9.x to 10.x Upgrade Customer Presentation

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Go from great… … To even better!

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Upgrade to Version 10.x Today!

• Increase ROI• Consolidate infrastructure to reduce OpEx

– Cut hardware, power, space and cooling costs• Boost workforce efficiency

– New features simplify management of BIG-IP devices

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v10.x Key Features

• New software modules – Enhanced optimization, security

and acceleration• Application Ready Solutions and

application templates– For Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, IBM

• Increased throughput and improved application performance

• Core enhancements– LTM and GTM – moving beyond

basic load balancing

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BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)Authentication and Authorization Services for BIG-IP

BIG-IP® APM Features:• Centralizes web single sign on and access control services• Full proxy L4 – L7 access control at BIG-IP speeds• Adds endpoint inspection to the access policy• Visual Policy Editor (VPE) provides policy based access control• VPE Rules – programmatic interface for custom access policies

BIG-IP® APM ROI Benefits: • Consolidates infrastructure • Reduces authentication and • authorization management costs• Simplifies Web access

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• Provides comprehensive protection for all web application vulnerabilities, including (D)DoS

• Delivers out of the box security• Logs and reports all application traffic and attacks• Educates admin. on attack type definitions and examples• Enables L2->L7 protection• Unifies security and application delivery• Sees application level performance• SC Magazine award winner 2009 and 2010

BIG-IP Application Security Manager Powerful Adaptable Solution

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BIG-IP Edge Gateway

• Next generation remote access solution– Converges SSL VPN access security,

application acceleration and availability– Optimize access for mobile users and

remote offices

Secures and Accelerates Access to Applications

• New BIG-IP Solution for the Network Edge– Multiple Platforms: 1600, 3600, 3900, 6900, 8900

– (Licensed concurrently)– Includes new BIG-IP Edge Client solution

• Disruptive Performance, Capacity, and Pricing– Up to 8 Gbps, 600 log-ins per second, 40,000 users

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BIG-IP WAN Optimization Module (WOM)

Key Features: Adaptive compression, data deduplication, TCP optimization CIFs and MAPI acceleration WAN performance metrics/dashboards QuickStart one-click setup/configuration

Benefits:

Accelerate Replication of data across a WAN

Meet Disaster RTO/RPO’s

Reduce the effect of latency on data replication

Reduce costs/improve bandwidth efficiency

Improve security through SSL encryption

Primary Data Center

DR / Second DC

WAN

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What is WebAccelerator, How does it work?

Solution

Simplified and streamlined

Fix and accelerate web applications

Reduce bandwidth utilization

Offload server processing

Mitigate the effects of network latency

Asymmetric or symmetric deployments

Primary Data Center

Web Servers

www.web.com

sports.web.com

webpromo.com

BIG-IP LTM + WebAccelerator

Real-timeMonitors

Pre-definedAcceleration

Policies

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BIG-IP Local Traffic ManagerTurn your infrastructure into an agile application delivery network

• Scale the application infrastructure• Eliminate downtime• Improve application performance• Secure your applications and data• Increase server capacity, reduce bandwidth• Customize the delivery of the app for your needs

Users Applications

BIG-IP

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BIG-IP Global Traffic ManagerTurn your infrastructure into an agile application delivery network

• Ensure Application Availability and Disaster Recovery• Gain Control of Global Application Delivery• Improve Application Performance• Simplify Management of DNS Infrastructure• Control Traffic Based on User Location

Users

BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager

Data Centers Applications

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Simplify software upgradesEnterprise Manager Does the Work for You

v 9.4.8

v 10.0v10.2

Take Advantage of all of the new features in BIG-IP Version 10.2 including:

Broad range of platforms to meet application delivery needs, as part of a comprehensive application delivery architecture

Virtual ADCs to simplify deployments

Support for 10Gb Ethernet to help bandwidth-conscious customers

“Enterprise Manager helped me reduce the time it takes me to upgrade devices by 2/3. I no longer have to baby sit the process. I create a task for upgrade and move on to something else.” - BIG-IP Administrator, Fortune 50 Co.

