F5 Unveils Industry’s First Converged Application Delivery and Security Platform for the Hybrid Multicloud Infrastructures of the AI Era
- F5 Application Delivery
and Security Platform converges high-performance traffic management and
advanced security capabilities.
- New solutions further enhance F5 platform with capabilities that reduce complexity, simplify operations, and strengthen security for every app.
INDIA, FEBRUARY 27, 2025 – F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) introduced the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform, the industry’s first Application Delivery Controller (ADC) solution that fully converges high-performance load balancing and traffic management with advanced app and API security capabilities into a single platform. With this platform, F5 is delivering on the promise of a new generation of ADCs—ADC 3.0—purpose-built to meet the extraordinary demands of modern and AI-powered applications.
“AI is
accelerating innovation, but also intensifying the high costs, crushing
complexity, and escalating cyber risks that have IT and security teams in
crisis,” said François Locoh-Donou, President and CEO of F5. “F5 stands
alone in its ability to address the challenges of hybrid multicloud
architectures. The F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform represents a
giant leap forward for organizations, enabling them to overcome complexity and
unlock the full potential of AI.”
F5’s
upcoming 2025 State of Application Strategy Report found that 96% of
organizations are deploying AI models. F5 further estimates that, within three
years, 80% of all apps will be AI enabled. AI is here, but most enterprises are
ill-equipped to handle the massive amounts of data, complex traffic patterns,
and new attack vectors that are inherent in AI applications.
The F5
Application Delivery and Security Platform has been built to address these
challenges and is the most complete ADC offering for enterprises operating
hybrid multicloud infrastructures. It delivers:
- Complete delivery and
security for every app?in a single platform
that simplifies management for IT and security teams.
- Deployment anywhere in
any form factor?to run seamlessly across
today’s diverse IT environments.
- Single policy, unified
management?across all locations to reduce
complexity and improve efficiency.
- Rich analytics and
insights?that are relevant and actionable to
improve performance and strengthen the security of today’s complex
applications.
- Fully programmable data
planes?that?enable automated
deployment and custom functionality so organizations can effectively adapt
to changing needs.
- Full lifecycle automation?that
allows teams to focus on delivering innovation and stop drowning in
maintenance tasks.
The
platform is API-driven and enables consistent policies for every app, in every
environment, across all form factors. The product of years of investment and
innovation, the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform operates
seamlessly across high-performance hardware in on-premises data centers,
next-generation software in virtualized and hybrid environments, and SaaS for
cloud-native environments.
The F5
Application Delivery and Security Platform converges what are currently point
solutions to address critical needs such as high-performance load balancing,
multicloud networking, full web app and API security, and AI gateway
capabilities.
“AI is
driving innovation while exposing businesses to unprecedented levels of
complexity and risk,” said Christopher Rodriguez, Research Director,
Cybersecurity and Trust at IDC. “The convergence of application delivery and
security capabilities will be indispensable for companies striving to stay
ahead in this rapidly evolving landscape.”
Learn
more about the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform at f5.com.
Unveiling
New Platform Solutions and Innovation
F5
also announced several new solutions and capabilities as part of a commitment
to continued innovation in the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform.
These solutions enable F5 customers to leverage the power of AI to reduce
complexity, simplify operations, and strengthen security postures for every
app. These innovations include:
- F5 AI Gateway: F5
AI Gateway is now generally available for organizations looking to
streamline interactions between applications, APIs, and large language
models (LLMs) and drive wider enterprise AI adoption. This powerful
containerized solution optimizes performance, observability, and
protection capabilities—all leading to reduced costs. AI Gateway gives
operations and security teams a seamless path to adopting AI services
through significantly improved data output quality and a superior user
experience.
- AI assistant for F5 NGINX
One: Following last year’s release of an AI assistant for F5 Distributed Cloud Services, F5 is
bringing this capability to NGINX One starting today. The tool is powered
by the F5 AI Data Fabric and serves as an intelligent partner
to stretched NetOps, SecOps, DevOps, and platform ops teams. The AI
assistant for NGINX One uses a natural language interface to streamline
operations and improve ROI by helping teams configure and optimize
application delivery, preemptively address threats, and identify anomalies
before they impact production.
- AI assistant for F5
BIG-IP and iRules code generation and explanation:
Later this year, F5 will also release an AI assistant for BIG-IP to
bring a new level of automation and intelligence to iRules. Customers will
be able to automate the creation, maintenance, and optimization of iRules
while reducing the time and resources required to effectively manage
traffic and securely deliver apps. By leveraging AI, the system generates
optimized, validated iRules that adhere to best practices. This improves
accuracy while reducing errors, ensuring a reliable and consistent
experience for organizations.
- F5 VELOS CX1610 chassis and BX520 blade: F5 is introducing powerful new additions to its VELOS product line, giving service providers and large enterprises a unified and customizable solution to optimize data-intensive workloads of AI and other modern apps. The new VELOS CX1610 chassis and BX520 400-Gbps blade scale to multi-terabits of throughput, suitable for the highest performance NEBS-compliance standards and supporting the most demanding 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services. The F5 VELOS product line provides optimized data packet routing, granular security, load balancing, and low latency, enabling the data ingest and real-time data needs that AI solutions require.
Supporting
Resources
- Resource: The Application Delivery Top 10
- Resource: F5 AI
Gateway
- Press Release: F5’s Multi-terabit VELOS Hardware Powers AI Workloads for
Service Providers and Large Enterprises
About
F5
F5 is
a multicloud application delivery and security company committed to bringing a
better digital world to life. F5 partners with the world’s largest, most
advanced organizations to secure every app—on premises, in the cloud, or at the
edge. F5 enables businesses to continuously stay ahead of threats while
delivering exceptional, secure digital experiences for their customers. For
more information, go to?f5.com.
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