1. F5’S INTELLIGENT SERVICES FRAMEWORK FOR MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS Gary Newe Field Engineering Manager - UKISA

2. 2© F5 Networks, Inc. F5 Overview Publicly traded on NASDAQ 3,000+ employees IPO in 1999 F5 Networks is the leading provider of application and data delivery networking Our products sit at strategic points of control in any infrastructure Fiscal Year 2012 Revenue US$1.38B 1,380,000,000

3. 3© F5 Networks, Inc. 8 of the Fortune 10 companies 44 of the Fortune 50 companies 18 of the top 20 U.S. commercial banks 3 of the top 3 U.S. securities companies 6 of the top 6 healthcare companies: pharmacy and other services 5 of the top 5 U.S. airlines 8 of the top 10 U.S. insurance companies—property and casualty 10 of the top 10 fixed and mobile global service providers 15 of the 15 executive branches of the U.S. government 6 of the top 10 U.S. online video destinations 16 of the top 20 cloud infrastructure and web hosting companies F5 MAKES THE CONNECTED WORLD RUN BETTER

4. 4© F5 Networks, Inc. 185 billion mobile app downloads by 2014 50 billion connected devices by 2020 Cloud Computing is in the Top 3 concern for CIO priority in 2012 More delivery mechanisms 71% of all work will be mobile or web-based by 2020 More challenges impacting IT infrastructure More users and more choices

5. 5© F5 Networks, Inc. Traditional Application Delivery Challenges Firewall ADC Clients App serversStorage App serversStorage

6. 6© F5 Networks, Inc. Traditional Application Delivery Challenges ADC App serversStorage SaaS Cloud Firewall Clients More Endpoints More Delivery Models More Apps App serversStorage

7. 7© F5 Networks, Inc. Solution: An Intelligent Services Framework Virtual Physical Cloud Storage An Intelligent Services Framework connects any user, anywhere, from any device to the best application resources, independent of infrastructure. Anywhere, any service, any deviceIntelligentDynamic, agile, adaptive Clients

8. 8© F5 Networks, Inc. F5 Delivers an Intelligent Services Framework An integrated device with STRATEGIC AWARENESS Understands and adapts application resources based on user context and expected application behavior Delivers full application state visibility and complete session inspection Provides total control of all user and application traffic in and out of the data center APPLICATION AWARENESS Provides real-time traffic management decisions based on application performance Assists with capacity planning and performance tuning Delivers true application delivery optimization without the need to rewrite applications RESOURCES AWARENESS Proxies and inspects 100% of inbound user traffic Determines user environment such as device type and location Applies application delivery policies based on real-time business needs USER AWARENESS

9. 9© F5 Networks, Inc. Full Intelligence Requires a Full Proxy App “point of delivery & definition” App Intelligence - layer 3- 7 visibility Distinct client / server control Unified services / context Interoperability and gateway functions Intelligent Full Proxy Benefits Network Session Application Physical OSI Stack IT = Complete Control Business = Reduced Delivery Costs Network Session Application Physical OSI Stack

10. 10© F5 Networks, Inc. iRulesiControliApps HardwareSoftware TMOS Secure Available Fast F5: An Intelligent Services Framework F5: An Intelligent Services Framework F5 makes the connected world run better Application Delivery Controller Mobile optimization solution Application Delivery Firewall Mobile User and Application Access Management WAN Opt and WAN acceleration DNS Delivery Services Local and Global Load Balancer DevCentral User Community Programmable/Extensible Enterprise Foundation Customizable Traffic Management Intelligent Integrated Context aware Scale F5 solutions available today: Intelligent Ecosystem

11. 11© F5 Networks, Inc. Delivers applications to high-performance mobile and remote users while providing dynamic, flexible and powerful security. Efficiently delivers highly reliable application services while maintaining maximum availability regardless of location or state. Improves performance, increases employee productivity, boosts business operations and drives e-commerce revenue. Benefits of the Intelligent Services Framework for Enterprise Fast Available Secure Enterprise iRulesiControliApps HardwareSoftware TMOS Secure Available Fast DevCentral

12. 12© F5 Networks, Inc. The Power of an Integrated Platform Intelligent Services Framework iRulesiControliApps HardwareSoftware TMOSSecureAvailable Fast DevCentral Unmatched Programmability: Built in customization with an extensible and programmable architecture (iRules, iApps & iControl) Unified Services: Delivers dynamic application delivery services from the data center to the device Application Fluency and Scale: Adapts to shifting requirements of performance and application and user needs with Platforms and Traffic Management OS

