Webinar Description
Key Takeaways
- SOLIDserver 9.1 introduces expanded DDI governance capabilities for hybrid, multicloud and edge environments
- The Universal Connector enables centralised management of third-party infrastructure without replacing existing deployments
- New integrations include Google Cloud Platform DNS management, Fortinet FortiGate DHCP control and Proxmox infrastructure discovery
- Addresses network drift and fragmented visibility challenges facing enterprise IT teams
- Relevant for network administrators, cloud architects and infrastructure teams managing distributed environments
Introduction
EfficientIP is hosting a product launch webinar on 30 July 2026 to introduce SOLIDserver 9.1, the latest version of its DDI (DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management) platform. The session targets network professionals and infrastructure teams grappling with governance challenges across increasingly distributed environments. As organisations expand their hybrid and multicloud footprints whilst deploying edge infrastructure, maintaining a coherent Network Source of Truth has become a persistent operational challenge that this release aims to address.
About This Event
The one-hour webinar will be presented by Jessica Riccio, Senior Product Marketing Manager, and Andreas Taudte, Senior Technical Marketing Manager at EfficientIP. The session will demonstrate how SOLIDserver 9.1 extends infrastructure governance through a unified architectural approach, with particular focus on the SOLIDserver Universal Connector and its role in bringing multivendor environments under centralised DDI management.
The Challenge of Fragmented Network Governance
Modern enterprise networks rarely operate as monolithic, centrally managed environments. The proliferation of cloud services, edge computing deployments and virtualisation platforms has created a landscape where critical network infrastructure components are distributed across multiple management consoles and administrative domains. Cloud providers offer their own DNS management interfaces, edge firewalls frequently handle DHCP independently, and virtualisation platforms can provision new assets at a pace that outstrips manual tracking processes.
This fragmentation creates tangible operational problems. When DNS records, DHCP leases and IP address assignments are managed through disparate systems, the organisation’s understanding of its own network topology becomes increasingly unreliable. The Network Source of Truth—the authoritative record of what exists on the network and how it is configured—drifts further from reality with each deployment that occurs outside centralised governance. Security teams lose visibility, capacity planning becomes guesswork, and troubleshooting network issues requires consulting multiple systems to piece together a complete picture.
SOLIDserver 9.1 and the Universal Connector Approach
SOLIDserver 9.1 addresses these governance gaps through what EfficientIP describes as DNS and DHCP overlay management. Rather than requiring organisations to replace their existing infrastructure—an approach that is often impractical given the investment in current systems and the operational disruption involved—the platform extends governance over third-party and multivendor deployments through the SOLIDserver Universal Connector.
This architectural approach allows network teams to maintain their existing DNS servers, DHCP services and cloud-native configurations whilst bringing them under a unified management and visibility layer. The overlay model means that operational control can be centralised without mandating wholesale infrastructure replacement, reducing both implementation complexity and organisational resistance to adoption.
Expanded Platform Integrations
The webinar will cover several specific integration capabilities introduced or enhanced in SOLIDserver 9.1. Google Cloud Platform DNS management can now be administered from the SOLIDserver console, allowing organisations with GCP deployments to incorporate cloud DNS into their centralised governance model. For organisations deploying Fortinet FortiGate appliances at edge locations, the release introduces the ability to bring DHCP services running on these devices under central control—addressing a common scenario where edge security appliances handle local DHCP but remain disconnected from enterprise IP address management.
The release also introduces automated discovery capabilities for Proxmox virtualisation infrastructure. Proxmox has gained significant adoption as an open-source virtualisation platform, and its ability to rapidly provision virtual machines and containers can quickly create visibility gaps if new assets are not automatically registered in the organisation’s network inventory. Automated discovery addresses this by identifying Proxmox-managed infrastructure and incorporating it into the Network Source of Truth without requiring manual intervention.
Addressing Network Drift
A significant focus of the release is the identification and reconciliation of network drift—the gradual divergence between what network documentation and management systems believe exists and what is actually deployed. In cloud environments particularly, where infrastructure can be provisioned through automation, APIs and self-service portals, drift accumulates rapidly. Resources are created, modified and decommissioned through processes that may not update centralised records, leaving network teams working from outdated information.
SOLIDserver 9.1 provides mechanisms to detect these discrepancies across cloud assets and reconcile them, restoring accuracy to the Network Source of Truth. This capability has implications beyond simple record-keeping: accurate network inventory is foundational to security posture assessment, compliance reporting, capacity management and incident response.
Who Should Attend
The webinar is relevant for network administrators responsible for DDI infrastructure, cloud architects designing hybrid and multicloud environments, and IT operations teams managing distributed infrastructure across multiple platforms and locations. Organisations currently struggling with visibility gaps across their network estate, or those planning expansions into new cloud platforms or edge deployments, will find the session particularly applicable to their operational challenges.
The session assumes familiarity with core DDI concepts and the challenges of managing network infrastructure across heterogeneous environments. Those evaluating approaches to centralised network governance without wholesale infrastructure replacement will gain insight into EfficientIP’s overlay management methodology and its practical application across specific vendor platforms.