Case Study: Global Automotive Manufacturer achieves centralized, reliable DNS/DHCP/IPAM and accelerated data-center consolidation with Infoblox Grid

Global Automotive Manufacturer - Customer Case Study

A global automotive manufacturer undertaking an in‑sourcing of core network services (DNS, DHCP and IPAM) faced a failing legacy solution that couldn’t scale across 150 locations, 400 DNS/DHCP servers, 12 million IP addresses, 3 million host names and 10,000 distributed zones, all while executing a major data‑center consolidation. The IT organization needed a centrally managed, more reliable platform to simplify operations and support large, complex environments.

After a head‑to‑head evaluation, the company deployed Infoblox Grid (DDI) and Infoblox DNS Firewall, with Infoblox Professional Services supporting a deliberate six‑month rollout. The new solution centralized management while allowing local configuration, enabled policy‑based automated provisioning and self‑service for application owners, improved reliability and disaster recovery, streamlined the consolidation, and reduced operational overhead.