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Navigating the Future of Network Management with WWT & F5's BIG-IP Next
Today, many enterprise networking leaders face the seemingly daunting task of enhancing performance, security, and scalability while managing complex transitions. BIG-IP Next, along with WWT, offers a seamless solution that simplifies the journey through automation. The platform integrates application security and traffic management across diverse architectures, ensuring comprehensive coverage. WWT's vast lab resources and agnostic expert guidance provide invaluable support, making the shift straightforward.
F5 XC Customer Edge Deployment Mode on AWS
Welcome to the F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) with Customer Edge Deployment mode
This lab, presented by WWT and powered by F5 vesctl command line tool, will guide you through aspects of managing configuration within AWS, Kubernetes using F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) in Customer Edge deployment mode.
This hands-on experience guides you through deploying a multi-cloud application across AWS, which is accessible via Private IP through an F5
By harnessing the capabilities of the F5 HTTPS Load Balancer, routing traffic within AWS environments privately.
Automation.Day Sessions
Automation.Day is a single-day Automation experience hosted by WWT. This event is focused on providing current and prospective WWT customers access to hands-on labs and a variety of talks focused on infrastructure, security, and cloud automation presented by WWT and our industry partners.
Shift Left to Protect APIs with F5 | Partner Spotlight
APIs have become the backbone of modern digital interactions, connecting everything from morning coffee purchases to streaming services. But the rise of API-centric architectures has drastically expanded the attack surface -- over 90 percent of web-based cyberattacks are now targeting API endpoints, exploiting new vulnerabilities often overlooked by security teams – and rendered traditional security measures are no longer sufficient.
Join F5 Field CTO Chuck Herrin and WWT's Head of Global Cyber Strategy Traci Byrne as they talk about the urgent need for more dynamic and comprehensive defense strategies to prevent breaches. Chuck and Traci detail how security teams can "shift left" to better address API risks and vulnerabilities and outline practical steps security leaders can take to bolster their defenses.
Shift Left to Protect APIs with F5 | Partner Spotlight
APIs have become the backbone of modern digital interactions, connecting everything from morning coffee purchases to streaming services. But the rise of API-centric architectures has drastically expanded the attack surface -- over 90 percent of web-based cyberattacks are now targeting API endpoints, exploiting new vulnerabilities often overlooked by security teams – and rendered traditional security measures are no longer sufficient.
Join F5 Field CTO Chuck Herrin and WWT's Head of Global Cyber Strategy Traci Byrne as they talk about the urgent need for more dynamic and comprehensive defense strategies to prevent breaches. Chuck and Traci detail how security teams can "shift left" to better address API risks and vulnerabilities and outline practical steps security leaders can take to bolster their defenses.
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF on Customer Deployment Mode Azure
This deployment mode is ideal for protecting backend applications that require direct internet traffic with no intermediary processing, ensuring maximum security and privacy.
It's also suitable for local traffic scenarios where all traffic originates and terminates within the same customer site.
In this mode, XC WAF is configured on the Customer Edge (CE) devices deployed at the customer's premises. In this case Azure Kubernetes cluster acted as customer's premises.
End-users connect directly to the CEs, bypassing the XC Global Network. Meanwhile, the CE sites remain managed through the XC Cloud-based console ensuring centralized control and visibility.
Automation.Day NYC '24 - BIG-IP Application Automation - 10 Years In
BIG-IP application automation has been at the forefront for a decade. As we look to build out the next ten years of automation, this session helped you learn about F5's new methodologies and implementations and where we went wrong over the past ten years.
Because BIG-IP and applications are no longer in single or DR locations due to digital transformation and the global pandemic, our implementation footprints have moved to distributed locations. In this presentation, we observed firsthand how BIG-IP application automation has changed to support this transformation, including how we create reusable items with local resources.
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF on Regional and App Connect Deployment Mode
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF deployed on Regional Edge and App Connect Deployment mode. This deployment model offers an optimal solution for scenarios where backend applications are inaccessible from the internet, lacking a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or Public IP.
