IP Address Management Tools and
consulting for IPv4 and IPv6 address spaces

Ineffective IP address management can have a significant downside.

The network administrator is busier than ever. Data centers are growing in size and complexity while budgets are shrinking, stretching IT staff thin and forcing them to prioritize even essential activities. One task that often falls far down the list is managing the organization’s IP address space.

That can be a mistake. Improper IP address management—for example, missing documentation of existing address space can lead to the inability to justify the acquisition of new address space when it’s needed. Address space is a valuable commodity and needs to be managed like any other corporate asset.

Some IT groups are waiting for IPv6 before turning their attention to IP address management—another potential mistake. Implementing IPv6 for the first time is a complicated and time-consuming process, and critical business services need to be accessed via their current IPv4 addresses during the transition. The two protocols will coexist for months or years in the typical enterprise, making address management harder, not easier, in a mixed IPv4/IPv6 environment.

It doesn’t pay to wait. TorreyPoint can show even the largest organization the way to effective IP address management.

The TorreyPoint IP Address Management solution helps organizations gain control of their existing IPv4 space to streamline IT operations, avoid disruptions to critical services, and manage the transition to IPv6.

IPAM Provides Essential Information about the Enterprise’s Address Space.

The TorreyPoint IP address management (IPAM) solution is an integrated set of tools and processes that help organizations plan, track, and manage the address space allocated to the corporate network. At its most basic, IPAM addresses fundamental questions such as:

• How much free address space is available (and do we need more)?
• How is the address space partitioned into subnets (and are they sized correctly)?
• Who is using the allocated addresses (and are they authorized to do so)?

These seemingly simple questions are in fact becoming increasingly difficult to answer. One reason is the lack of effective tools—many organizations use a simple spreadsheet or other manual process. Another is the increasingly dynamic nature of network addressing and subnetting, which leads to rapid automatic reassignment of IP addresses. It is beyond the ability of all but the most sophisticated IT groups to maintain accurate address records.

Automation offers a potential way out. The TorreyPoint solution incorporates third party or open-source tools to manage IP address space as well as servers hosting the organization’s Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Gain control of the address space—and the corporate network.

The TorreyPoint IPAM solution includes a portfolio of products and services:

• IP management appliances and software
• Integration with DHCP, DNS, and LDAP services
• Resource allocation reports
• IP architectural consulting

TorreyPoint will also manage an organization’s IP address space as a managed service.

IPAM is more than a bookkeeping exercise—it is a powerful and essential tool for managing networks of all size. By using the TorreyPoint IPAM solution, organizations can:

• Manage their current IP address space and subnets more effectively
• Avoid purchasing additional IPv4 space
• Integrate dissimilar networks during mergers and acquisitions without user dislocations
• Relieve workloads of busy network administrators and architects

IP address management should not be left to chance. TorreyPoint’s IPAM solution puts the IT group back in charge of this
valuable corporate asset.