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The Universität Salzburg Implements a Comprehensive DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management (DDI) Solution with BlueCat

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Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
  • Europe
Country
  • Austria
Product
  • BlueCat DNS/DHCP Server
  • BlueCat Address Manager
Tech Stack
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • IP Address Management
  • VMware
Implementation Scale
  • Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
  • Productivity Improvements
  • Digital Expertise
Technology Category
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries
  • Education
Applicable Functions
  • Business Operation
Use Cases
  • Infrastructure Inspection
  • Remote Collaboration
Services
  • System Integration
  • Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
The Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, founded in 1662, is the largest educational establishment in the city and state of Salzburg, Austria. It has 16,500 students and around 2,700 employees in research, teaching, and administration. In 2004, the university implemented a new organizational structure in accordance with the Universities Act 2002 — the Federal Act on University Organisation and Studies. This act ensured greater autonomy, self-determination, and focus on performance for all Austrian universities. The university's IT department is led by Project Manager Mr. Thomas Wenniger Dipl. Ing. (FH).
The Challenge
The Universität Salzburg, with 16,500 students and around 2,700 employees, faced a significant challenge when the Universities Act 2002 was implemented, granting greater autonomy and self-determination to Austrian universities. This change necessitated a routine replacement of the hardware for the existing DNS server infrastructure. The university's Project Manager, Mr. Thomas Wenniger Dipl. Ing. (FH), sought the expertise of schoeller network control, a technology distributor with experience in networking and infrastructure. The discussions that followed presented options for a comprehensive DNS, DHCP and IP address management (DDI) solution. BlueCat, a leading provider of DDI solutions, was recommended for evaluation. The university had concerns about replacing Microsoft DNS, but the extensive workflow opportunities offered by BlueCat's DDI products for the allocation and management of IP addresses by the IT helpdesk and network administrators sparked interest.
The Solution
The university proceeded with a test installation of the BlueCat solution, which was completed entirely in a virtual environment. Both BlueCat DNS/DHCP Server (formerly Adonis) and the BlueCat Address Manager (formerly Proteus) were put into operation on the basis of VMware images. They were put through their paces and found to be extremely suitable. The BlueCat solution provided better-suited administration provisions and high availability using clustering technologies. The integrated workflow provided by the BlueCat solution means that the IT Helpdesk and Network Administrators are able to work together perfectly. The unified allocation of names for a wide variety of end devices and address reservation for gateways, servers, and DHCP ranges can also be managed easily. BlueCat Address Manager is a secure and highly scalable management solution with the proven ability to support 600 or more DNS/DHCP instances in a single system.
Operational Impact
  • The BlueCat solution provided better-suited administration provisions and high availability using clustering technologies.
  • The integrated workflow provided by the BlueCat solution means that the IT Helpdesk and Network Administrators are able to work together perfectly.
  • The unified allocation of names for a wide variety of end devices and address reservation for gateways, servers, and DHCP ranges can also be managed easily.
  • BlueCat Address Manager is a secure and highly scalable management solution with the proven ability to support 600 or more DNS/DHCP instances in a single system.
Quantitative Benefit
  • The deployment was completed in just a matter of weeks from the initial demo installation to implementation.

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