BIG-IP Cloud Edition delivers dedicated and right-sized F5 application services for all apps, with a focus on ease-of-deployment, manageability, orchestration, and automation
BIG-IP Cloud Edition combines F5’s broad portfolio of application services with the dramatically enhanced management, visibility, and analytics capabilities of BIG-IQ®. F5’s software-based solution lets customers easily add ‘right-sized’ services tailored for individual applications, multiple cloud environments, and user demands. As a prominent use case, the solution enables customers to deploy Advanced Web Application Firewall™ policies to address sophisticated application threats in a consistent way across public and private clouds.
“We see application services evolving to a per-app model that enables
NetOps, SecOps, and application development teams to deploy consistent
and right-sized application services for every app, regardless of where
those apps run,” said
Highlights of the new BIG-IP Cloud Edition include:
Lightweight Application Services Delivery for Quick App Deployments
From F5’s recent State of Application Delivery research, the average organization relies on 16 different application services to keep their apps fast, safe, and available. Today’s NetOps teams require scalable services that are easy to procure, can be consumed in a variety of ways, and are highly programmable. BIG-IP Cloud Edition has been designed with these aims in mind, and will support a number of deployment scenarios, including subscription, licensing, and utility billing models. This approach brings together the feature rich, customizable capabilities of F5’s traditional BIG-IP® platform with the accessibility and agility of cloud-focused technologies that NetOps and DevOps teams are using to drive contemporary digital transformation efforts.
Scalable Services and Protection for Every Application
Applications are the currency of the modern business economy, with the
number of apps increasing and growing more complex alongside a rise in
connected devices and IoT technologies. While many other vendors or open
source organizations offer basic app services, they cannot offer
security commensurate with the valuable data and transactions carried
out via apps. With Advanced
WAF capabilities, BIG-IP Cloud Edition makes it easy to test and
deploy all applications across cloud and data center architectures
without sacrificing security. Per-app
protection enhances an organization’s overall security posture by
safeguarding the company and customer information handled by all apps,
with dedicated templates for
Easy to Manage Services for Heightened Visibility and Streamlined Operations
In addition to making services more accessible for applications, BIG-IP Cloud Edition also extends the benefits of these services to multiple IT teams. The ability to seamlessly deploy, upgrade, and automate trusted F5 services on a per-application basis better positions NetOps to support business priorities in concert with SecOps and DevOps. With a focus on collaborative operations, the solution promotes instant self-service consumption by app development teams, along with an open application programming interface (API) for deploying services in the data center and multiple cloud environments. Through dedicated dashboards that deliver per-app visibility, analytics, and controls, BIG-IP Cloud Edition simplifies operations while enhancing management and orchestration. Similarly, the solution provides quick self-diagnosis and issue resolution with helpful insight into application performance and health characteristics.
“With technologies like BIG-IP Cloud Edition and programs such as its Super-NetOps
initiative, we see F5 focusing on collaboration as a means to achieve
service velocity and drive business outcomes,” said
Availability
BIG-IP Cloud Edition will be generally available on
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About F5
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) makes apps go faster, smarter, and safer for the world’s largest businesses, service providers, governments, and consumer brands. F5 delivers cloud and security solutions that enable organizations to embrace the application infrastructure they choose without sacrificing speed and control. For more information, go to f5.com. You can also follow @f5networks on Twitter or visit us on LinkedIn and Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and technologies.
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