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F5’s Secure Multi-Cloud Networking Solutions Simplify Operations for Distributed Application Deployments
F5 Distributed Cloud Services securely connect apps and APIs across cloud, hybrid, and edge environments SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) today
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nF5 Distributed Cloud Services securely connect apps and APIs across cloud, hybrid, and edge environments\n\n SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nF5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced multi-cloud networking (MCN) capabilities to easily extend application and security services across one or more public clouds, hybrid deployments, native Kubernetes environments, and edge sites. F5 Distributed Cloud Services are differentiated in providing connectivity and security at both the network and application layers. As an overlay across separate cloud provider offerings (including native cloud services), Distributed Cloud Services let F5 customers easily integrate network operations, application performance optimization and troubleshooting, and visibility through a single management console.\n\nAccording to F5’s just released 2023 State of Application Strategy (SOAS) Report, 85% of organizations operate distributed application deployments, spanning traditional and modern architectures and multiple hosting environments. However, these distributed deployments add operational complexity and cost, obscure visibility, and increase the surface area for potential cyberattacks. F5 delivers a platform-based approach that is cloud-agnostic and purpose-built to meet the needs of traditional and modern apps—all without increasing complexity or losing granular control and necessary visibility. Specifically, today’s introduction of Distributed Cloud App Connect and Distributed Cloud Network Connect unlocks enhanced MCN use cases.\n\nNew Distributed Cloud Services Simplify App and Network Connectivity\n\nTraditional network design and infrastructure models are unable to accommodate the demands of modern apps and the digital experiences they provide, largely because newer microservices-based apps rely on distributed Kubernetes cluster services and APIs, and are not constrained to a single cloud location or even a single cloud provider. Per the 2023 SOAS Report, the top-rated multi-cloud challenges are managing the complexity of associated tools and APIs, applying consistent security across apps, and optimizing app performance. To properly address these challenges, a more comprehensive approach to secure MCN is required—one that provides:\n\n\nAn integrated service stack that addresses both layer 3 transit and layer 7 app-to-app service networking between clouds and ...