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Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers, 2009

F5‘s Leadership Position

F5 Networks - Strengths• A broad and comprehensive vision with industry-

leading understanding of the needs of application development, deployment and management

• A comprehensive feature set with a full range of extensibility delivered through iRules and iControl, and integration with popular integrated development environments (IDEs), such as Eclipse and .NET/Visual Basic

• Large community of committed users (DevCentral) that helps fuel the use of iRules to solve unique data center application challenges, creating a loyal and engaged user base

• Solid financial position and continued market-leadership

SOURCE: Gartner, Inc.

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TMOS Architecture Features

• TMOS features include:– Self-contained and autonomous modules– Real time operating system– Both hardware and software– Event-driven

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AskF5 Knowledge Base

• Improve performance– Solve issues quickly– Mitigate potential

issues• Keep Current

– Learn about known issues and fixes between release dates

– Learn about additional relevant news

– Sign up to be automatically informed

• Reduce downtime

Register for an account at support.f5.com for free access

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DevCentral Online Community

• iRules and code samples

• Downloadable tools• Multimedia• Tutorials• Forums• Blogs

devcentral.f5.com

• Connect with tens of thousands of application developers, network professionals and IT architects worldwide

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BIG-IP Platform Line-up

BIG-IP 3600

Dual core CPU8 10/100/1000 + 2x 1 GB SFP1x 160 GB HD + 8GB CF4 GB memorySSL @ 10,000 TPS / 2 Gbps bulk1 Gbps max software compression

2 Gbps L7 Traffic

BIG-IP 8900

BIG-IP 1600

Dual core CPU4 10/100/1000 + 2x 1 GB SFP1x 160GB HD4 GB memorySSL @ 5,000 TPS / 1 Gbps Bulk1 Gbps max software compression

1 Gbps L7 Traffic

2 x Dual core CPU16 10/100/1000 + 8x 1 GB SFP2x 320 GB HD (S/W RAID) + 8GB CF8 GB memorySSL @ 25,000 TPS / 4 Gbps bulk5 Gbps max hardware compression

6 Gbps L7 Traffic

BIG-IP 69002 x Quad core CPU16 10/100/1000 + 8x 1 GB SFP2x 320 GB HD (S/W RAID) + 8GB CF16 GB memorySSL @ 58,000 TPS / 9.6 Gbps bulk8 Gbps max hardware compression

12 Gbps L7 TrafficBIG-IP 3900

Quad core CPU8 10/100/1000 + 4x 1 GB SFP1x 300 GB HD + 8GB CF8 GB memorySSL @ 15,000 TPS / 3.8 Gbps bulk3.8 Gbps max software compression

4 Gbps L7 Traffic

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Upgrade with F5 Professional Services

• F5 Professional Services can plan and execute the entire upgrade

• F5 will: – Help define the most

cost efficient process– Manage the deployment– Educate and train

employees

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Key Features of F5 Professional Services

• Support, consulting and training on F5 technology• Problems addressed effectively• Implementations executed with ease• Technical knowledge shared effectively• Greater ROI

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Expertise and Best Practices

• F5's Professional Consultants know F5 products and business networking

• Consultants explain new features for deployment and identify key details critical to a successful upgrade

• Implement F5 and industry standard best practices to ease ongoing operations and support

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Fast & Cost-Effective Knowledge Transfer

• Reduce potentially costly configuration errors and logistical difficulties

• Ensure the most efficient transfer possible

• Learn what you need to know– F5 consultants demonstrate basic

operations and troubleshooting– Staff gets critical product expertise to effectively

support F5-enabled traffic management environment

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Personalized Upgrade Process

• Pre-transition assessment conference call – Review technical requirements and project scope– Pre-transition worksheet

• Shoulder-to-shoulder collaboration and configuration• Knowledge transfer

– Features, configuration steps

and tasks• Summary documentation and

diagrams for future reference

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Optimized for Each Organization

• White board session on F5 technology and your applications– Deployment-specific design review and feature selection

• Basic network and application performance tuning• Onsite assistance with:

– Software upgrade or new

hardware configuration– Production cutover– Platform migration– Application verification

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F5 Professional Services Summary

• Customized and personalized upgrade services

• Higher ROI• F5 Consultants can plan and

execute the upgrade– Eliminate common errors– No need for you to train

your staff

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Take the first steps – upgrade to v10.x with F5 Professional Services today!