F5 Optimises Microsoft Solns

F5 Networks, Inc. has announced enhanced application delivery capabilities to help Microsoft customers implement dynamic infrastructures that can quickly respond to changing business needs and variables. F5 is specifically announcing the advantages of deploying the F5 Management Pack for System Centre Operations Manager and the BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager Virtual Edition in concert with Microsoft products, in addition to expanded partnership efforts.

“Our partnership with Microsoft continues delivering value for joint customers,” said Calvin Rowland, VP - Application Partner Programs, F5. “Through collaborative interoperability and integration efforts, we’re enhancing organisations’ abilities to control and manage dynamic IT services. Real-time visibility into the status of computing, network, storage, and software application services allows organisations to make more effective, timely, and intelligent decisions regarding resource utilisation and provisioning. The joint solutions stemming from this partnership enable customers to more readily harness the power of On-Demand IT.”

To support Microsoft’s vision for dynamic infrastructure with flexible deployment options and simplified management, F5 delivers:

• Increased Support for Virtualisation and Cloud Architecture Models
• Enhanced Efforts with Microsoft to Benefit Joint Customers
• Improved Infrastructure Manageability and Visibility for Microsoft Solutions

“Customers looking to deploy Microsoft’s on-premise cloud and virtualisation solutions will find F5 solutions to be a powerful complement for the enhanced application delivery, infrastructure visibility, and automation capabilities they provide,” said Dai Vu, Director - Virtualisation Solutions Marketing, Microsoft Corp. “F5 shares our vision for the dynamic data centre, and joint customers looking to deploy solutions in a number of distinct physical, virtual, and hybrid computing models will see added value.”