F5 Distributed Cloud Platform Description

The F5 Distributed Cloud Platform offers enhanced features, robust security measures, and streamlined operations superior to those provided by native cloud services. This platform is specifically designed to cater to distributed applications operating in multi-cloud, on-premises, and edge settings. As software applications transition into microservices and increasingly rely on APIs, the emergence of complex and highly distributed architectures brings about challenges, escalated costs, and heightened risks. To effectively deliver applications, it is necessary to deploy and manage various appliances, software, and connectivity services. Conventional CDNs and hub-and-spoke networks fall short when it comes to supporting immersive or large-scale SaaS applications. With differing APIs, policies, and levels of observability, there is a pressing need for significant investments in automation. Applications that are distributed across various environments often face unequal protection levels. Furthermore, achieving alignment among DevOps, NetOps, and SecOps during service provisioning and security poses significant challenges, particularly when relying on ticket-based workflows, which can hinder efficiency and responsiveness. Addressing these complexities is crucial for optimizing the management of distributed applications.

Pricing

Pricing Starts At:
$25 per month
Free Version:
Yes
Free Trial:
Yes

Integrations

API:
Yes, F5 Distributed Cloud Platform has an API

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Company Details

Company:
F5
Year Founded:
1996
Headquarters:
United States
Website:
www.f5.com/products/distributed-cloud-services/platform-overview

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  • Name: Harish Kumar B.
    Job Title: Senior Technical Engineer
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 5,000 - 9,999
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    A Unified Solution for Application Security and Delivery with F5 XC

    Date: Nov 22 2024

    Summary: F5 XC offers powerful, multi-cloud application delivery and security solutions for enterprises seeking high performance, flexibility, and security in their hybrid and multi-cloud environments. It simplifies the management of applications across various cloud platforms, integrates well with modern cloud-native technologies, and optimizes both traffic performance and security.

    Positive: Provides advanced protection with integrated WAF, DDoS, and API security against security threats.
    It offers traffic routing through a distributed network across multi-cloud and on-premises and makes the operations easier.
    It supports zero trust principles, ensuring secure access.
    Supports API-centric architectures.
    POPs make the applications closer to end users, which reduces the latency.

    Negative: This is a cloud platform; the offline operations cannot be done.
    It depends on high-speed internet, which can be a limitation in certain regions.
    Sometimes the support is very poor, taking time to figure out an issue.

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