IN THE FIELD GUIDE
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F5 provides a comprehensive application delivery and security platform that secures applications, APIs, and AI workloads across various infrastructures. It supports adaptable deployment models including hardware, software, SaaS, and containers, ensuring consistent security and delivery across environments.
THE PRODUCT, BEYOND THE PITCH
Editorially reviewed · Sources checked Sep 13, 2026
A good fit for
- Organizations requiring consistent application delivery and security across on-premises, cloud, sovereign, and air-gapped environments to meet digital sovereignty and resilience mandates.
Know the limitations
- Dependence on a single cloud provider increases exposure to geopolitical pressure and provider outages, which F5 aims to mitigate through its platform.
- Fragmented operations and disconnected tools can create policy drift, compliance and security blind spots, increasing costs and risk, which F5 addresses with consistent policy control.
What you can do
- Supporting digital sovereignty by enabling adaptable application strategies that ensure compliance without fragmenting delivery, security, or operations.
Features
- AI-powered Web Application Firewall (WAF) that advances virtual patching and blocks zero-day and emerging AI-driven threats at runtime.
- Comprehensive WAF protection for applications and APIs supporting any deployment model and form factor including edge, cloud, data centers, and containers.
Integrations
- F5 WAFs integrate with various deployment environments including edge, cloud, data centers, containers, and Kubernetes.
Platforms & data export
Not confirmed yet.
THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM
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A practical workflow
- Deploy WAFs based on application deployment location, required services, management preferences, and architectural flexibility to select the best fit for security demands.
- Use F5 WAF for BIG-IP for on-premises hardware or software deployments requiring advanced web app security.
- Use F5 WAF for Distributed Cloud for SaaS-based WAF with AI-driven threat detection and consistent policies across clouds, on-premises, and edge.
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