Displaying items by tag: F5 Networks

Demand for firewall solutions drove the total firewall market to surge 14% YoY and worth approximately US$3 billion ($4.6 billion) in quarterly revenue in 2Q22—which would have been higher had hardware appliance vendors kept pace with demand, according to market research firm Dell’Oro Group.

GUEST OPINION:  Even before the pandemic forced accelerated digital adoption in the Australian education system, technology used by educators and students alike had come leaps and bounds. From interactive smart boards and learning via tablets, to administrative systems and web-based apps, the digital transformation of the education sector fundamentally changed how students learn, and they outcomes they can achieve.

F5 announced this week a major expansion of its application security and delivery portfolio with F5 distributed cloud services, a new SaaS platform providing multi-cloud networking and edge-based computing solutions. F5 is also launching the first new service on the platform, Web application and API protection, integrating multiple security capabilities into a unified offering.

Organisations going through digital transformation projects want consistent outcomes, F5 Networks executive vice president and general manager of application services Kara Sprague told iTWire, especially in the areas of improved customer experiences, return on digital investment, and greater business agility.

Identity specialist Ping Identity has appointed Ashley Diffey as country manager for Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Global quarterly spending on cyber security rose above the US$10 billion mark for the first time in the last three months of 2018, the analyst firm Canalys says, adding that, according to its estimates, the total investment in cyber security for the year touched US$37 billion, a rise of 9% year-on-year.

A new cryptomining campaign that targets both Windows and Linux systems running the Elasticsearch search and analytics engine has been detailed by researchers from F5 Networks.

Cloud application services company AVI Networks has appointed 20-year engineering veteran Cameron Jenkins as systems engineer for Australia and New Zealand.

Organisations regard application services as vital for cloud adoption and, ultimately, for success in today’s app-driven digital economy, according to a new report.

Service provider Venn IT Solutions has appointed Ashley Diffey as general manager for Victoria, heading the company's new Melbourne branch office.

Following a restructure, IT solutions and managed services provider Thomas Duryea Logicalis has appointed Gavin Coulthard to the role of national security practice manager.

IBM systems integrator Certus has appointed former Oracle executive Damian Parkes as state manager for New South Wales and Queensland.

Global application delivery networking provider F5 Networks has appointed 25-year ICT industry executive Adam Judd as senior vice-president, sales, for the Asia Pacific region.

Global application delivery networking provider F5 Networks has appointed former Acionex and Autodesk senior sales executive, Rob Malkin, as managing director sales for the Australia and New Zealand region.

HP, F5 Networks and Nuage Networks have teamed up with Telstra to develop a Networks Functions Virtualisation (NFV) proof of concept (PoC) solution.

Ruckus Wirless has boosted plans for growth in the Asia Pacific region with the appointment of a new regional business development chief.

Technology certification is big business in today’s IT driven world, where quality knowledge and professionalism is vital in delivering value to employers, employees and customers.

Cloud enablement company Netskope has launched operations in Australia and New Zealand, initially focusing on the government, media, health care and finance sectors, as well as well as cloud service providers.

A new version of F5 BIG-IQ caters for the DevOps philosophy and provides improved integration with Cisco products.

F5 Networks sees DDoS attacks as the new spam, and - as with spam - multiple layers of defence are needed.