Company Announcement: F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced an expanded collaboration with NetApp, an intelligent data infrastructure company, to advance high-performance AI data delivery and prepare enterprises for the post-quantum cryptography (PQC) era. This builds on the long-standing collaboration between F5 and NetApp and aims to meet the growing demand for secure, resilient, and scalable solutions for AI workloads and S3 storage environments.
Combined with an intelligent data infrastructure for AI built on NetApp technology, the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) supports high-performance throughput and helps enterprises scale AI data delivery while defending against evolving cybersecurity threats, including those posed by advances in quantum computing.
For AI workloads, our complementary solutions optimize large dataset transfers through advanced load balancing, traffic prioritization, and real-time analytics. This enables throughput, resiliency, and secure delivery of AI/ML workflows across NetApp's enterprise-grade S3 storage architecture. Additionally, this joint solution allows enterprises to protect sensitive S3 data flows from “collect now, decrypt later” threats, ensuring long-term data protection with minimal disruption.
“Enterprises are increasingly faced with balancing the demands for both unprecedented application performance and robust cybersecurity,” said John Madison, chief marketing officer at F5. “Our collaboration with NetApp aims to simplify high-performance AI data delivery scenarios and enable customers to gradually adopt post-quantum readiness. Through cutting-edge solutions in TLS 1.3, modern cryptography, and global traffic management, we will enable organizations to scale their infrastructure while enhancing data security.”
Introducing PQC innovations for future-ready data security and scalable AI performance
Additionally, customers can use complementary PQC solutions from both F5 and NetApp to address the growing risks posed by advances in quantum computing by providing cutting-edge security measures to protect sensitive S3 data flows. Quantum computing is expected to revolutionize the industry by enabling calculations far beyond the capabilities of classical computers, but it is also expected to violate current cryptographic standards in the near future. This poses pressing concerns for organizations, especially with the rise of “harvest now, decrypt later” strategies. Attackers leak encrypted data with the goal of decrypting it once quantum computing is able to accomplish this feat. To proactively mitigate these threats, F5 BIG-IP supports hybrid key agreements and NIST-approved algorithms for quantum-proof secure communications and provides additional support for PQC for NetApp StorageGRID clusters.
These solutions allow organizations to gradually transition to quantum-secure cryptographic practices without major disruption. Recommended approaches include widespread adoption of the TLS 1.3 protocol to establish a strong foundation for PQC support, resulting in faster handshakes, reduced latency, and increased bandwidth efficiency. For ease of deployment, F5 ADSP solutions support hybrid encryption. This enables interoperability between systems and helps modernize cryptographic frameworks while avoiding architectural overhauls. The solution focuses on minimizing resource overhead for less sensitive datasets while prioritizing quantum-resistant algorithms for high-risk assets such as patient health records and financial data. This approach better prepares enterprises for the quantum era, enabling secure encryption while maintaining performance and operational efficiency.
“We are excited to partner with NetApp,” said Spencer Sells, vice president of global alliances at NetApp. “By leveraging the latest innovations in NetApp StorageGRID with F5's advanced traffic management and quantum-safe encryption technology, customers can unlock the full potential of their AI workflows and protect their critical data.”
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