Holly Hagerman

F5 Networks, Inc., a provider Application Delivery Networking (ADN), has announced integration between its BIG-IP solutions and VMware vSphere 4 and VMware vCenter Server, together creating a scalable and extensible platform that allows IT administrators to improve organizations' control over virtual environments. Working in concert, VMware vCenter Server and F5 BIG-IP solutions enable customers to dynamically provision application resources, reduce costs, and maximize the automation and agility of their IT infrastructures. "With F5 and VMware vSphere 4, we're able to provide a flexible service platform to support clients' IT and cloud initiatives," said Pat O'Day, CTO at BlueLock, a managed technology services company providing virtual cloud resources through an infrastructure-as-a-service model. "Our clients rely on automated service provisioning to increase effi... (more)

Disk May Be Cheap but Storage is Not

Virtualization Magazine Journal Remember at trade shows oh, a few years back now, the “hot” vendor swag was 256MB USB keys? I’m sure many of you spent time trying to collect them as fervently as kids collect Pokeman cards (or whatever the CCG du jour may be). Just a few years later you’d have laughed if someone offered such a small key up as swag because disk had become so cheap they were probably dumping what was left in stock in those “claw-grab” games that promise big prizes for only 50 cents a try that are the bane of every parent I know. Disk, so they say, is cheap. And they... (more)

Who's Got Your Back?

As we all know, there are a multitude of correlations between sports and business. Last year’s big screen hit “The Blind Side” highlighted the critical role and value of the left tackle on a football team. For it is the left tackle that protects the quarterbacks’ blind side from on-rushing defensive lineman and blitzing linebackers when dropping back to pass.  The health and well being of the quarterback and success of the team can hang on the size, speed and agility of this 300 pound lineman. Similarly, each one of us has an employee or employees in our company that protect our... (more)

F5 Study Shows Cloud Computing Gaining Critical Mass

F5 Networks, Inc., a provider of Application Delivery Networking (ADN), today announced the results of a survey that shows how large enterprises are implementing cloud computing. The study reveals that among large enterprises, cloud computing is gaining critical mass, with more than 80 percent of respondents at least in trial stages for public and private cloud computing deployments. Additionally, despite the maturing rate of adoption of cloud computing among enterprises, the study shows that there is considerable confusion and concern around the definition of cloud computing. "... (more)

F5’s Landmark BIG-IP v10 Release Delivers Outstanding Value to Customers

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), today announced that its BIG-IP® version 10 software continues to be well-received by customers worldwide. In April, F5 released BIG-IP v10, as part of its vision to unify application and data delivery services. Thousands of enterprises and service providers have downloaded BIG-IP v10 software to help streamline application delivery and reduce CapEx and OpEx costs. F5 continues to enrich the BIG-IP solution with more Application Ready Templates and a new release of Enterprise Manager™, w... (more)