In this case Customer Edge sites can be deployed to connect these "private" customer sites to the XC Global Network via IPSEC tunnels opened from Distributed Cloud Customer Edges to the closes two REs sites.
Distributed Cloud WAF is deployed on the Regional Edges, where the services are being advertised to the Internet through anycast IPs.
Customer Edges are being deployed on the customer sites and connect to the closest RE and traffic will be inspected by the WAAF security policy.
The traffic will then be forwarded across the distributed cloud global network towards an egress Regional Edge and then over an IPSEC tunnel to the Customer edge site where it will be forwarded to the backend applications as pure IP-based traffic.
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF on Regional Deployment Mode
This WWT Lab will provide a hand on experience of F5 Distributed Cloud WAF deployed on Regional Edge in deployment mode. This deployment mode is better suited when protecting backend applications which are already public accessible from the internet via FQDN or Public IP.
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF is deployed on the Regional Edges, where the services are being advertised to the internet through anycast IPs. The end users will connect to their closest Regional Edge and the traffic will be inspected by the WAF security policy.
The traffic will then be forwarded across the XC Global Network towards an egress Regional Edge and then towards the customer site as regular internet traffic. The customer will filter the traffic, only allowing traffic forwarded by the XC platform.
Ansible Automation Workshop - F5 BIG-IP Ansible Lab
This lab focuses on using Ansible to efficiently manage F5 BigIP configurations. It covers setting up the development environment, working with Ansible inventory, creating playbooks for automating tasks on F5 BigIP devices, deploying configuration changes, and a bonus challenge of setting up an Active/Standby configuration and performing configuration synchronization. The lab aims to provide participants with hands-on experience in automating F5 BigIP configuration management using Ansible.
F5 Infrastructure Automation with Ansible
In the dynamic and swiftly evolving realm of IT, automation has become indispensable. In every corner of the industry, from small startups to large enterprises, there's a pressing demand for tools that can simplify operations, boost productivity, and minimize mistakes. Ansible emerges as a standout solution, excelling in multiple facets that render it an optimal selection for teams spanning various backgrounds and skill sets.
F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) Application Security with Terraform
In this lab, users will experience F5 Distributed Cloud Web App and API protection (WAAP), where organizations can simplify their path to effective security without sacrificing continued business innovation and customer demand. An API-driven approach to application protection enables improved collaboration between networks, security operations, and developers. This lab will use Terraform to deploy a Web App and API protection solution that protects an existing application
F5 Terraform Automation Lab
Welcome to WWT's F5 Terraform Automation Lab.
The intended goal of this lab is to introduce and enable F5 administrators to utilize Terraform to automate, simplify and streamline the deployment of F5 services.
Programmability and Automation Meetup: F5 and VSCode: Supercharge your automation development
VS Code extensions provide capabilities to increase developer productivity and streamline the developer experience.
In this session, presented by Ben Novak of F5, we explored all the great features of the vscode-f5 extension, how it streamlines automation workflow development, and looked under the hood at how it works.
F5 & WWT Partnership
F5 and WWT's global partnership is founded on innovation, deep technical expertise, trust, and culture that drives positive business outcomes for our customers. F5 solutions help our customers with their most complex challenges around digital and security transformation and AI.
Automation.Day STL '23 - Mitigating Injection based attacks with F5 and Ansible
In today's dynamic and interconnected digital landscape, web applications face an ever-increasing threat landscape, with injection-based attacks posing a significant risk to data integrity and user privacy.
During this session, presented by Ben Novak from F5, we learned how the F5 Advanced Web Application Firewall (AWAF) and its real-time threat intelligence, combined with Red Hat Ansible and the ELK Stack, can help defend against injection-based attacks and provide a proactive and comprehensive approach to web application security, safeguarding against these threats effectively.
Health Solutions Company Expands Capabilities of F5 Network
A self-service application delivery controller utility provides IT networks and operations teams with a robust solution to meet demand at scale.
F5 rSeries: An Introduction
Get a high-level overview of F5's newest hardware appliance after two years of ATC testing.