12 days of app-mas academy roadshow

Twelve days. Three F5 solutions. One platform.

We’re closing out the year with a festive sprint of roadmaps, labs, and conversations that matter most to your business. Join F5 for a sprint through what’s next: F5 BIG-IP strategy in the AI era, post-quantum cryptography (PQC), Grafana/OTel observability, F5 acquisitions direction, real-world customer stories, and a guided roundtable that addresses your top-of-mind challenges. Every stop along the way tackles a critical challenge facing organizations today—from AI delivery and security to PQC readiness to enhanced infrastructure visibility, this Roadshow is designed to help you drive growth in the AI era.

Challenges we’ll tackle together

AI meets AppSec: How do you balance the promise of AI with the risks it introduces—without blowing up your budget or security posture?

The quantum clock is ticking: Post-quantum cryptography threats are no longer a future concern…they’re here—what should you do to prepare?

Observability overload: Metrics, logs, and traces are everywhere. How do you turn complexity into actionable clarity across teams?

What you will learn

  • Future-proofing: Unwrap the future and see how F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform helps accelerate and scale AI-driven innovations.
  • Hands-on experience: PQC and Grafana/OTel labs to level up skills you can use right away.
  • Reality > theory: Customer stories or guided roundtable to unpack today’s toughest app and API challenges. Plus holiday cheer IRL.
  • Roadmap clarity: What we’re building, why we’re building it, and how recent acquisitions fit into our converged platform value prop.
  • Season’s greetings from the AppWorld team: Sneak peeks, perks, and how to make the most of it.


Who should attend

Architects, Platform/NetOps, SecOps, SRE/Observability, App Owners, and leaders who need a clean line of sight from roadmap to results.


Roadshow agenda snapshot

Timings will vary by city

10:00 – 11:30 Arrival, networking, and F5 strategy update
11:30 – 12:15 Lunch and F5 spotlights
12:15 – 1:30 Hands-on lab: PQC + Grafana/OTel interactive, guided session with practical takeaways
1:30 – 2:00 Customer roundtable: Trends and evolving threats—hear what’s top of mind for peers and share your perspective


FAQs

Upcoming cities

Ready to secure what’s next?

Don’t miss The 12 Days of F5 festivities—your year-end chance to learn, laugh, and prepare ready for 2026.

Questions? Email us here - f5academy@f5.com


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