13. MICROSOFT Our Partnership Benefits for your applications What’s Next…..

14. 14© F5 Networks, Inc. F5 | Microsoft Strategic Relationship Joint investment, shared thought leadership and strategic planning Microsoft Technology Center Alliance Partner Microsoft Partner Solution Center Partner with office and lab space F5 training for Microsoft field, services, and support teams Visual Studio Industry Partner and VSIP Member “ We're impressed with F5's holistic view of the application…the comprehensive architecture F5 has designed will optimize application performance for Microsoft customers.” Greg Kirchoff, Microsoft Director of ISV Group F5 International Technology Centers give customers using Microsoft technologies access to the experts. Solution development across products and technologies SSTP RDS/Terminal Services IIS/ASP.NET

15. 15© F5 Networks, Inc. F5 Value to Your Microsoft Investments your strategic point of control Custom Applications Safer AppsProductive Teams Innovation

16. 16© F5 Networks, Inc. F5 lights up your Microsoft investments F5 BIG-IP Portfolio Increases User Experience with Microsoft Technologies 65% of IT organizations gained better end-user experience by deploying F5 BIG-IP solutions with Microsoft technologies. Source: Survey of 370 F5 Users (TVID: CFC-86B-33D) Huge Savings in OPEX with Microsoft & F5 BIG-IP Portfolio A state & local government reduced operating expenditure (OPEX) by between 60% and 80% for their Microsoft environment using F5 BIG-IP Solutions. Source: Network Administrator (TVID: AF8-91F-CDA) 85% of IT Organizations Achieve High Availability With F5 BIG-IP Solutions Source: Survey of 370 F5 Users (TVID: FB3-597-92D) “BIG-IP integrates extremely well into MS SharePoint and web services, increasing customer ROI and reducing infrastructure TCO.” Senior Architect, Medium Enterprise Computer Services Company Source: (TVID: TVID: 67C-D35-158)

17. 17© F5 Networks, Inc.

18. 18© F5 Networks, Inc. How F5 delivers value to your Microsoft technology investments Transform IT Bridge the gap between the network and application layer through F5’s iApp that gives you quicker deployments and better visibility into the performance of your apps. Transform your datacenter through architecture guidance, and built-in network, and security capabilities. Deliver a dynamic datacenter through F5 and Microsoft’s approach to managing the network as a reusable fabric or pool of resources.

19. 19© F5 Networks, Inc. How F5 delivers value to your Microsoft technology investments Secure Agility F5 is changing the game on security allowing you to use centralized F5 systems to support multiple Microsoft, web, mobile, and future security needs. Benefit from a better alternative to security through F5’s unique approach to handling application and network security. Get better visibility of users, Microsoft applications, and your network through context- aware policies and automation.

20. 20© F5 Networks, Inc. How F5 delivers value to your Microsoft technology investments Private Cloud Done Right Maximize Microsoft’s virtualization and private cloud offerings through F5’s iControl acceleration, virtual machine density, and overall server utilization. Get intelligent application traffic though cloud reference architectures that provide the right. traffic delivery to avoid application bottlenecks. Best in class service and support that includes planning and deployment guides, templates, and consulting services and access to an incredible customer and partner community.

21. 21© F5 Networks, Inc. How F5 delivers value to your Microsoft technology investments It’s all about the Application Rapidly upgrade, deploy and increase overall performance of Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and other business apps. Get real ROI by improving deployment times (up to 84% faster) of Exchange 2010 and other Microsoft applications. Mitigate risk of failed or delayed deployments of Microsoft applications by using F5’s deployment guides, iApp configuration templates, and the Dev Central community.

22. 22© F5 Networks, Inc. HOME Secures Active Sync / Mobile, OWA and Outlook Anywhere Assists in disaster recovery and Exchange 2007 to 2010 migration STREAMLINE EXCHANGE Securing access to applications from anywhere AAA Server Outlook 2010 Outlook 2007 Finance Sales HR Exchange ActiveSync Outlook Web Access Outlook Anywhere

23. 23© F5 Networks, Inc. HOME Dramatically reduce infrastructure costs; increase productivityDramatically reduce infrastructure costs; increase productivity Provides seamless access to all web resourcesProvides seamless access to all web resources Integrated with common applicationsIntegrated with common applications CONSOLIDATED APP AUTHENTICATION Securing access to applications from anywhere AAA Server Corporate Managed Device Latest AV software Exchange SharePoint Office 365 User = Finance

24. 24© F5 Networks, Inc. 1.Work with F5 to assess your current Microsoft investments and technology. 2.Think about how you can consolidate your existing load balancing and firewall components. 3.Planning a new Microsoft deployment? Check out the great F5 deployment resources. 4.Enjoy today and don’t forget to ask Questions? Next Steps

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