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F5 Helps Cloud Provider Lokahi Deliver its Cloud Stack to
Enterprise Customers
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that Lokahi has implemented F5®
BIG­IP® Application Delivery Controllers as a crucial component of its Comprehensive Cloud Solutions™, providing enterprise­class cloud
computing services to help businesses and organizations reduce capital expenditure (CapEx) by contracting out their IT infrastructure.
The Lokahi Infrastructure Virtualization Engine™ provides network management, disaster recovery, network security, capacity planning, and
email hosting—all in the Lokahi­managed cloud.
Lokahi’s cloud solution aims to help customers simplify IT by replicating the infrastructures and policies governing delivery of their applications
in a managed cloud environment. Notable customers include Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union and Rolloffs Hawaii.
“We pride ourselves on a high­touch approach to customer service and flawless IT performance,” said Jeffrey Dahn, Founder and CEO at
Lokahi. “F5 BIG­IP products help us remove barriers to cloud adoption, ensuring that the Lokahi Infrastructure Virtualization Engine is highly
available and highly secure. F5 was the natural choice for security and performance because it integrates extremely well with our platform.”
BIG­IP Solutions Optimize and Secure Services
In addition to deploying BIG­IP Local Traffic Manager™ (LTM®), Lokahi implemented multiple BIG­IP product modules, including: BIG­IP Access Policy Manager® (APM™), providing global access to customers’ applications and network infrastructures;
BIG­IP WAN Optimization Manager™ (WOM®), which speeds data transfers over the WAN, ensuring traffic between data centers is
optimized, encrypted, and highly available;
BIG­IP Global Traffic Manager™ (GTM™), directing users to the closest or best performing data center based on traffic volume and
business policy.
Enhanced User Experience for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Leveraging BIG­IP devices to support Lokahi’s cloud stack, customers anywhere can take advantage of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to
access corporate data, software, and web applications using a variety of PCs, tablets, and mobile devices.
“With BIG­IP devices in place, we can securely connect users to their data and applications in a number of ways, including via mobile devices.
Our customers experience significant cost reductions because they no longer have to maintain or manage their IT infrastructures,” added
Dahn.
By migrating their IT infrastructures to the cloud, Lokahi customers can divert CapEx spend to operating expenditure (OpEx) and reduce costs
overall. Customers pay only for the resources they consume, and services can be scaled up or down instantly as business needs dictate.
To support its Infrastructure Virtualization Engine, Lokahi used F5 BIG­IP deployment guides which provide step­by­step guidance for best
practices implementations. Lokahi plans to make its cloud services available in the Asia Pacific region and the mainland United States
beginning in 2012.
“F5’s security and access management technologies provide high availability and help Lokahi deliver easy access to resources in the cloud
practices implementations. Lokahi plans to make its cloud services available in the Asia Pacific region and the mainland United States
beginning in 2012.
“F5’s security and access management technologies provide high availability and help Lokahi deliver easy access to resources in the cloud
while keeping customers’ confidential data protected,” said Jason Needham, Senior Director of Product Management at F5. “Even the largest
enterprises can rely on Lokahi to provide them with cloud services, and we’re pleased to be part of the Lokahi solution.”
About Lokahi
Lokahi Solutions, LLC is the leading provider of enterprise class, comprehensive cloud solutions for small, medium and large organizations.
Based in Hawaii, Lokahi’s platform, the Lokahi Infrastructure Virtualization Engine™, is dually located in each market it serves to offer
customers a superior form of network security, high­reliability, redundancy and flexibility. Lokahi has created a hardware­independent,
virtualization solution and a bundle of complementary products, including dedicated and multi­user computing and storage; virtual desktop
infrastructure; and network management services. These services are provided in a standards­compliant, highly enabled environment to
provide customers with a seamless transition onto the Lokahi platform and high­touch, high­visibility implementation management. Lokahi’s
aim is to help its customers reduce capital expenses while enhancing operational and service efficiencies. For more information, go to
www.lokahi.net.
About F5 Networks
F5 Networks, Inc., the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), helps the world’s largest enterprises and service providers
realize the full value of virtualization, cloud computing, and on­demand IT. F5® solutions help integrate disparate technologies to provide
greater control of the infrastructure, improve application delivery and data management, and give users seamless, secure, and accelerated
access to applications from their corporate desktops and smart devices. An open architectural framework enables F5 customers to apply
business policies at “strategic points of control” across the IT infrastructure and into the public cloud. F5 products give customers the agility
they need to align IT with changing business conditions, deploy scalable solutions on demand, and manage mobile access to data and
services. Enterprises, service and cloud providers, and leading online companies worldwide rely on F5 to optimize their IT investments and
drive business forward. For more information, go to www.f5.com.
You can also follow @f5networks on Twitter or visit us on Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and technology. For a
complete listing of F5 community sites, please visit www.f5.com/news­press­events/web­media/community.html.
F5, BIG­IP, Access Policy Manager, APM, Global Traffic Manager, GTM, Local Traffic Manager, LTM, WAN, Optimization Manager, and
WOM are trademarks or service marks of F5 Networks, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries.
Comprehensive Cloud Solutions and Infrastructure Virtualization Engine are trademarks or service marks of Lokahi Solutions, LLC.
All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.