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

The BETTER 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 VE PAYG instances are available with GOOD, BETTER, and BEST (GBB) license bundles - more detailed information available at: https://www.f5.com/products/get-f5/perpetual-licensing-gbb

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

Additionally, F5 has 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:
https://www.f5.com/products/automation-and-orchestration
• Azure Resource Manager Templates:
https://github.com/F5Networks/f5-azure-arm-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 as well as 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