As organizations accelerate digital transformation, the complexity of managing DNS, DHCP and IP address management (DDI) across hybrid, multi-cloud environments has become increasingly challenging. Different platforms come with their own interfaces and APIs, making it difficult to maintain consistency, control and visibility. Manual processes only add to the problem, often leading to misconfigurations, outages and slower provisioning.
The answer: automation. Yet these days, navigating all the available automation tools can get almost as complicated as the multi-cloud environments themselves. The good news is that Infoblox continues to invest in third-party integrations with automation tools that drive agility, efficiency and reliability for modern network teams. In this blog, we spotlight the latest automation enhancements in Infoblox Universal DDI™ and Infoblox NIOS DDI—including the NIOS Swagger API support, Terraform Provider updates and the new VMware Aria Automation Provider for Universal DDI—demonstrating how these innovations empower customers to streamline operations and future-proof their infrastructure.
Why Automation Is Important for Critical Network Services
The shift to hybrid, multi-cloud architectures presents many challenges in network operations. Manual processes for provisioning DNS records and IP addresses are slow and error-prone. Each request requires manual data entry, cross-team coordination and validation of IP allocations and DNS updates—all of which increase the risk of IP overlaps or misconfigurations.
Automation is a necessity for organizations seeking to:
- Accelerate application deployment and service delivery
- Reduce human error and configuration drift
- Enable seamless integration with continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
- Maintain centralized visibility and control across diverse environments
Infoblox delivers the industry’s most comprehensive, advanced and integrated portfolio for deploying and managing critical network services across hybrid, multi-cloud networks. Infoblox’s commitment to automation is reflected in its continuous investment in open standards, robust integrations and customer-driven enhancements across both Universal DDI and NIOS DDI solutions.
What’s New: Key Automation Enhancements
- NIOS Swagger API: Faster Integration and Automation
Infoblox has added Swagger API (OpenAPI) support for NIOS DDI, starting with NIOS 9.0.6 (WAPI 2.13.6)—bringing the same intuitive, interactive API experience that Universal DDI customers already enjoy. With Swagger UI, developers can now explore, test and validate NIOS APIs directly in the web browser—no setup required.
This enhancement replaces static references with interactive, version-aware documentation, helping teams integrate NIOS APIs faster into CI/CD pipelines. Developers can auto-generate client SDKs, test endpoints in real time and maintain consistency as APIs evolve. The OpenAPI framework also lays the foundation for AI-driven automation. The OpenAPI specifications are structured and self-describing, allowing AI agents to automatically interpret endpoints, parameters and responses. As enterprises embrace AI-powered orchestration, OpenAPI ensures NIOS APIs remain compatible with next-generation AI platforms, making them not only easier for developers but AI-ready for the future of intelligent automation. - Terraform Provider Updates: Streamlined DDI Automation
Infoblox has redesigned the Terraform Provider for NIOS DDI using the latest Terraform Software Development Kit (SDK v2), introducing comprehensive resource validation and full API coverage. These enhancements ensure more reliable infrastructure-as-code (IaC) deployments, reducing configuration errors and enabling seamless automation of DNS, DHCP and IP address management (IPAM) workflows directly from Terraform. With full API coverage, teams can integrate DDI automation confidently into CI/CD pipelines and hybrid cloud provisioning processes.
Terraform Provider for Universal DDI now supports tag-based filtering when allocating the next available address block, subnet or IP—offering greater flexibility and precision in managing resources across dynamic, multi-cloud environments. Infoblox continues to evolve its Terraform ecosystem, guided by real-world customer feedback, to deliver even smoother workflows and optimized automation experiences at scale. - VMware Aria Automation Provider for Universal DDI: End-to-End Automation
Infoblox has introduced the VMware Aria Automation Provider for Universal DDI, enabling seamless integration between Infoblox Universal DDI and VMware Aria. This integration automates IP address and DNS management across the entire lifecycle of virtual machine provisioning and deprovisioning.
With the integration, network administrators can dynamically allocate IP addresses, create and update DNS records, provision fixed addresses or DHCP reservations, and synchronize network configurations with Universal DDI—all directly within the VMware Aria Automation interface. This end-to-end automation minimizes manual intervention, reduces configuration errors and ensures consistent delivery of critical network services across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Driving Business Value through Agility
Automation isn’t just a technical upgrade—it’s a business imperative. With Infoblox’s enhanced automation portfolio, customers can:
- Accelerate Service Delivery: Reduce provisioning times for DDI services from hours to minutes.
- Improve Reliability: Minimize human error through policy-driven automation and validation.
- Boost Collaboration: Enable NetOps, CloudOps and DevOps teams to work from a shared automation framework.
By unifying automation across platforms, Infoblox empowers enterprises to respond faster to market changes, innovate more freely and maintain the agility essential for modern operations.
Conclusion
Automation remains the foundation of agility. With enhancements across Swagger APIs, Terraform Providers, VMware Aria and expanded SDK integrations, Infoblox empowers customers to modernize their infrastructure, automate with confidence, and accelerate delivery. By embracing open standards, robust integrations, and customer-driven innovation, Infoblox enables organizations to achieve the visibility, speed, and reliability required to thrive in the hybrid, multi-cloud era.
Automation drives agility—and with Infoblox, your transformation journey just keeps getting faster.
Learn More
Explore these resources to dive deeper:
- Blog: Introducing NIOS Swagger API with OpenAPI Specification: Faster Integration and Automation
- Solution Note: Optimize Your Hybrid Multi-Cloud Infrastructure with Infoblox Plug-In for Terraform
- Solution Note: Automate Critical Network Services with VMware Aria Automation Provider for Infoblox
