Explore the AI reference architecture
Plan, secure, and scale AI deployments with a unified framework built for hybrid multicloud.
Framework for secure, scalable AI deployments
Scaling AI requires a unified framework that simplifies how organizations securely deploy, deliver, and operate AI-driven applications across hybrid and multicloud environments.
As complexity grows—from next-gen ADC requirements to managing data flows and model interactions—the F5 AI Reference Architecture provides a clear blueprint for planning, standardizing, and optimizing AI workloads.
Built on more than two decades of leadership in application delivery and security, and powered by the F5 Application Delivery & Security Platform, this architecture breaks AI systems into seven core building blocks to guide decisions around security, traffic management, and platform performance.
OWASP LLM Top 10
The most critical security risks in deploying and managing large language models and generative AI applications.
App Delivery Top 10
Key challenges in hybrid multicloud environments, offering solutions to reduce app delivery complexity.
Design Requirements
Essential capabilities, technologies, and principles needed to overcome technical challenges for effective AI solutions.
AI reference architecture
The following architecture is designed to help you understand and plan around the risks and considerations for deploying AI applications at scale.
Resources
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The state of the AI inferencing landscape in 2026
Explore implications for app infrastructures.
Read the ebookDeliver AI: Resilient and secure data ingestion
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Powering AI model training and fine-tuning with F5 ›
Secure AI: Adaptable AI governance and protection
AI runtime security solutions ›
Solution overview: F5 AI Red Team ›
Evaluate AI risk with the CASI Leaderboard ›
Scale AI: Streamline traffic management
Accelerating and optimizing AI factories ›
Powering GPUaaS and AI inferencing services with F5 and NVIDIA ›
Driving AI business outcomes with intelligence and security at scale ›
Connect AI: Orchestrate workflows across distributed environments
Enhance AI accuracy during inference with RAG ›
Secure hybrid multicloud connectivity for AI infrastructure ›
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