GEC NEWS WIREInteroperability improves disaster recovery/business continuity across data center and VMware cloud environments
F5 Networks has announced that BIG-IP application services are now available for VMware vCloud Hybrid Service, a secure, hybrid cloud service based on VMware vSphere. Enterprise customers can now easily extend the same impactful application delivery services they enjoy in the data center into the cloud. Specifically, global application availability, automation, and cloud bursting are enhanced with F5 and VMware, bolstering disaster recovery and business continuity efforts. Moreover, with this announcement, F5 offers certified capabilities within vCloud Hybrid Service environments that few other Application Delivery Controller (ADC) vendors can match.
“Maintaining application availability and performance while moving workloads to the cloud is key for a seamless user experience across a hybrid environment,” said Ajay Patel, Vice President of Application Services, vCloud Hybrid Service, VMware. “With F5’s BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager validated in vCloud Hybrid Service, our customers can seamlessly manage application availability, performance and failover.”
“By making our solutions available for the VMware vCloud Hybrid Service, we’re offering customers a way to elegantly combine a comprehensive set of Software Defined Application Services that go far beyond just basic load balancing,” said Calvin Rowland, Vice President of Business Development, F5. “VMware is a significant technology partner for F5, as they provide a number of compelling ways for customers to increase the reach of the F5 Synthesis architecture model, and enable efficient automation and programmability throughout evolving IT environments.”
Customers can learn more about F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager for vCloud Hybrid Service at the vCloud Hybrid Service Marketplace. Organizations that already use BIG-IP GTM in the data center can also use GTM services in the hybrid cloud under a BYOL (Bring Your Own License) model. New customers interested in evaluating BIG-IP solutions should contact a local F5 sales office.
