F5 introduces BIG-IP virtual edition for AWS

BANGALORE, INDIA: Application delivery networking (ADN) company F5 Networks introduced a BIG-IP virtual edition for AWS, which leverages F5's complete portfolio of BIG-IP products for the AWS cloud.

"Enterprise customers have come to rely on BIG-IP's strategic awareness that provides important information on how applications, resources, and users interact in order to successfully deliver applications," said Siva Mandalam, director, Product Management and Product Marketing, Cloud and Virtualization Solutions, F5. "Since BIG-IP for AWS will have equivalent features to physical BIG-IP devices, customers can apply the same level of control for their applications in AWS. With BIG-IP running in enterprise data centers and on AWS, customers can establish secure tunnels, burst to the cloud, and control the application from end to end."

The BIG-IP solution for AWS includes options for traffic management, global server load balancing, application firewall, web application acceleration, and other application delivery functions. AWS customers can add F5's vailability, optimization, and security services to support cloud and hybrid deployment models.

Production and lab versions of BIG-IP virtual editions for AWS enable IT teams to move from testing and development into production to support essential business applications. Customers can leverage their existing BIG-IP configuration and policies and apply them to BIG-IP running on AWS.

F5's initial product offering will use the AWS 'bring your own license' (BYOL) model, which allows customers to buy perpetual licenses from F5 and then apply these licenses to instances running in AWS. To evaluate or purchase BIG-IP software modules, customers should contact their local F5 sales office.

"As enterprises consider which applications to move to the cloud, many customers have asked for the same advanced application control they have in their local data centers," said Terry Wise, Head of Worldwide Partner Ecosystem at Amazon Web Services. "The BIG-IP solution for AWS enables enterprises to quickly move complex applications to AWS while maintaining high levels of service at a lower overall cost."