F5 Networks, Inc. has announced the F5 Network Virtualization Solution for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V. The solution gives F5 customers the flexibility to use the BIG-IP platform to deploy network services in cloud-driven data centers that are built on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V. This announcement underscores F5’s commitment to deliver a dynamic, efficient data center that will ensure scalability, security, and manageability across an organization’s IT environments and systems.
With this solution, the same network-based services that the BIG-IP platform provides – such as local and global load balancing, advanced traffic steering, access control, and application security and acceleration – can now also be used to deliver applications in the Microsoft cloud and virtualized network environments. The solution is enabled by F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) Virtual Edition (VE) running on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V.
Working in conjunction with Hyper-V network virtualization, the F5 solution supports seamless, low-cost migration to the cloud by allowing organizations to use the same policies and IP addresses in the cloud that they currently use in the physical network.
“This release marks an important milestone for F5,” said Anil Pochiraju, Managing Director, F5 Networks India, SAARC. “We are bringing together the application delivery capabilities needed to deliver applications into any environment, using the BIG-IP platform in close two-way communication with Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V hosts and Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1. This gives customers additional flexibility to operate across both physical and virtual networks.”
The F5 solution accelerates data center consolidation by connecting hybrid cloud environments, enabling organizations to cut costs while extending their applications and services.
