The document discusses how IP address management is a necessity for organizations of all sizes. It notes the increasing complexity of networks with more IP-enabled devices and the need for centralized automation to manage dynamic changes. The benefits of IP address management include automation, centralized control, DHCP/DNS management, IPv6 migration support, and improved security and compliance. It also outlines requirements for different sized organizations. Finally, it promotes the SolarWinds IPAM product as providing scalable and intuitive IP address management capabilities.

1. IP Address Management is
Not an Option Anymore,
It’s a Necessity..!!
IPAM for ALL – Small,
Medium & Large Enterprises
IP Address Management is Not an Option
Anymore, It’s a Necessity..!!
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2. Agenda
Let’s understand why IP address management is not an option
anymore for businesses and organizations of all sizes and sectors.
»The Need for IPAM
»Key Benefits of IPAM
»Requirements of IT Teams in Organizations
»What SolarWinds IPAM Offers
IP Address Management is Not an Option
Anymore, It’s a Necessity..!!
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3. The Need for IP Address Management
» It’s the era of IPv6, corporate networks are expanding with an increase of
IP-enabled devices.
» IT infrastructure is evolving into a large and complex framework that will
be unwieldy to manage without the right resources.
» As a network administrator, you need to be able to monitor and manage
the configuration and changes happening on your network.
» IP address allocation, reservation, tracking and management could be
really hard if you are still thinking about having spreadsheets to
manually update IP addresses changes and subnet masks.
» Centralizing and automating IPAM solutions is the need of the hour.
IP Address Management is Not an Option
Anymore, It’s a Necessity..!!
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4. Key Benefits of IP Address Management
» Automation: Automated IP address scanning enables you to scan your
subnets and update your server with all the dynamic changes happening
on IP addresses as they are allocated and reserved. Automation will
 Help improve operational efficiency, and
 Save you a ton of time and manual effort
» Centralized IP Address Management: When the organization is spread
across locations, centralized IP address management will help keep all
network admins in sync with the IP address allocation and changes.
You need an enterprise system to:
 Keep track of used IP addresses, IP address ranges, IP exclusions, etc.
 Alerted on IP address space utilization by subnets, DHCP scopes, etc.
 Locate IP addresses quickly and easily for management
IP Address Management is Not an Option
Anymore, It’s a Necessity..!!
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5. Key Benefits of IPAM (contd.)
» DHCP/DNS Server Management: IPAM could be your DDI solution for
centralized DHCP/DNS management & monitoring of DHCP and DNS servers.
In addition to offering IPAM solution, a DDI software could be used for:
 Managing automatic and dynamic assignment of IP addresses to devices with DHCP
 Monitoring name-to-IP with DNS and IP-to-name with reverse DNS
» IPv6 Migration: IPAM tools can help you
 Plan and coordinate your migration from IPv4 to IPv6 smartly and effectively
 Allow you to create and test multiple scenarios before implementation to improve
preparedness
» Tackling BYOD: Bring Your Own Device trend causes an explosion of IP
addresses to manage as employees bring in personal notebooks and
smartphones into the corporate network. IPAM software will help you
monitor and manage all IP address allocation and changes.
IP Address Management is Not an Option
Anymore, It’s a Necessity..!!
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6. Key Benefits of IPAM (contd.)
» Security: As the IP space is constantly faced with growing IP addresses,
network security calls for robust and more comprehensive security
measures that include
 Controlling access privileges to personnel managing IP addresses
 User delegation to keep a check on who makes changes, when and where
» Compliance, Reporting & Audit Trail: Especially for federal and
government agencies, compliance and network security audits are key to
ensuring service delivery.
IPAM tools help you to
 Perform detailed event recording to track the IP address changes across your
network
 Store historical IP address tracking data for compliance and reporting purposes
IP Address Management is Not an Option
Anymore, It’s a Necessity..!!
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7. Requirements of IT Teams in Organizations
» Small-scale companies are starting to move away from using spread-sheet
based or homegrown tools to automate and centralize IP address, DHCP
and DNS management.
» Mid-market organizations are looking to take control of the BYOD scenario,
alongside the need for automation and centralized IP address
management.
» Large enterprises have to comply with IPv6 migration as they continue to
outgrow their IP space. There’s always the highly prioritized requirement
for automation to improve operational efficiency and productivity. An all-
round DDI software could address these needs of IT teams in large
organizations.
» Government and federal agencies face a more stringent requirement of
security, compliance and reporting in all areas of network management.
IP Address Management is Not an Option
Anymore, It’s a Necessity..!!
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8. What SolarWinds IPAM Offers
» SolarWinds IP Address Manager provides you with the agility and
scalability to monitor and manage the entire IP space of your corporate
networks.
» With the growing need to face problems of management and security to
tackle BYOD, IPv6 migration, etc., and to do away with existing
spreadsheet-based IP address management, organizations and agencies
of all sizes have the requirement for IPAM software.
» SolarWinds IPAM gives you the opportunity to realize benefits of
increased ROI and simplified network administration quickly and
significantly.
IP Address Management is Not an Option
Anymore, It’s a Necessity..!!
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9. Key Features & Benefits of SolarWinds IPAM
» Powerful, centralized DHCP management for Microsoft® DHCP services,
monitoring for Microsoft DNS, and monitoring for Cisco® DHCP servers.
» Intuitive web interface for simple, click-of-a-button management & IP address planning
» Automated IP address scanning customizable to your needs
» Global search feature to track down any IP in seconds along with historical address tracking
» Real-time top 10 lists for “at-a-glance” visibility into your IP space
» Role-based access control and detailed event recording to track who made what change
» Quick and easy installation for deployment in under an hour
Centralized IP Address Management Historical IP Address Tracking
IP Address Management is Not an Option
Anymore, It’s a Necessity..!!
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10. Helpful Resources
We invite you to learn more about SolarWinds IP Address Manager
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Anymore, It’s a Necessity..!! --- Click any of the links above ---
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11. Thank You!
IP Address Management is Not an Option
Anymore, It’s a Necessity..!!
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