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The Microsoft® Visual Studio® development system is a suite of development tools designed to aid software developers face complex challenges and create innovative solutions.

With F5's iControl, applications and services using Visual Studio and the .NET Framework can communicate with and influence the behavior of the underlying network in a variety of functions; from a local and global load balancing and traffic management perspective, to a content delivery and fulfillment infrastructure, or both.

Read the following documents for more information about F5's solutions for Microsoft Visual Studio.

Why do I need F5 for Visual Studio?

With the integration between Microsoft Visual Studio and F5's iControl, organizations benefit from a solution that can interact with the network, resulting in a secure, highly available, scalable environment with little need for manual intervention. F5 Networks is the first and only networking company to offer complete interface support for Microsoft .NET, making F5 a key partner for building, developing, and deploying Web services based on Microsoft .NET technologies.

Benefits of F5 for Microsoft Visual Studio

  • Save valuable time and resources by programmatically controlling F5 devices using a familiar application and language
  • The ROI is fantastic, as F5 provides all neccessary code free of charge
  • The integrated architecture allows the network to be dynamically tuned based upon Web applications, services, and customer needs

How do I deploy Microsoft Visual Studio with F5?

Organizations can use Visual Studio to write applications that, using iControl, can programmatically execute nearly any task an F5 device can perform. Getting started with iControl is simple, and best of all, free.

Resources

Tools

iControl .NET Assembly

DevCentral Community

F5 Devcentral, is our community driven site that helps customers and partners maximize the effectiveness of F5 technologies & solutions.

F5 Knowledge Base

The Ask F5 Knowledge Base has product manuals, security advisories, and release notes on F5 products.

What F5 offerings do I need for a Visual Studio solution?

F5's iControl integration with Microsoft Visual Studio allows you to control and manage your F5 devices that are a part of the BIG-IP product family.

Resources

F5 Technology Demo

This animated demo shows the F5 application delivery networking technologies working in different scenarios.

BIG-IP Overview Demo

This in-depth Flash demo gives a video introduction, overview, and next steps for using BIG-IP.

How to Buy

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