The F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) converges best-in-class application delivery and security functions into a unified platform that provides simplified, scalable, and secure application delivery and security across customers’ increasingly complex IT environments. The platform integrates previously disjointed point solutions into a seamless, high-performing foundation that enables organizations to confidently deploy, secure, and optimize applications and APIs anywhere.
To support F5 ADSP and our advanced platform-centric approach to converged app delivery, management, and protection, we are thrilled to announce the F5 ADSP Partner Program, a new program that will simplify customer adoption of F5 ADSP by providing pre-validated integrations, value-added solutions, and turnkey deployments to accelerate customer success. This new program enables F5 ADSP partners to expand their sales pipelines by helping customers make faster, more focused buying decisions, fill gaps in existing capabilities, and deliver interoperable solutions that seamlessly integrate with key F5 ADSP capabilities.
“The new F5 ADSP Partner Program will help simplify customer adoption of the F5 platform and drive greater pipeline growth for partners through alignment with F5’s industry-leading platform.”
Why a new partner program?
For many years, F5 offered the F5 Technology Alliance Program (TAP), a technology-focused partner community that provided great value to partners and customers alike. The new F5 ADSP Partner Program will build on this value by cultivating a robust ecosystem of technology partners that extends the capabilities of F5’s industry-leading platform with validated solutions that seamlessly integrate with F5 ADSP.
For F5 partners, the program accelerates growth. With early access to F5 platform innovations, partners can accelerate the release of new offerings. They can introduce new capabilities that fill technical and functional gaps for customers, while collaborating with us on joint solutions that appeal to F5’s large install base.
At the same time, customers benefit from a streamlined experience. By investing in F5 ADSP and its comprehensive ecosystem of value-added solutions, customers can simplify the buying experience and adopt the capabilities they need far more quickly. And with access to a wide variety of pre-validated solutions, they reduce the operational risk and complexity of integrating solutions from multiple vendors.
Two levels of partnership
The F5 ADSP Partner Program offers two tiers—access to self-service resources for member partners and a deeper level of partnership for Select partners:
Members: Member partner benefits include full access to on-demand F5 program resources and limited support for co-marketing, joint pipeline opportunities and joint sales motions.
Select partners: Select partner benefits include active engagement with F5 to support go-to-market activities, sales engagements, and marketing opportunities. These partners may also obtain engineering support, strategic access to the F5 ADSP roadmap, and potential joint development.
A growing ecosystem of technology partners
The F5 ADSP Partner Program replaces the previous F5 TAP alliance, with all partners in TAP grandfathered into this new program.
As part of the introduction of the F5 ADSP Partner Program, F5 today announced the inclusion of seven new Select partners: AppViewX, CrowdStrike, DigiCert, Kasm Technologies, KeyFactor, MazeBolt, and OPSWAT. These key partners bring innovative technologies and integrated solutions to F5 customers for improved agility, security, and operational continuity across hybrid and multicloud environments.
Over the coming weeks and months, we will introduce new partners on an ongoing basis. Under the new partner program, partner solutions will be validated by F5 without the need for formal certification. Partner solutions must interoperate at a functional level with one of the offerings within F5 ADSP:
For more information about the new F5 ADSP Partner Program and how to join, click here, or email us at ADSP-Partners@f5.com.
Please read today’s press release. Also, stay tuned for future blog posts in which we’ll highlight some of our program launch partners and the opportunities they see for themselves and our joint customers.
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