IBM Tivoli Cloud and Application Architecture

Business benefits of using F5 with IBM Tivoli include:

• Ability to provision applications quickly.
  Administrators can provision applications with minimal effort—most configuration is orchestrated via automated systems.
• Automated workload management.
  Monitoring application performance and resource utilization triggers workflows to provision and de-provision resources as needed.
• On-demand virtual desktop computing.
  Users can access their virtual desktops as needed. When they’re not needed, compute resources are available to service other workloads.

Together, F5 and IBM have designed a comprehensive enterprise cloud reference architecture that alleviates many complexity challenges. By predefining required components and detailing how those components work together, F5 and IBM have created a complete, dynamic, and agile enterprise cloud architecture.

The F5 BIG-IP and VIPRION product family of Application Delivery Controllers connect users to applications and data, regardless of the location of the user or the network and device they are using. With the intelligence to understand the user context, BIG-IP system and VIPRION can enforce access and security policy while ensuring the best possible user experience. Furthermore, the BIG-IP system and VIPRION can provide strategic points of control within the data center and across data centers, which enable a dynamic infrastructure that automatically adjusts to changing application workloads.

F5 ARX intelligent file virtualization devices automate the placement and movement of data between storage tiers, with no downtime and without affecting user access to data. A rich set of non-disruptive data management polices automate file movement and adapt in real time to changing dynamics like client demand, resource capacity, and network conditions. F5 solutions also eliminate “vendor lock-in,” giving enterprises the freedom to choose storage technology based on business and IT requirements.