F5 Networks, the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), focuses on ensuring the secure, reliable, and fast delivery of applications. In this Podcast we talk to one of our toughest critics, Casey Scott a Network Engineer representing F5’s own internal IT department responsible for implementing F5’s “dog food” program.  Find out how F5 is planning on using the latest technology in-house to solve our own IT challenges.

The virtualization of network and application network infrastructure is the second wave of the virtualization tsunami to hit the shores of the data center. Unlike server virtualization, because of its unique role in the data center, Application Delivery Controller (ADC) virtualization brings with it architectural implications that make a simple virtual-for-physical replacement strategy unacceptable. But there are appropriate places across the data center and organization where virtualized ADCs can be leveraged as stand-alone solutions, as well as in conjunction with its physical predecessor, to enable a more dynamic data center without compromising reliability, scalability, and performance.

You can download the full white paper from f5.com here: hybrid-adn-architecture.pdf

F5 Networks’ perspective on cloud computing: definition, architecture, and development.   What does this new dynamic computing architecture look like and what is required—above and beyond the standard tools we have today—to qualify as a “cloud”?

You can download the full white paper from f5.com here: controlling-the-cloud-wp.pdf

Green computing tends to focus on individual servers and devices, but even greater benefits can be realized with an architectural strategy that leverages green computing practices across the data center.

You can download the full white paper from f5.com here: green-architecture-wp.pdff

The data from Geolocation providers offers highly valuable data to a variety of stakeholders and is no longer just for advertising..

You can download the full white paper from f5.com here: geolocation-wp.pdf

Integrating security, availability, and application acceleration services to enable context-aware networking.

You can download the full white paper from f5.com here: unified-access-edge-wp.pdf

Founded in 1959, Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading global IT services company. CSC provides innovative solutions for industry  and government customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC's own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting.

In this podcast, we talk to Evan Loats, Remote Access Product Manager, Australia and Asia CSC, about the requirements of remote access users in today’s rapidly evolving mobile environment and the solution F5 Networks provides to their customers.      

Contextual application delivery is becoming a requirement for a dynamic data center—applications need to be managed based on access and network conditions. F5 BIG-IP v10.1 provides that context on a single, integrated platform.

BIG‑IP Application Security Manager v10.1 brings the visibility, control, and flexibility necessary to defend applications and comply with regulations without sacrificing manageability.

You can download the full white paper from: manageable-application-security-wp.pdf

Hobsons delivers a powerful suite of education-oriented Software as a Service (SaaS)-based applications to K–12 schools and colleges, which include Web-based course and career planning, recruiting, enrollment, and retention tools; services supplied to education organizations around the world.  In this podcast, we talk to Patrick McFadin, Director of Systems and Architecture at Hobsons, about some of the challenges associated with delivering the industry’s best SaaS solution and how F5 Networks has helped achieve their success.

The Domain Name System (DNS) provides one of the most basic but critical functions on the Internet. If DNS isn’t working, then your business likely isn’t either. Secure your business and web presence with Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC).

The whitepaper can be found at: dnssec-wp.pdf 

The concept of spending money to make money—often referred to as "investing" outside of the technology industry—is something just about every marketing campaign promises, but few deliver. The ROI calculations to prove how quickly an investment will reap return often come with a lot of conditions. But solutions that provide a quick ROI along with significant technological benefits do exist. The trick is finding these solutions and proving that the ROI model is valid for almost every case. It's not magic. It's simple math. In the following pages we won't show you how to determine if there is a compelling ROI case for Application Delivery Controllers, but how to determine how much of a compelling case there really is.

You can download the whitepaper here: http://info.f5.com/g/?OPFLU4KDTS=clicksrc:523923

Using third-party tools such as HP Network Node Manager i and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, it has never been easier to manage F5 BIG-IP devices.

The full white paper can be found at: managing-big-ip-hp-microsoft-wp.pdf

This paper describes how businesses can use F5 Networks’® BIG‑IP® Global Traffic Manager™ to leverage all the benefits of their secondary site in an active-active configuration to holistically manage their applications across multiple sites. This paper also describes how you can use BIG-IP® Link Controller™ to maintain ISP link connectivity and WANJet™ to accelerate site-to-site data replication across the WAN.

You can download the full White Paper from: disaster-recovery-wp.pdf

Few vendors want to admit that adding a web application security solution can also add latency, which can be kryptonite for websites. No website, especially an e-commerce site, wants to add any delay to users’ interaction. Web application security that also delivers blazing fast websites might sound like an oxymoron, but it is not with F5.