BIG-IP VE provides protection, secure access and performance optimization for Azure applications

The BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) is the industry’s most trusted and comprehensive app delivery and security solution. Providing intelligent traffic management, visibility and app security, access, and optimization. BIG-IP VE ensures your apps are fast, available, and secure wherever they are deployed.

BIG-IP PAYG instances are available with GOOD, BETTER, and BEST license bundles - detailed information available at: https://www.f5.com/products/get-f5/perpetual-licensing-gbb

The BEST bundle includes:

• BIG-IP LTM – Optimize app availability and user experience with intelligent L4-L7 load balancing, SSL/TLS offloading and visibility, and programmatic traffic manipulation with F5 iRules.
• BIG-IP DNS – Direct globally distributed users to the closest or best performing app servers with global server load balancing and high-performance DNS services.
• BIG-IP AFM – Mitigate resource and network crippling attacks with multi-layered DDoS protection and network security.
• BIG-IP APM – Provide secure, anytime, anywhere access with application authentication (SAML, OAuth & OIDC), authorization and end-point inspection, as well as SSL VPN, Single-Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
• F5 Advanced WAF – WAF protection for applications, securing against a breadth of application layer threats as well as bot mitigation for mobile apps, API protection, credential theft/abuse protection and behavioral analytics to block automated threats. Plans that do not include IPI and Threat Campaigns include Application Security Manager (ASM) instead of Advanced WAF.
• IPI - An add-on intelligence service that leverages external data to create dynamic lists of threatening IP addresses that the BIG-IP VE uses to mitigate cyberthreats and bolster security.

Threat Campaigns – An add-on intelligence service that discovers current, active cyberattack campaigns and creates WAF signatures that are automatically applied to F5’s Advanced WAF to mitigate these threats; helping improve security and lower false positives.

FIPS 140-2 mode is enabled by default with this solution – more information available here

Combining BIG-IP VE with F5 Container Ingress Services (free & open-source) delivers advanced application services to container environments including Kubernetes.

F5 has also made it faster and easier to deploy and configure BIG-IP VE via the following mechanisms that can be integrated with all common automation and CI/CD tools:

F5 Automation Toolchain

Azure Resource Manager Templates

To ensure the highest level of protection for your systems and data, we strongly recommend that you update to the latest released build in each version.

List of latest released versions can be found here.

All hourly offerings include a 30-day free trial and access to F5 premium support, details of which are listed below.

North America: 1-888-882-7535

Outside North America: +800 11 ASK 4 F5 (800 1127 5435)

F5 Premium support includes 24x7 assistance from F5 Network Support Engineers both online and over the phone. In addition, F5 provides a wealth of online technical resources to assist with your F5 Solution.

Additional details can be found on:
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K40701984