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University of Grenoble Alpes

Simplifying the IT merger of its entities with DDI

Situation and Challenges Being Faced

In order to improve simplicity, visibility and efficiency for all entities, as well as improve the governance of the information system, the question arose of unifying and centralising the management of the DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM). Following the merger of its various entities with the creation of a central IT department, the University of Grenoble needed to create a platform capable of centralising and managing all its addressing plans, while ensuring the delegation of rights so that the various users could also manage their addressing parameters.

Key benefits

Reduced Cost of Ownership

Cost of ownership reduced by about 40%

Simplified Management

Simplification of DNS-DHCP-IPAM management

Improved Availability and Performance

Improved availability and performance of the whole DDI and network infrastructure

Reduced Configuration Errors

Configuration errors on IP addressing reduced by over 30%

Improved Information System Governance

Improved information system governance through a single network repository

Solution Implemented

The EfficientIP solution was chosen over the Infoblox solution for its flexibility, ease of use and more advanced and granular delegation tools. The University of Grenoble then migrated its whole DDI infrastructure to the SOLIDserver solution. This first step has already made it possible to rationalise the number of servers needed to manage it. There are now 4 servers, which reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the solution by over 40%.

Main Results

Thanks to EfficientIP’s delegation capabilities, the University of Grenoble provides each of its entities with a high level of autonomy in managing their IP addresses and DNS zones while maintaining a single data repository. «Before making the switch, we had teams that managed their addressing plans and VLANs with spreadsheets. Today, we have complete visibility and control over the entire DDI infrastructure,» explains Gilles Bruno, DNS Administrator at the University of Grenoble. «The integrated DDI automation and flexibility provided by EfficientIP also allows us to be more efficient in managing our DDI, while ensuring the maximum performance and availability of related services for users. We now also
have a very high level of consistency between the inventory and the actual state of the infrastructure. Finally, this unification has considerably reduced the number of errors made during the configuration phases by over 30%.”

Conclusions / Future Plans

The University of Grenoble will rely on its DDI solution to support the growth of IoT within its organisation.This evolution will be accompanied by an increase in IPv6 within the University.

«Today, we have a stable, high-performance infrastructure that is more than capable of supporting the university’s growth. We can also count on EfficientIP’s «Professional Services» department to support us in all our new needs»,
concludes Gilles Bruno.

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