F5 Networks has released its BIG-IP(r) version 11 software. This new version speeds provisioning of services on an application-by-application basis, aligns IT functions and services more closely with business needs, and enables better visibility and reporting of IT resource utilization.
"As applications are virtualized and deployed in the cloud, the network becomes an integral part of the application delivery infrastructure and ultimately defines user productivity. With the rise of virtualization, an organization can go from a bare metal server to a running application in just minutes. However, it might take days, if not weeks, to provision the underlying network and application delivery services to make that application production-ready and available to users.
With BIG-IP v11, F5 changes the traditional network paradigm and makes it as simple to provision the Application Delivery Network as it is to create new virtual machines. BIG-IP v11's application control plane architecture aligns application control, visibility and manageability, and allows additional services to be added on demand as current conditions require," said Anil Pochiraju, Managing Director, F5 Networks India.
BIG-IP v11 can deploy applications up to 100x faster, enabling them to quickly react to changes in business needs. By managing application services as a whole rather than as individual devices and objects, IT teams can streamline operations and dramatically lower OpEx. BIG-IP v11 enables application-specific configurations to move with applications as new instances are created locally, virtually, or in the cloud. Additionally, F5(r) solutions now provide application-specific intelligence for a variety of popular applications from vendors such as Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, and others.
"We always strive to help our customers get more value out of their Unified Communications environments, whether it is optimizing the user experience or streamlining IT staff deployment of the application. F5's release of iApp for Microsoft Lync will enable our joint customers to more rapidly deploy Lync application services while increasing availability and performance for users. iApps' unique ability to automatically apply all necessary application delivery services specific to Lync environments will also help reduce errors caused by manual configuration," said Kapil Sharma, Principal Group Program Manager, Lync Partner Engineering, Microsoft.
