Blog posts on 2025
2025 blog posts(142)

The influence of inference: APIs, DPUs, and context chaos
AI inference reshapes infrastructure, multiplying APIs, stressing compute, and complicating context. Learn why smarter architecture and runtime policy are essential.
By Lori Mac VittieF5 NGINX Gateway Fabric is a certified solution for Red Hat OpenShift
F5 collaborates with Red Hat to deliver a solution that combines the high-performance app delivery of F5 NGINX with Red Hat OpenShift’s enterprise Kubernetes capabilities.
By Karthik KrishnaswamySecure and optimize your AI journey with F5 and Google Cloud
Discover how F5 can help optimize your Google Cloud performance, enhance security, and increase cost-efficiency for AI initiatives.
By Beth McElroyCybersecurity Awareness Month: Four ways to stay safe online
Here are four tips from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and F5 for how you can keep your users safer online.
By Jay Kelley
AI-aware traffic management with F5 BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes
Learn how BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes 2.1 on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs delivers intelligent load balancing and programmability for fast, reliable, optimized AI.
F5 acquires MantisNet to enhance cloud-native observability in the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform
F5 has acquired MantisNet, a recognized innovator in cloud-native, eBPF-powered observability and real-time network intelligence.
By Ahmed GuetariStreamlining and scaling F5 BIG-IP administration
Explore approaches to evolve F5 BIG-IP administration workflows, solve manual ops bottlenecks, deploy solutions at scale, and see the outcomes you can achieve.
By Zach WestallLocal data storage: A necessity for regulated industries
The Data Localization Suite from F5 lets you choose where to store logs, ensuring compliance and data protection by keeping logs within specified regions.
By Colin ClausetDipping the toe into agentic AI is better than chasing the wave
Discover five key reasons enterprises should pace agentic AI adoption, from evolving standards and TCO unknowns to critical data quality and observability needs.
By James HendergartApps, networks, and legacy systems in the quantum crosshairs: A CISO’s POV
What impact will PQC have on applications, infrastructure, and legacy systems? And what aspects of PQC readiness should CISOs, CTOs, and CIOs prepare for as they begin their PQC journey?
By Chuck HerrinF5 and Equinix unite to simplify secure multicloud application delivery
F5 and Equinix enable organizations to securely and reliably connect with their partners around the globe.
By Joe KanagusukuWhen smart isn’t safe: What my reef tank taught me about AI, automation, and circuit breakers
Discover how AI, automation, and resilience intertwine, and why fallback strategies, circuit breakers, and infrastructure limits are critical to prevent failure.
By Lori Mac VittieSafeguarding AI systems: Why security must catch up to innovation
From accelerating breakthroughs in medicine and education to reshaping everyday life, AI is transforming how we live and work. But it also presents big opportunities for cybercriminals.
By F5 Newsroom StaffThe Promise and Peril of Multi-Agent Systems
Multi-agent systems amplify accuracy as well as vulnerabilities. Learn about the new paradigm and how to prepare your security stack for this upcoming shift.
EMA Recognizes F5 as a Market Leader for PQC Readiness
EMA cited F5 for its “futureproof protection against quantum-era risks.” Find out why the leading industry analyst named F5 one of eight “must see” vendors at Black Hat 2025.
By Rachael Shah
Securing the New AI Attack Surface: How F5 WAF Solutions Protect MCP Servers
MCP is making a rapid rise as a foundational protocol for AI agent integration, yet it’s also expanding the attack service. F5 is one of the first to offer MCP protection.

When Complexity Becomes the Enemy: How Operational Workflow Sprawl Threatens Performance and Delivery
Explore how operational workflow complexity threatens uptime, resilience, and delivery, and why simplifying processes is key to modern app infrastructure.
By Lori Mac Vittie
Reduce TCO with F5 BIG-IP and F5 Distributed Cloud Services
F5 BIG-IP customers can lower TCO by augmenting deployments with F5 Distributed Cloud Services, enhancing security and simplifying hybrid multicloud management.
By Colin ClausetOpen Finance Is the Gateway to Global Financial Innovation
To explore how different regions are approaching open finance transitions look at our report in collaboration with Twimbit.

Agentic AI Memory Systems Are a Bellwether for Network Traffic Growth
Agentic AI accelerates network impact with more traffic, dense pathways, and telemetry needs. Discover how enterprises can prepare for this operational shift.
By James HendergartMeet Our New STEM Education and AI Grant Partners
Annual F5 STEM and AI grant recipients announced, this year with a new focus on organizations from around the world training women and girls in AI.
By F5 Global GoodUnderstanding PQC Standards and Timelines
Early deployment of quantum-safe algorithms is possible today, helping organizations prepare for the uncertain arrival of powerful quantum computers.

Context Is the New Perimeter: Governing AI Agents with Programmable Application Delivery
AI agents carry context with every request—but drift, bloat, and stale policies threaten reliability. Learn how programmable delivery can enforce cognitive hygiene.
By Lori Mac Vittie
Developers in Vogue: Training Talent, Changing Futures
See how F5 2024 F5 STEM Education Grant partner Developers in Vogue is providing career pathways in technology to women and girls across Ghana.
By Natasha Andersen
API Security Risks and Challenges
Discover why APIs are critical for modern app development and learn how to secure them against top vulnerabilities. Get expert tips and actionable strategies.
By F5 Newsroom StaffFive Key Takeaways from F5 Accelerate AI
F5 prepares customers for an AI-powered future by discussing the hurdles they face and showcasing its industry-leading innovation.
By Shawn WormkeAI Infrastructure Explained
AI infrastructure refers to the hardware and software designed to support artificial intelligence. Learn how AI infrastructure differs from IT infrastructure.
By F5 Newsroom Staff
The Next Phase of Enterprise Agility Demands Seamless AI Multicloud Networking
Discover how unified AI multicloud networking can streamline operations, enhance security, and drive enterprise agility across distributed AI workloads.
By Hunter Smit
Excellence at Scale: Transforming AI Infrastructure with F5 and MinIO’s Secure Data Delivery
Discover how F5 and MinIO are revolutionizing data storage with innovative solutions that enhance performance, scalability, and security.
By Ahmed DessoukiF5 AI Gateway Introduces Data Leakage Detection and Prevention
F5 AI Gateway now delivers real-time data leak detection and prevention, securing sensitive info during AI inferencing without disrupting workflows.
By Hunter Smit