Integrated F5® solution
enhances Cisco APIC environments with comprehensive L2–7 policy
controls to address application performance, scale, and
security
Today at Cisco Live, Cisco’s annual IT and communications
conference, F5 Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV) announced an F5 device
package for the Cisco® Application Policy Infrastructure
Controller™ (APIC) that makes it possible for customers with F5
appliances to deploy policy-driven application services across
layer 2–7 fabrics. Joint Cisco and F5 customers can significantly
reduce operating costs without compromising security, availability,
or performance.
The solution extends the F5 Synthesis™ architecture and
programmable Software Defined Application Services™ within Cisco’s
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), helping customers
efficiently deliver applications that are fast, secure, and
available. F5’s BIG-IP® solutions are also uniquely positioned to
bring L4–7 multi-tenant capabilities to Cisco ACI environments, and
support continued community-driven innovation around joint
solutions through F5 DevCentral™.
Details
By combining the advantages of the F5 Synthesis and Cisco ACI
models, organizations can deploy versatile, elastic network and
application services—ultimately leading to quicker and more
successful application rollouts. F5 and Cisco share a fabric-based
approach that lets customers use their choice of physical, virtual,
and cloud solutions to provide an environment that best suits their
needs.
The F5 Device Package for Cisco APIC lets customers configure
application policies and requirements for F5 appliances across L2–7
fabrics. This ensures that applications receive the services and
resources they require throughout the network, while also enabling
organizations to automate systems for further efficiency and cost
savings.
Programmability to Intelligently Apply Comprehensive IT
Services and Automation
F5’s highly programmable and extensible solutions are equipped
with powerful technologies like iApps®, iRules®, iCall™, and
iControl® that enable customers to program and automate how
application traffic is handled, according to specific business
priorities. As an example, F5’s event-driven iRules let customers
quickly respond to changing conditions affecting their applications
and websites on the fly without having to take systems offline or
recode applications.
Integration to Orchestrate Network and Application Policies
throughout L2–7
The F5 Device Package for Cisco APIC promotes customer
flexibility in managing and orchestrating L4–7 application delivery
services via Cisco APIC and through BIG-IP directly, with APIC
addressing L2–3 needs. Beginning with F5’s BIG-IP® Local Traffic
Manager™ integration with Cisco ACI, customers will be able to
seamlessly add and orchestrate compelling capabilities beyond load
balancing, such as optimization, access, firewall, and other
security services.
True Multi-tenancy to Efficiently Deploy Software Defined
Networks
With F5’s industry-leading ScaleN™ architecture, customers can
deploy multi-tenant solutions in their data centers leveraging
route domains, F5 virtual appliances, and Virtual Clustered
Multiprocessing™ capabilities. With the ability to configure L4–7
policies for each tenant application, customers have granular
control over how precious resources are deployed and prioritized to
support SDN. This frees IT teams from tying specific devices or
resources to individual applications, while preserving the ability
to isolate services if needed for compliance or other business
requirements.
Supporting Quotes
“As a joint customer, we see the commitment F5 and Cisco share
in delivering applications while ensuring IT flexibility. With
their growing technology partnership, we anticipate the ability to
seamlessly add F5 tools and capabilities to configure policies that
simplify and automate the ways network and application services are
efficiently applied throughout our infrastructure.”
Kimberley Ledwell, Chief Enterprise Architect, Symantec
“In the Cisco ACI framework, F5 customers can preserve the
advantages and capabilities of the F5 Synthesis model for L4–7
services while enhancing application deployments, delivery, and
automation through Cisco ACI and APIC. At the heart of the
integration is the ACI open policy model that offers investment
protection with emphasis on programmability, automation, scale, and
security. In addition, the combination of ACI-embedded
multi-tenancy with the BIG-IP platform’s equivalent functions makes
the integration of Cisco and F5 technologies more attractive for
service providers, enterprises, and large financial institutions on
their journey to the cloud.”
Soni Jiandani, SVP, Marketing, Cisco
“Like Cisco, F5 is focused on the intelligent delivery of
applications and services in all types of environments. This
announcement—and our partnership at large—centers on making it easy
for customers to combine F5’s L4–7 application fabric with L2–3
network fabric. Cisco’s APIC provides organizations with a powerful
tool to enhance ACI deployments, and we look forward to introducing
complementary technologies that extend the value of these systems
even further.”
Manny Rivelo, EVP of Strategic Solutions, F5
F5 at this week’s Cisco Live event in San Francisco
F5 is at Cisco Live 2014 in booth #1313 of the Moscone Center,
highlighting the companies’ partnership efforts and showcasing
capabilities in ACI environments with the F5 Device Package for
Cisco APIC. F5’s presence at the show will also focus on additional
topics, including:
- F5’s Technology Alliance with
Cisco
- F5’s Cisco ACE Migration Solution
- F5 Support for Cisco’s OpFlex Open
Policy Framework
- F5 Reference Architecture for
Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems
Additional Resources related to F5 and Cisco ACI/APIC
- Operationalizing the Network with Cisco
ACI and F5 Synthesis – Solution Profile
- Device Packages: Integrating F5
Synthesis with Cisco APIC – F5 DevCentral Blog
- Cisco ACI-themed Press Release from May
16, 2014
Availability
The F5 Device Package for Cisco APIC will be available as a free
download via downloads.f5.com in summer 2014. Please contact a
local F5 sales office for additional information and product
availability in specific countries.
About F5
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) provides solutions for an application world.
F5 helps organizations seamlessly scale cloud, data center, and
software defined networking (SDN) deployments to successfully
deliver applications to anyone, anywhere, at any time. F5 solutions
broaden the reach of IT through an open, extensible framework and a
rich partner ecosystem of leading technology and data center
orchestration vendors. This approach lets customers pursue the
infrastructure model that best fits their needs over time. The
world’s largest businesses, service providers, government entities,
and consumer brands rely on F5 to stay ahead of cloud, security,
and mobility trends. For more information, go to f5.com.
You can also follow @f5networks on Twitter or visit us on
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technologies.
F5, F5 Synthesis, Software Defined Application Services, BIG-IP,
Local Traffic Manager, iApps, iRules, iCall, iControl, ScaleN, and
DevCentral are trademarks or service marks of F5 Networks, Inc., in
the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names
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be offered on a when-and-if-available basis. These products and
features are subject to change at the sole discretion of Cisco and
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