F5 Networks also provides acceleration services for Interop.com
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Application delivery networking firm F5 Networks (www.f5.com) announced on Monday that it has launched its new IPv6 Solution Services offering. According to the press release, this offering will help organizations transition to or support IPv6 addresses.
This launch comes a month after F5 Networks acquired application delivery and load balancing solutions provider Crescendo Networks.
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager provides customers a seamless method for staging migration to IPv6 without making wholesale network and application upgrades all at once, according to the press release.
The company’s new solutions will support a range of IPv6 initiatives such as supporting dual stack implementations or transition of internal infrastructure from IPv4 to IPv6. F5 says that each IPv6 professional services engagement includes an architecture review, base connectivity, BIG-IP IPv6 gateway configuration and knowledge transfer.
“We’re seeing many enterprises struggle to transition their public-facing websites to IPv6 networks, deliver reliable services for new IPv6 client devices, comply with stringent new regulatory requirements, and adjust to the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses,” Ian Jones, VP of global professional services consulting at F5 said in a statement. “Many customers don’t feel they have enough in-house knowledge and understanding of IPv6 on their own network infrastructures to attempt an IPv6 deployment without outside assistance. Our new Professional Services offering for IPv6 provides the support and best practice guidance customers need to make these transitions as easy as possible—whatever their unique requirements are.”
According to the press release, F5′s BIG-IP solutions are deployed in the Network Operations Center at Interop New York. The solutions will provide application and IPv6 connectivity in support of Interop vendors and attendees.
“In support of our NOC infrastructure for Interop New York 2011, we’re pleased to have F5 provide an array of IPv6 and intelligent traffic management solutions,” Lenny Heymann, Interop general manager said in a statement. “IPv6 migration strategies are top of mind for many of our attendees, so the availability of F5’s IPv6 Solution Services offering is timely. We appreciate and applaud all participating InteropNet vendors, including F5, for helping us deliver the best possible experience for both attendees and exhibitors.”
F5 says it is also providing enhanced acceleration services for Interop’s website.
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