What is DDI?

DDI: DNS, DHCP & IPAM

As it is very popular in IT land, DDI is an acronym of other abbreviations. DDI is a combination of DNS, DHCP and IPAM. It describes the integration of these three core components of networking into one management solution.

  • Domain Name System - DNS: assures the association of hostnames and IP addresses. DNS enables access routing to almost all applications and services to keep HTTP web traffic and network traffic flowing.
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - DHCP: provides dynamic IP address assignment for nodes logging into the network, together with configuration capability automatically inherited from the address plan tree.
  • IP Address Management - IPAM: supports these critical technologies by enabling efficient management of IP addresses across the network.

When do you need DDI?

When DNS, DHCP, and IPAM are managed separately, there are inherent risks. However, with a solution in a centralised location, network administrators get visibility and control of their network from a single pane of glass.

Since DDI is integrated, many tasks are simplified for the network team. Instead of having a gap between records and actual IP address usage, records are updated in real-time.

Many IT organisations see DDI as a key networking technology. It is now more prominent than ever due to multi-cloud and multi-device proliferation. Also because of ever-evolving security threats that conventional network security offerings find hard to combat. An integrated DDI solution helps simplify and automate the management of the interactions between DNS, DHCP, and IPAM. These capabilities enable organisations to effectively cope with ever-increasing volumes of IP addresses and business dependency on core network services.

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