Enterprises continue to modernize their networks to meet the demands of hybrid, multi-cloud operations. As digital transformation accelerates, enterprises must deliver secure, compliant and high-performance connectivity for users and applications across distributed environments. Yet, traditional hardware-centric architectures often limit agility and slow innovation. Earlier this year, Infoblox and Equinix announced the availability of Infoblox NIOS DDI Grid Members on Equinix Network Edge, enabling customers to deploy critical DNS, DHCP and IP address management (DDI) services virtually in minutes through the Equinix Portal.
Now, building on that foundation, Infoblox has added full Grid Manager support on Equinix Network Edge—giving enterprises complete lifecycle control of distributed DDI infrastructure. This latest release extends the joint solution’s value beyond fast provisioning. It now enables centralized management and synchronization of all deployed Grid Members—simplifying DDI management for hybrid, multi-cloud environments.
The Challenge: Managing Connectivity and Control in a Hybrid, Multi-Cloud World
The modern enterprise network is no longer confined to data centers or a single cloud. Applications, users and workloads now span multiple regions, platforms and cloud providers. While this distributed model drives innovation, it also introduces operational and security challenges:
- Fragmented Visibility and Control: Managing separate DDI systems across different environments creates silos and inconsistencies.
- Complex Deployment: Procuring and configuring physical appliances delays rollouts for new locations or services.
- Security Exposure: DNS remains a top vector for ransomware, phishing and data exfiltration attacks, yet protection mechanisms are often uneven across environments.
- Compliance and Governance Gaps: As enterprises process data across jurisdictions, maintaining consistent policies and audit trails becomes increasingly difficult.
Traditional network architectures were never designed for this scale, speed or complexity. Enterprises need a way to centralize DDI operations, enhance security and deploy services dynamically—without hardware dependency or operational friction.
The Joint Solution: Infoblox + Equinix
The Infoblox NIOS DDI on Equinix Network Edge solution directly addresses these challenges.
By combining Infoblox’s market-leading DDI technology with Equinix Network Edge and Fabric, enterprises gain a unified foundation for hybrid, multi-cloud networking.
- Infoblox NIOS DDI delivers automated, policy-driven DDI management across hybrid, multi-cloud environments.
- Equinix Network Edge enables customers to deploy virtual network functions (VNFs) from leading vendors—including Infoblox—instantly via the Equinix Portal, without requiring physical hardware.
- Equinix Fabric provides customers with private, low-latency connectivity between clouds, data centers and on-premises systems.
Figure 1. Infoblox NIOS DDI on Equinix Network Edge
Together, they form a cloud-adjacent architecture that provides the agility of the cloud with the performance, control and security enterprises demand.
Grid Manager Support on Equinix Network Edge
With this latest update, Infoblox extends the core strength of its Grid technology—centralized DDI management with Grid Manager—to the Equinix Network Edge platform. This enhancement allows administrators to:
- Push configuration updates and policies to all Grid Members globally.
- Synchronize changes and ensure consistent configurations across environments.
- Apply role-based access controls and audit policies to maintain governance and compliance.
This end-to-end visibility transforms how enterprises manage DDI across hybrid, multi-cloud networks, ensuring consistency, efficiency and security at scale.
Key Benefits
- Rapid Deployment and Faster Time to Market
Through the Equinix Portal, deploy Infoblox NIOS virtual appliances in minutes—eliminating procurement and shipping delays tied to physical hardware. This agility accelerates expansion into new regions, supports branch rollouts and speeds up digital initiatives. - Centralized DDI Management with Grid Manager
The Grid Manager functionality consolidates distributed DDI control into a single console. IT teams can manage configurations, enforce policies and monitor operations across hybrid, multi-cloud environments. - Enhanced Security with Protective DNS
When paired with Infoblox Threat Defense™ Essentials, enterprises gain advanced Protective DNS capabilities that proactively block access to malicious domains, disrupt command-and-control (C2) communications and prevent data exfiltration. - Optimized Connectivity across Clouds
Infoblox and Equinix simplify connectivity across diverse cloud environments and enable seamless DDI integration across cloud providers, supporting advanced networking features like DHCP failover, DNS load balancing and IP address management (IPAM). - Improved Performance and Reduced Latency
Locating virtual DDI services closer to users and applications via Equinix’s globally distributed infrastructure minimizes DNS resolution time, reduces latency and enhances application responsiveness. - Cost Efficiency and Scalability
By eliminating hardware dependencies, enterprises shift from capital-intensive deployments to a pay-as-you-grow operational model. IT teams can scale capacity dynamically to meet evolving workload demands while improving resource utilization and budget predictability.
Conclusion
Enterprises are redefining how they connect, secure and scale their networks in a hybrid, multi-cloud world. With Infoblox NIOS DDI on Equinix Network Edge, enterprises can now deploy, manage and protect their critical network services with unprecedented agility and control—all through a virtual, globally distributed platform. The Grid Manager support delivers end-to-end visibility, centralized governance and operational efficiency for distributed DDI environments. Together, Infoblox and Equinix empower enterprises to operate securely, scale globally and modernize confidently—wherever their users, applications and data reside.
Learn More
- Check out the Infoblox Solution Note: Infoblox DDI on Equinix Network Edge.
- Visit the Infoblox Ecosystem Portal.
- Visit the Equinix Network Edge documentation page.
