Nibbles & Bits
Network Automation, IPv6, and Beyond
8 Things to Look for in an Automated Network Provisioning System
If you’re an operator or an administrator and you work in the trenches, you’re probably already well aware that something’s gotta give on the network management and provisioning front. At this point, trying to keep up with all the adds, deletes and changes using a...
Secure64 and 6connect Team to Provide Secure DNS and IPAM Network Management and Provisioning Solutions
Partnership combines carrier-grade DNS that protects against denial-of-service attacks with leading cloud-based solution for IPv4 and IPv6 address management Greenwood Village, CO and San Francisco, CA - June 11, 2013 - Secure64 Software Corporation and 6connect today...
Five Trends Contributing to Network Complexity
IP networks and what it takes to manage them have become much more complex during the past several years, and this process continues to gather speed. Here are five business and technology trends that will drive still greater levels of complexity over the next few...
Six Critical Ways Software Can Automate Network Management
Faced with new demands for virtualization, cloud-based computing, exploding mobile data and smart device growth, service providers have outgrown the manual spreadsheets and proprietary vendor appliances they’ve historically relied on to provision their networks. These...
IPAM Solution Shootout: Appliances vs. the Cloud
Enterprises that still manage their IP addresses manually, using spreadsheets and the like, can reduce network complexity, improve service levels and greatly increase the productivity of their network administrators by automating their IP address management, But are...
Five Excellent Reasons Why Automated IP Management Is No Longer Optional
If you’re a network manager and you work in the trenches, you probably are already well aware that something has got to give on the IP management front. At this point, trying to keep up with all the adds, deletes, and changes using a manual, spreadsheet-based...
IPAM Appliances? Seven Reasons Why Software-based Provisioning Is Better
If you’re a service provider in the market for an automated IPAM solution, one fundamental decision that your network managers must make is whether to deploy hardware-based IPAM appliances or implement a pure software-based provisioning solution. The IPAM appliance...
Network Provisioning in 5 Clicks or Less
How long does it take you to provision IP address network resources? Typically, a network administrator needs around 45 minutes for network provisioning—possibly more if a Regional Internet Registry (RIR) needs to be updated—and has to flip between spreadsheets,...
6connect Adds iland to its Customer Roster
Global Cloud Infrastructure Provider Utilizing ProVision Software To Automate Its IP Resources Provisioning San Francisco, Calif., May 2 2013 – 6connect, Inc., a world leader in software-defined network control, today announced that global cloud infrastructure...