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21-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
F5 Delivers Scalable And Secure Cloud-Native Network Functionality For AI And High-Bandwidth Applications
Press Release – F 5 F5 has unveiled F5 BIG-IP Next Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNF) 2.0, an evolved solution that significantly enhances the capabilities of the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) for large-scale cloud-native applications. F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, today unveiled F5 BIG-IP Next Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNF) 2.0, an evolved solution that significantly enhances the capabilities of the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) for large-scale cloud-native applications. With advanced Kubernetes-native features, F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 redefines how organisations adapt to increasingly complex and resource-intensive operations caused by high-bandwidth applications such as AI by delivering scalable, resource-efficient, and secure network functionality for telecommunications service providers, internet service providers (ISPs), cloud service providers, and large enterprises. Designed to support diverse industries—from telecommunications to cloud services—F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 helps organisations revolutionise high-bandwidth operations. Service providers can cut costs with more efficient resource allocation and scaling, mitigate modern security threats, and simplify management through Kubernetes-native automation. By integrating essential services such as DDoS protection, firewall, intrusion prevention system (IPS), and carrier-grade NAT (CGNAT), F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 empowers providers to consolidate network operations, safeguard infrastructure, and proactively scale amidst increasing traffic demands. 'Service providers and large enterprises are under pressure to scale faster, operate leaner, and stay secure—all in increasingly complex environments,' said Kunal Anand, Chief Innovation Officer at F5. 'With BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0, we're extending the F5 ADSP with a truly cloud-native solution built for modern, decentralised infrastructure. Unlike legacy virtualised approaches that burn resources, our Kubernetes-native architecture unlocks smarter scaling, stronger security, and more efficient delivery of high-bandwidth services—giving customers the flexibility to move faster without compromise.' Raising the Bar for Cloud-Native Network Functions Telecommunications and enterprise networks face an urgent need to balance escalating traffic volumes, tight budgets, and growing security threats—all within complex, distributed architectures. F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 directly addresses these challenges with tools that consolidate network functions, reduce resource consumption, and optimise scalability and security. Highlights of F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 include: Disaggregation (DAG): Enables horizontal scalability for traffic steering and resource optimisation. Accelerated DNS: Offers faster query responses and reduced latency via caching and secure zone transfers. Policy Enforcer: Integrates traffic optimisation features like video acceleration, URL filtering, and context-aware controls. Unified Security Services: Combines firewall, DDoS mitigation, IPS, and CGNAT for centralised management and robust protection. Platform Enhancements: Maximises flexibility with Kubernetes-native automation and separate scaling of control and data planes. Optimised for Large Networks Across Industries F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 helps telecommunications providers supercharge their 4G and 5G environments with advanced traffic steering and enhanced security tailored for N6/SGi-LAN architectures. ISPs benefit from capabilities like CGNAT to mitigate IPv4 shortages while boosting performance through system disaggregation. Cloud service providers gain the edge with scalable global server load balancing (GSLB) and AI-ready DNS features, ensuring seamless digital experiences. Enterprises, on the other hand, can power IT and SecOps teams with intelligent traffic optimisation, robust DDoS defences, and simplified policy enforcement for bandwidth-intensive applications, reinforcing their operational agility and security posture. With 33 per cent lower CPU utilisation, F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 reduces operational costs and optimises resource consumption. The solution's independent scalability—allowing separate data and control plane scaling—ensures flexibility without bottlenecks, while its edge-ready and power-efficient architecture guarantees low latency and superior user experiences. Integrated security measures protect against large-scale network attacks, and Kubernetes-native automation streamlines workflows with API-driven deployments for faster, simplified operations. F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 consolidates services to reduce infrastructure costs by over 60 per cent. Disaggregation enables seamless scalability across CNF instances, while DNS acceleration minimises latency for end users. Advanced traffic optimisation ensures smooth performance during peak demand, empowering service providers to excel in high-bandwidth applications. F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 + Red Hat OpenShift This week at Red Hat Summit 2025, F5 is unveiling BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 functionality on Red Hat OpenShift. BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 is designed to work more seamlessly with Red Hat OpenShift, the industry's leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes. Red Hat OpenShift delivers a critical foundation for service providers to more effectively deploy scalable cloud-native applications on a trusted, more consistent platform. By combining Red Hat OpenShift's robust Kubernetes management capabilities with F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0's powerful network functions, service providers can scale their applications more efficiently while unlocking additional value, including advanced traffic handling, optimised security, and simplified usability. Many service providers already rely on Red Hat OpenShift for modern cloud-native operations. Visit to learn more about how F5 enables transformational cloud-native operations for interconnected networks. About F5 F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry's premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)—to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world's largest and most advanced organisations to deliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life.
