F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) has unveiled the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform, the industry’s first Application Delivery Controller (ADC) solution that integrates high-performance traffic management with advanced app and API security in a single, converged platform. Designed for the AI-driven era, this ADC 3.0 platform meets the growing complexity of modern applications operating in hybrid multicloud infrastructures.

Addressing AI-Driven Challenges in IT and Security

With 96% of organizations already deploying AI models, according to F5’s upcoming 2025 State of Application Strategy Report, enterprises are facing massive data loads, complex traffic patterns, and evolving cyber threats. Within three years, F5 estimates that 80% of all applications will be AI-enabled, making scalability, security, and efficiency critical for business success.

“AI is accelerating innovation but also intensifying costs, complexity, and cyber risks,” said François Locoh-Donou, President and CEO of F5. “F5 stands alone in its ability to address the challenges of hybrid multicloud architectures. The F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform is a major leap forward, enabling organizations to reduce complexity, improve security, and unlock the full potential of AI.”

Key Capabilities of the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform

The new platform brings together load balancing, multi-cloud networking, full web app and API security, and AI gateway capabilities, offering:

• Complete delivery and security for all applications in a single, streamlined platform.
• Seamless deployment across any environment, including on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS cloud-native setups.
• Unified policy management, ensuring consistent security and performance across all locations.
• Rich analytics and AI-powered insights for real-time performance optimization and threat detection.
• Fully programmable data planes that enable automation and customization, allowing businesses to adapt to evolving needs.
• Full lifecycle automation, freeing up IT teams to focus on innovation rather than maintenance.

The API-driven architecture ensures consistent policies across applications and environments, simplifying operations for IT and security teams.

New Solutions and AI-Driven Enhancements

F5 also announced a series of AI-powered innovations to enhance its platform’s capabilities:

• F5 AI Gateway
  Now generally available, the F5 AI Gateway facilitates seamless interactions between applications, APIs, and large language models (LLMs). The containerized solution enhances performance, observability, and security, optimizing AI-driven workloads while reducing costs.
• AI Assistant for F5 NGINX One
  Building on last year’s AI assistant for F5 Distributed Cloud Services, F5 introduces an AI assistant for NGINX One, powered by the F5 AI Data Fabric. This assistant helps NetOps, SecOps, DevOps, and platform teams streamline configurations, detect security threats, and improve operational efficiency.
• AI Assistant for BIG-IP and iRules Automation
  Later this year, F5 will launch an AI assistant for BIG-IP, automating iRules code generation, maintenance, and optimization. The system validates, optimizes, and enforces best practices, reducing errors, operational costs, and security vulnerabilities.
• F5 VELOS CX1610 and BX520 for AI-Optimized Infrastructure
  The latest additions to F5’s VELOS product line, the CX1610 chassis and BX520 400-Gbps blade, provide high-performance networking for AI workloads. With multi-terabit throughput and low-latency processing, these solutions support 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services and enterprise AI workloads.

As AI continues to reshape industries, the convergence of application delivery and security will be critical for enterprises navigating the hybrid multicloud landscape.

“AI is driving innovation while exposing businesses to unprecedented complexity and risk,” said Christopher Rodriguez, Research Director at IDC. “The integration of application delivery and security will be indispensable for companies looking to stay competitive in an evolving digital landscape.”

With the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform, enterprises can future-proof their digital infrastructure, ensuring resilience, performance, and security in an AI-powered world.

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