F5 BIG-IQ and Cisco APIC integration delivers application services while reducing administrative complexity
“A key component of F5
Synthesis™ architecture, BIG-IQ continues to deliver on
our vision for reducing the cost and complexity of managing application
delivery services locally and in public and private clouds,” said
Product Details
BIG-IQ offers both an innovative UI and RESTful APIs to centrally manage F5 BIG-IP devices and to control F5’s Local Traffic Manager™, Advanced Firewall Manager™, and Application Security Manager™ solutions. BIG-IQ’s use of iApps® templates orchestrates Software Defined Application Services™, both locally and in public and private clouds to increase business agility while eliminating many of the risks associated with managing point solutions individually. BIG-IQ provides a single point of integration between solutions from F5 and technologies from Cisco, VMware, Microsoft, and OpenStack.
Key capabilities include:
Cisco APIC Integration
As part of our tightly integrated technology partnership, these BIG-IQ orchestration updates will also be available through the Cisco® Application Policy Infrastructure Controller™ (APIC). BIG-IQ reduces the learning path for network engineers who are new to application services by orchestrating physical and virtual platforms in both traditional architectures and software-defined network (SDN) environments. A preferred Cisco partner for deploying policy-driven application services across layer 4–7 (L4–7) fabrics, F5 helps joint customers significantly reduce operating costs without compromising security, availability, or performance. As an extension of the F5 Synthesis architecture and programmable Software Defined Application Services within Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), BIG-IQ® solutions are uniquely positioned to bring L4–7 multi-tenant capabilities to Cisco ACI environments.
“F5 Synthesis and Cisco ACI can deliver industry-first integration with
BIG-IP appliances and the BIG-IQ orchestration system. Cisco ACI and F5
joint solutions offer customers a choice depending on their preferences,
operational models, and business needs. Customers can manage F5 BIG-IP
appliances and Virtual Editions directly from the Cisco APIC controller
for automated L4–7 service insertion and stitching,” said
Availability
The F5 Device Package for Cisco APIC is available as a free download via downloads.f5.com,
and the latest version of BIG-IQ will be available in
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About F5
F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) provides solutions for an application world. F5 helps organizations seamlessly scale cloud, data center, and software-defined networking (SDN) deployments to successfully deliver applications to anyone, anywhere, at any time. F5 solutions broaden the reach of IT through an open, extensible framework and a rich partner ecosystem of leading technology and data center orchestration vendors. This approach lets customers pursue the infrastructure model that best fits their needs over time. The world’s largest businesses, service providers, government entities, and consumer brands rely on F5 to stay ahead of cloud, security, and mobility trends. For more information, go to f5.com.
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