Scoop
21-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
F5 Expands Strategic Collaboration With Red Hat To Enable Scalable, Secure Enterprise AI
Press Release – F 5 Solutions address key challenges in enterprise AI adoptionenabling secure model serving, scalable data movement, and real-time inference across environments. F5 is collaborating with Red Hat to focus on the real-world building blocks enterprises … F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, today announced an expanded collaboration with Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, to help enterprises deploy and scale secure, high-performance AI applications. By enabling integration for the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform with Red Hat OpenShift AI, F5 customers can adopt AI faster and more securely, focusing on practical, high-value use cases such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), secure model serving, and scalable data ingestion. 'Enterprises are eager to harness the power of AI, but they face significant challenges in scaling and securing these applications,' said Kunal Anand, Chief Innovation Officer at F5. 'Our collaboration with Red Hat aims to simplify this journey by providing integrated solutions that address performance, security, and observability needs, enabling organisations to realise tangible AI outcomes.' This collaboration comes at a time when AI adoption is accelerating. According to F5's 2025 State of Application Strategy Report, 96 per cent of organisations are now deploying AI models, a significant increase from just 25 per cent in 2023. Additionally, the report highlights that 72 per cent of respondents aim to use AI to optimise application performance, while 59 per cent focus on cost optimisation and security enhancements. To support these growing demands, F5 is collaborating with Red Hat to focus on the real-world building blocks enterprises need to operationalise AI. From securing data pipelines to optimising inference performance, F5 solutions are tailored to help organisations deploy AI with confidence, speed, and control. Key areas of collaboration include: RAG and model serving at scale – F5 supports AI-powered applications on Red Hat OpenShift AI that combine large language models with private datasets, helping to ensure secure data flow, high GPU utilisation, and fast response times. Big data movement and ingestion – With MinIO and F5 working in tandem on Red Hat OpenShift AI, customers can accelerate the ingestion of large datasets for training and inference. API-first AI security – F5 provides robust protection against evolving threats like prompt injection, model theft, and data leakage through its F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP and F5 BIG-IP solutions. As part of its vision, F5 is committed to driving open source innovation through its collaboration with Red Hat. Red Hat OpenShift AI provides a modular, open platform for building and deploying AI applications across hybrid environments, while F5's API Gateway and AI security capabilities are designed to integrate more seamlessly—without locking customers into a single cloud or toolset. With this collaboration, F5 is helping organisations take an open, flexible approach to AI infrastructure using Red Hat OpenShift AI. 'As AI becomes core to how businesses operate and compete, organisations need platforms that offer flexibility without compromising security,' said Joe Fernandes, Vice President and General Manager, AI Business Unit, Red Hat. 'We believe the future of AI is open source, and Red Hat OpenShift AI, when used in combination with F5's robust security and observability, gives organisations the necessary tools to build and scale AI applications with greater confidence, anywhere they choose to run them.' The collaboration will be featured at this week's Red Hat Summit 2025 (May 19–22 in Boston), where F5 and its partners will highlight real-world AI use cases—including secure model serving and RAG workloads—built on Red Hat OpenShift AI. Supporting Resources: About F5 F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry's premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)—to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world's largest and most advanced organizations to deliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life.
