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Network virtualization with visibility and automation of DNS, DHCP and IPAM

We intend the web-based management application for the Men&Mice Suite to be the go-to interface for the most common tasks.

Jul 16th, 2018

The Men&Mice Suite version 9.1, released last week, introduced several new features and improved functionality for hybrid and multi-cloud networks. One of the additions we developed in our mission to change the way the world sees networks is a cross-platform, easy-to-use web-based management application.

Seamless integration

We intend the web-based management application for the Men&Mice Suite to be the go-to interface for the most common tasks. In the future, it will also serve as the central platform for our innovations across DNS, DHCP and IPAM (DDI). We're highly focused on developing an increasing number of partnerships to make integration across services and vendors even more seamless.

Day-to-day DDI operations made simple

With three major sections — DNS, Networks, and Reporting — the Men&Mice web-based management application is organized around operational efficiency.

Where the existing Windows-based management console of the Men&Mice Suite gives you the full range of configuration and management options for your networks, the web-based management application focuses on day-to-day tasks, such as finding and working with DNS zones or records, IP address ranges, DHCP scopes and IP addresses. You may want to use the full Men&Mice Suite application for the yearly inspection or the large restructuring of your networks, but can quickly get things done from anywhere, on any device, with the web application.

Quick Commands: lightning-fast, best-in-class user experience

Another way the web-based management application helps to efficiently manage networks is through its Quick Commands feature.

If you ever used the Spotlight functionality in MacOS or the universal search bar in other platforms or services, you know how a deceptively simple function can save incredible amounts of time. The Quick Command feature interacts with a single click or key combination (ctrl+space) and uses auto-complete to arrive at the needed information or function in just a few keystrokes.

We’ll continue to focus on and add functionality to Quick Commands in future releases. As it gets smarter, so to will your network management get easier.

Visit the Men&Mice Suite web-based management console guide for more information on its capabilities and full functionality.

Virtualization and automation

In addition to our virtual DNS/DHCP appliances and Virtual DNS Caching appliances, in a larger context of network management, the v9.1 release of the Men&Mice Suite continues to forge its path towards greater network virtualization and automation. The Men&Mice Suite restores and significantly improves the unified network visibility usually forfeited in the process of virtualization, intuitively pulling data from critical network components and consolidating it in an easy-to-use UI with extensive centralized control and functionality.

The Men&Mice Suite offers unrivalled integration with Microsoft Active Directory Sites and Subnets, combined with real-time synchronization across diverse server environments and distributed virtual and physical locations.

The comprehensive built-in tracking and logging tools ensure the systematic keeping of records. It's important to know who made what change, when, where, and why. Transparency takes the sting out of the fast and dynamic change procedures that are the hallmarks of virtualized environments.

Access management is granular and fully integrated with Active Directory. Role-based access provides strong, centralized control and delegation. Different IT teams experience painless cooperation and efficiency, respecting the often hazy task boundaries created by the transformation from physical machines to virtual instances.

The Men&Mice roadshow continues!

What we do at Men&Mice is help companies with large, complex network infrastructure automate and virtualize their networks. We also believe in the value of other forms of networking-- meeting customers and future customers in person.

We’ll be exhibiting at VMworld in Las Vegas August 26-30, to showcase the Men&Mice Suite at booth# 2124.  We'll report in on our social media and on this blog — hope to see you either there!