Company to launch new webinar series detailing the top trends
vital to fast, secure, and reliable application delivery
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
F5
Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV)
today announced the results of its 2015
State of Application Delivery survey. This survey provides insight
into the current state of application delivery—as well as confirming
some unproven assumptions—about how IT approaches application
availability, security, programmability, and software defined networking
(SDN) for 2015 and beyond. A four-part webinar series has also been
created, featuring F5 executives and in-depth information about key
findings from the survey. The first webinar will be held on January 28,
2015 and will feature Manny Rivelo, F5’s EVP of Strategic Solutions.
Sign up for the webinar and download the full survey here: http://f5.com/SOAD
Survey Highlights
More than 300 F5 customers from a broad range of vertical markets
(including financial services, telecommunications, public sector, and
consumer products) shared their perspectives on emerging trends and
technologies that impact application delivery. Key takeaways include:
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Current application environments are huge, and growing: 20
percent of respondents said they have 201-500 applications currently
deployed, and 28 percent have 1-200 applications deployed.
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Private cloud and mobile are top-ranked trends: When asked
which technologies will have strategic importance in the next 2-5
years, private cloud was ranked highest at 59 percent, and mobile apps
a close second with 56 percent. Findings indicate that the strategic
importance of cloud-based and mobile apps will continue to increase,
as will the number of applications requiring services and the
complexity involved in their deployment.
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Application availability edges security in importance: When
asked which services they couldn’t imagine deploying an application
without, availability services was the top-ranking category with 40
percent of responses. Security services ranked nearly as high at 30
percent. Respondents reinforced the belief that if an application
isn’t available, other services aren’t considered as important.
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API-enabled infrastructure needed to drive business agility:
Programmability is a key component for DevOps, SDN, and cloud
computing. F5 customers responding to the survey assigned importance
to programmatic technologies and capabilities within the network
infrastructure, indicating a substantial shift toward the adoption of
customizable automation and orchestration of network services.
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Software defined networking (SDN) must reduce operating expenses:
Customers continue to be interested in SDN as a means to
operationalize their networks. According to the survey, two-thirds of
respondents are considering SDN to reduce operating expenses. In order
to progress from today’s early adopter stage to widespread
implementation, SDN must address this requirement.
Webinar Registration
The State of Application Delivery webinar series will feature executives
from F5 hosting live panel sessions. The webcasts will be broadcast
online for free, and each will include a question-and-answer session
with the audience. Register for the webinars at f5.com/SOAD.
“Applications are vital to business operations, as are the application
services designed to improve performance, enhance security, and ensure
reliability,” said Dean Darwin, SVP, Marketing. “The data from F5’s
first survey in exploring the state of application delivery confirms the
role these services play in successful application deployments. As
customers incorporate public, private, and hybrid cloud models,
application service offerings must also continue to evolve to address
complexity and meet new and existing challenges.”
Additional Resources at f5.com/SOAD:
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Complete Survey Report (registration required)
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Summary Infographic
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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F5 Networks
Nathan Misner, 206-272-7494
n.misner@f5.com
or
Waggener
Edstrom Worldwide
Ashley Paula, 415-547-7024
apaula@waggeneredstrom.com
Source: F5 Networks, Inc.