted on May 8, 2015 by
Tolly report validates Infoblox Cloud Network Automation savings
Tolly Group, a leading independent IT testing firm, has found that automation of core network services—DNS, DHCP and IP addresses (DDI)—can reduce the deployment time for virtual machines in a VMware private cloud environment by 62 percent. Private clouds are rapidly emerging as the infrastructure platform of choice for many organisations because of the speed […]
posted on March 2, 2015 by
Gartner Report: Market Guide for DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI)
Gartner has published its 2015 report on DDI – the product category for managing DNS, DHCP, and IP addresses to improve IT infrastructure availability and efficiency. DDI solutions are an increasingly important aspect of private cloud initiatives due to their ability to help automate both DNS and Internet Protocol (IP) address management functions. “DDI helps […]
posted on January 30, 2015 by
Infoblox launch Cloud Automation and DNS Traffic Control
Infoblox recently released the latest version of their NIOS software, version 7.0. This release is packed full of features for Infoblox’s flagship DDI product family. In addition, version 7.0 brings to market two compelling new products: DNS Traffic Control (Global Server Load Balancing integrated with industry-leading DNS) and Cloud Network Automation (scalable automation of DDI […]
posted on January 5, 2015 by
Calleva Networks announces winner of iPhone 6 from Ice Bar event
As part of Calleva Networks’ event at London Ice Bar on 5th November 2014, we held a competition to win an iPhone 6, sponsored by Infoblox and Silver Peak. Calleva Networks is proud to announce the winner as Alison Bridges from VTB Capital. Paul Roberts, MD of Calleva Networks is pictured above presenting Alison with the iPhone. Paul […]
posted on November 27, 2014 by
Defend Against DNS-based Attacks
Attacks Target Your DNS to Bring Down Network Services DNS is critical network infrastructure for every business. Unfortunately, it is also an easy target for attacks like amplification, reflection, and exploits. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn about: DNS attack types including amplification, reflection, exploits, tunneling, and more Ways to detect and mitigate attacks with […]
posted on November 27, 2014 by
Are you still using spreadsheets to document your IP allocations?
With the demand for IP connectivity continuing unabated, it’s time to look for an automated solution that can keep track of your IP subnet and address allocations. Infoblox provides a comprehensive IP Address Management solution along with: Integrated DNS and DHCP services Advanced DNS Protection DNS Firewall DHCP Fingerprinting Network discovery/reconciliation and numerous other features. […]
posted on November 13, 2014 by
Calleva Networks announces winner of iPhone 6 from IP EXPO Europe
As part of Calleva Networks’ exhibition at IP EXPO Europe this year, we held a competition to win an iPhone 6, sponsored by Nutanix. Calleva Networks is proud to announce the winner as Jorge Grifo from United Utilities. Paul Roberts, MD of Calleva Networks is pictured above presenting Jorge with the iPhone. Paul said, “We had a great response […]