F5 Platform Expands AI-Powered XOps Automation and Customization Capabilities
F5, the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, announced new tools to reduce the immense complexity cross-functional operations (XOps) teams face in managing hybrid, multicloud, and AI-driven application environments. F5 AI Assistant now provides a single natural language interface across F5 BIG-IP, F5 NGINX One, and F5 Distributed Cloud Services offerings to unify the user experience throughout the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP). As a new feature for the AI Assistant, F5 iRules code generation introduces a scalable, automated solution for teams at all levels of expertise to customize and program solutions for their specific environments.
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As organizations increasingly deploy distributed applications and adopt AI solutions, they face increasing pressure to simplify workflows while scaling operations in a fast-evolving digital ecosystem. F5 AI Assistant with iRules code generation helps customers streamline operations by easing configurations, optimizing processes, and unlocking programmability to elevate enterprise application and security management.
“The programmability of iRules has long proved essential for customers and served as a compelling differentiator,” said Kunal Anand, Chief Innovation Officer at F5. “What we’re doing now is making that power instantaneous. With AI Assistant and iRules code generation, any operator can use natural language to generate or explain iRules on the fly. This means they can adapt to application changes or security events with far greater speed and efficiency, ensuring the policy that protects their infrastructure can evolve as fast as their business does.”
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From generating customized iRules to improving security postures, F5 AI Assistant transforms application delivery and security workflows. In the coming months, F5 will continue enhancing agentic AI capabilities within the F5 ADSP to empower XOps teams with more autonomous decision-making, enhanced threat intelligence, and security analytics. Made possible by the continuous advances of the F5 AI Data Fabric in labeling datasets and training specialized models, F5 solutions alleviate operational bottlenecks and allow teams to launch new AI applications and features faster than ever before.
Empowering Teams across IT Operations
F5 AI Assistant serves as an indispensable tool for XOps teams, helping reduce Ops overhead and improve decision-making. By embedding real-time, domain-specific intelligence directly into the tools organizations already use, F5 AI Assistant turns previous complexity into actionable guidance for myriad teams, including:
- DevOps: Reduce documentation searches and accelerate innovation by leveraging context-aware intelligence for routine tasks like fine-tuning configurations and deploying APIs.
- SecOps: Prioritize critical risks and speed the mitigation of security incidents using AI-driven insights that reduce false positives, validating and enhancing security settings automatically.
- NetOps: Ensure reliability and scalability with optimized traffic management and app delivery flows, supported by real-time contextual analytics.
- Platform Ops: Drive consistency and efficiency across diverse environments by using intelligent, automated workflows that reduce errors and streamline security and delivery tasks.
- CISOs: Gain confidence that your teams can properly assess application-layer vulnerabilities and emerging business risks while driving informed, aligned, and timely decisions.