Scoop
21-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
F5 Delivers Scalable And Secure Cloud-Native Network Functionality For AI And High-Bandwidth Applications
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 3:35 pm Press Release: F 5 F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, today unveiled F5 BIG-IP Next Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNF) 2.0, an evolved solution that significantly enhances the capabilities of the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) for large-scale cloud-native applications. With advanced Kubernetes-native features, F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 redefines how organisations adapt to increasingly complex and resource-intensive operations caused by high-bandwidth applications such as AI by delivering scalable, resource-efficient, and secure network functionality for telecommunications service providers, internet service providers (ISPs), cloud service providers, and large enterprises. Designed to support diverse industries—from telecommunications to cloud services—F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 helps organisations revolutionise high-bandwidth operations. Service providers can cut costs with more efficient resource allocation and scaling, mitigate modern security threats, and simplify management through Kubernetes-native automation. By integrating essential services such as DDoS protection, firewall, intrusion prevention system (IPS), and carrier-grade NAT (CGNAT), F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 empowers providers to consolidate network operations, safeguard infrastructure, and proactively scale amidst increasing traffic demands. 'Service providers and large enterprises are under pressure to scale faster, operate leaner, and stay secure—all in increasingly complex environments,' said Kunal Anand, Chief Innovation Officer at F5. 'With BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0, we're extending the F5 ADSP with a truly cloud-native solution built for modern, decentralised infrastructure. Unlike legacy virtualised approaches that burn resources, our Kubernetes-native architecture unlocks smarter scaling, stronger security, and more efficient delivery of high-bandwidth services—giving customers the flexibility to move faster without compromise.' Raising the Bar for Cloud-Native Network Functions Telecommunications and enterprise networks face an urgent need to balance escalating traffic volumes, tight budgets, and growing security threats—all within complex, distributed architectures. F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 directly addresses these challenges with tools that consolidate network functions, reduce resource consumption, and optimise scalability and security. Highlights of F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 include: Disaggregation (DAG): Enables horizontal scalability for traffic steering and resource optimisation. Accelerated DNS: Offers faster query responses and reduced latency via caching and secure zone transfers. Policy Enforcer: Integrates traffic optimisation features like video acceleration, URL filtering, and context-aware controls. Unified Security Services: Combines firewall, DDoS mitigation, IPS, and CGNAT for centralised management and robust protection. Platform Enhancements: Maximises flexibility with Kubernetes-native automation and separate scaling of control and data planes. Optimised for Large Networks Across Industries F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 helps telecommunications providers supercharge their 4G and 5G environments with advanced traffic steering and enhanced security tailored for N6/SGi-LAN architectures. ISPs benefit from capabilities like CGNAT to mitigate IPv4 shortages while boosting performance through system disaggregation. Cloud service providers gain the edge with scalable global server load balancing (GSLB) and AI-ready DNS features, ensuring seamless digital experiences. Enterprises, on the other hand, can power IT and SecOps teams with intelligent traffic optimisation, robust DDoS defences, and simplified policy enforcement for bandwidth-intensive applications, reinforcing their operational agility and security posture. With 33 per cent lower CPU utilisation, F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 reduces operational costs and optimises resource consumption. The solution's independent scalability—allowing separate data and control plane scaling—ensures flexibility without bottlenecks, while its edge-ready and power-efficient architecture guarantees low latency and superior user experiences. Integrated security measures protect against large-scale network attacks, and Kubernetes-native automation streamlines workflows with API-driven deployments for faster, simplified operations. F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 consolidates services to reduce infrastructure costs by over 60 per cent. Disaggregation enables seamless scalability across CNF instances, while DNS acceleration minimises latency for end users. Advanced traffic optimisation ensures smooth performance during peak demand, empowering service providers to excel in high-bandwidth applications. F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 + Red Hat OpenShift This week at Red Hat Summit 2025, F5 is unveiling BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 functionality on Red Hat OpenShift. BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 is designed to work more seamlessly with Red Hat OpenShift, the industry's leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes. Red Hat OpenShift delivers a critical foundation for service providers to more effectively deploy scalable cloud-native applications on a trusted, more consistent platform. By combining Red Hat OpenShift's robust Kubernetes management capabilities with F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0's powerful network functions, service providers can scale their applications more efficiently while unlocking additional value, including advanced traffic handling, optimised security, and simplified usability. Many service providers already rely on Red Hat OpenShift for modern cloud-native operations. Visit to learn more about how F5 enables transformational cloud-native operations for interconnected networks. About F5 F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry's premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)—to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world's largest and most advanced organisations to deliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life. © Scoop Media
Scoop
21-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
F5 Expands Strategic Collaboration With Red Hat To Enable Scalable, Secure Enterprise AI
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, today announced an expanded collaboration with Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, to help enterprises deploy and scale secure, high-performance AI applications. By enabling integration for the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform with Red Hat OpenShift AI, F5 customers can adopt AI faster and more securely, focusing on practical, high-value use cases such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), secure model serving, and scalable data ingestion. 'Enterprises are eager to harness the power of AI, but they face significant challenges in scaling and securing these applications,' said Kunal Anand, Chief Innovation Officer at F5. 'Our collaboration with Red Hat aims to simplify this journey by providing integrated solutions that address performance, security, and observability needs, enabling organisations to realise tangible AI outcomes.' This collaboration comes at a time when AI adoption is accelerating. According to F5's 2025 State of Application Strategy Report, 96 per cent of organisations are now deploying AI models, a significant increase from just 25 per cent in 2023. Additionally, the report highlights that 72 per cent of respondents aim to use AI to optimise application performance, while 59 per cent focus on cost optimisation and security enhancements. To support these growing demands, F5 is collaborating with Red Hat to focus on the real-world building blocks enterprises need to operationalise AI. From securing data pipelines to optimising inference performance, F5 solutions are tailored to help organisations deploy AI with confidence, speed, and control. Key areas of collaboration include: RAG and model serving at scale – F5 supports AI-powered applications on Red Hat OpenShift AI that combine large language models with private datasets, helping to ensure secure data flow, high GPU utilisation, and fast response times. Big data movement and ingestion – With MinIO and F5 working in tandem on Red Hat OpenShift AI, customers can accelerate the ingestion of large datasets for training and inference. API-first AI security – F5 provides robust protection against evolving threats like prompt injection, model theft, and data leakage through its F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP and F5 BIG-IP solutions. As part of its vision, F5 is committed to driving open source innovation through its collaboration with Red Hat. Red Hat OpenShift AI provides a modular, open platform for building and deploying AI applications across hybrid environments, while F5's API Gateway and AI security capabilities are designed to integrate more seamlessly—without locking customers into a single cloud or toolset. With this collaboration, F5 is helping organisations take an open, flexible approach to AI infrastructure using Red Hat OpenShift AI. 'As AI becomes core to how businesses operate and compete, organisations need platforms that offer flexibility without compromising security,' said Joe Fernandes, Vice President and General Manager, AI Business Unit, Red Hat. 'We believe the future of AI is open source, and Red Hat OpenShift AI, when used in combination with F5's robust security and observability, gives organisations the necessary tools to build and scale AI applications with greater confidence, anywhere they choose to run them.' The collaboration will be featured at this week's Red Hat Summit 2025 (May 19–22 in Boston), where F5 and its partners will highlight real-world AI use cases—including secure model serving and RAG workloads—built on Red Hat OpenShift AI. Supporting Resources: About F5 F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry's premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)—to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world's largest and most advanced organizations to deliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life.
