We are thrilled to share that F5 has been recognized as a leader in the 2025 CRN AI 100 for the 25 hottest AI companies for data center and edge networking, along with fellow leaders AMD, Cisco, Cohesity, Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Intel, and NVIDIA.
CRN recognized F5 for bringing its "unique" application delivery and security technology "to the forefront as AI changes the demands placed on enterprise networks everywhere."
“The amount of AI innovation being baked into chips, servers, storage, management and edge offerings is at an all-time high” the editorial team at CRN wrote. The media company noted that spending on AI-supporting technologies is expected to surpass $749 billion by 2028, and 67 percent of the projected $227 billion AI spending in 2025 will come from enterprises embedding AI capabilities into their core business operations. “This makes data center, PC, and edge providers crucial to many businesses’ AI strategy,” CRN says.
As AI reshapes enterprise IT, organizations require not only robust infrastructure to support high-performance workloads but also solutions tailored to the unique demands of AI applications. These workloads amplify the need for seamless application delivery and advanced security to manage complexity and control costs. The F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform addresses these challenges by providing a unified solution that integrates application and API security, delivery, and management. With this platform, businesses can confidently scale AI capabilities while ensuring secure, efficient, and reliable operations.
The F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform
The F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform is designed to meet the demands of today’s AI-driven, hybrid, multicloud environments through:
- Unified app delivery and security: Converges app and API security with high-performance delivery—all in a single platform.
- AI-powered insights: Provides rich analytics and leverages AI assistants to simplify operational workflows.
- Edge and cloud integration: Enables high-performance data ingestion up to 6 Tbps of throughput for AI model training, fine-tuning, and inference across hybrid multicloud deployments.
- Flexible deployment options: Can be deployed on purpose-built hardware, DPUs in AI factories, containerized environments like Kubernetes, and software and SaaS.
Connected and distributed AI models are driving the future of enterprise technology, demanding seamless integration, robust security, and efficient scaling for training, fine-tuning, and inference. F5 understands these challenges and provides scalable, high-performing infrastructure that optimizes AI workflows, enhances connectivity, and offers comprehensive protection—empowering organizations to fully harness the potential of AI.
This recognition highlights the critical role F5 plays in empowering enterprises to embrace AI innovations without sacrificing performance, flexibility, or security.
To learn more about this recognition, read the CRN article. F5’s focus on AI doesn’t stop here—explore how F5 secures and delivers AI apps everywhere.
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