Case Study: University of Grenoble Alpes achieves unified, high-performance DDI and 40% lower TCO with EfficientIP SOLIDserver

Simplifying the IT merger of its entities with DDI

University of Grenoble Alpes — a merged institution serving ~60,000 students across 200+ buildings — needed to unify DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) after bringing multiple entities and disparate systems together. The central IT team faced fragmented addressing plans managed in spreadsheets and mixed platforms (EfficientIP, Infoblox, ISC BIND), and required a single, resilient, high-performance DDI base with delegated administration and a unified network data repository for better visibility and governance.

The university migrated its DDI to EfficientIP SOLIDserver, consolidating infrastructure to four servers and giving 280 technicians delegated access to a single IPAM “network source of truth,” automating DNS/DHCP provisioning. The change cut total cost of ownership by about 40%, reduced IP configuration errors by over 30%, improved availability and performance, and delivered clearer, more consistent network inventory and governance while supporting future IoT and IPv6 growth.

University of Grenoble Alpes

Gilles Bruno

DNS Administrator