Techday NZ
21-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
F5 & Red Hat expand AI partnership for secure cloud-native apps
F5 has expanded its collaboration with Red Hat to support enterprise adoption of secure and scalable artificial intelligence (AI) applications and has introduced F5 BIG-IP Next Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNF) 2.0 to assist organisations in handling the demands of high-bandwidth operations. The expanded partnership between F5 and Red Hat will facilitate integration of the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform with Red Hat OpenShift AI. This approach aims to enable enterprises to more rapidly and securely implement AI, supporting use cases such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), secure model serving, and robust data ingestion mechanisms. "Enterprises are eager to harness the power of AI, but they face significant challenges in scaling and securing these applications," said Kunal Anand, Chief Innovation Officer at F5. "Our collaboration with Red Hat aims to simplify this journey by providing integrated solutions that address performance, security, and observability needs, enabling organisations to realise tangible AI outcomes." An F5 survey presented in its 2025 State of Application Strategy Report underlines the accelerating pace of AI adoption: 96 per cent of organisations are now deploying AI models, a marked rise from 25 per cent in 2023. The same report reveals that 72 per cent of respondents are targeting AI for optimising application performance, while 59 per cent are using it to improve cost efficiency and security. The collaboration between F5 and Red Hat will address various operational building blocks necessary for enterprise AI deployment, which include securing data pipelines and optimising inference performance. The focus is on ensuring that organisations have the confidence, speed, and control needed for AI adoption. Specific areas of this collaboration include RAG and model serving at scale, where F5 provides support for AI-powered applications on Red Hat OpenShift AI, facilitating secure data flows, optimal GPU utilisation, and quick response times. Joint efforts also address the acceleration of big data ingestion, through the combined capabilities of MinIO and F5 on Red Hat OpenShift AI, supporting the training and inference process for large datasets. API-first AI security is highlighted, as F5 offers protection from threats such as prompt injection, model theft, and data leakage through its distributed cloud and BIG-IP solutions. The alliance positions F5's API gateway and AI security features to integrate seamlessly with Red Hat's open platform, offering customers an open and flexible approach to AI infrastructure. Red Hat OpenShift AI allows for modular development and deployment of AI applications across hybrid environments. "As AI becomes core to how businesses operate and compete, organisations need platforms that offer flexibility without compromising security," said Joe Fernandes, Vice President and General Manager, AI Business Unit, Red Hat. "We believe the future of AI is open source, and Red Hat OpenShift AI, when used in combination with F5's robust security and observability, gives organisations the necessary tools to build and scale AI applications with greater confidence, anywhere they choose to run them." Alongside the Red Hat partnership, F5 introduced F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0, a solution designed to meet the growing requirements of large-scale cloud-native applications in industries where AI and other high-bandwidth applications are prevalent. The solution enhances the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform with new Kubernetes-native features. F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 is tailored for telecommunications providers, ISPs, cloud service providers, and large enterprises, offering a consolidated method to handle security, resource allocation, and network operation scaling. Integrated services include DDoS protection, firewall, intrusion prevention, and carrier-grade network address translation, allowing organisations to manage infrastructure and traffic with increased efficiency. Kunal Anand said, "Service providers and large enterprises are under pressure to scale faster, operate leaner, and stay secure—all in increasingly complex environments. With BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0, we're extending the F5 ADSP with a truly cloud-native solution built for modern, decentralised infrastructure. Unlike legacy virtualised approaches that burn resources, our Kubernetes-native architecture unlocks smarter scaling, stronger security, and more efficient delivery of high-bandwidth services—giving customers the flexibility to move faster without compromise." The product introduces features such as horizontal scalability through disaggregation, accelerated DNS services for improved latency, advanced policy enforcement, and unified security management. F5 reports that the solution can lower CPU utilisation by 33 per cent and reduce infrastructure costs by over 60 per cent, while offering separate scaling for control and data planes for increased deployment flexibility. F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 has been designed for effective integration with Red Hat OpenShift, leveraging Kubernetes to provide service providers with greater scalability, simplified usability, and enhanced security for modern cloud-native applications. These capabilities are intended to help organisations streamline management, ensure low-latency performance, and adapt to growing network demands associated with high-bandwidth services such as AI.
