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Men&Mice at Microsoft Ignite 2018: hybrid compatibility with on-prem Windows Servers and Azure / multi-cloud portability

No-nonsense, unified approach to simplifying enterprise DNS, DHCP and IP address management.

Sep 5th, 2018

Fresh from the great experiences at VMWorld in Las Vegas — including a Finalist nod in the Networking category for the Best of VMworld Awards, thank you very much — the Men&Mice team is heading to Orlando, FL at the end of September, to talk all things Windows, Azure, hybrid DNS and IP address management at Microsoft Ignite 2018.

(Best of) VMworld 2018

Men&Mice was awarded as the Finalist in TechTarget’s ‘Best of VMworld 2018’ awards in the Networking category, and we couldn’t be more proud.

We brought the Men&Mice Suite to VMworld to showcase our no-nonsense, unified approach to simplifying enterprise DNS, DHCP and IP address management. Our commitment to developing software solutions that scale and adapt to changing network needs while keeping costs and complexity down (through automation, virtualization and full network visibility) were validated both in conversations we had at our booth and reflected in the award we received for Men&Mice Suite v9.1.

The Men&Mice Suite is an overlay management solution that can be dropped on to an organization’s existing on-prem and cloud infrastructure, maximizing investments to give full visibility, synchronization and added security across network environments. Its fast-implementation and non-disruptive deployment, as well as reliable REST APIs, cloud-native functionality, fine-grained access controls and web-based management application simplifies day-to-day operations while amplifying compatibility with best-in-class platforms and vendors for greater network flexibility and portability as an enterprise network evolves.

At Microsoft Ignite 2018 -- Hybrid & Multi-cloud Network Management

Microsoft Ignite is a prized opportunity not just for Microsoft, but for third-party developers, like Men&Mice, to connect with customers, partners (and each other) in order to advance Network technology further.

The Men&Mice Suite was born amidst the rolling green hills of Iceland but feels right at home flying in the Azure skies of Microsoft (and on the ground in Windows Servers-based on-prem).

Ignite will focus on cloud and networking (and cloud networking.) as dialog around cloud integration shifts from“if” to “how” and “how to make it better.” From datacenter modernization, and its fundamental transition to Managed Services, to cloud-native development for future-ready network infrastructure, Men&Mice will feel right at home. We are about simplified DNS, DHCP and IP address management, after all.

Azure DNS

Men&Mice has been working closely with the Azure DNS team for a long time, to implement full support for Azure DNS in the Men&Mice Suite, an augmentation of the suite’s existing functionality with Windows-based on-prem environments, unparalleled Active Directory integration and hybrid IPAM synchronization with Azure cloud instances.

Men&Mice customers have been able to enjoy the same high availability, performance, and convenience of Azure DNS while maintaining the low cost and full control of their DNS domains and IP address blocks via the tools provided by the Men&Mice Suite.

With the newest additions to the Men&Mice Suite  v9.1, including xDNS Redundancy™, which includes cloud-native integration and support, full portability of DNS zones between on-prem, cloud and between cloud vendors, fully leveraging your resources has never been simpler and more efficient. With our web-based management application you can even take everyday network management on the go, while our APIs offer powerful automation (and more!).

Meet Us at Booth 108

Drop by our booth to see how the Men&Mice Suite can increase network flexibility, scalability and simplify your Windows and Azure-based network management — including hybrid networks with on-prem Windows servers, IPAM in Azure and DNS on Azure DNS — without burdening administrators and end users with the complexities.

Come meet us in Orlando to see for yourself.