Dell and F5 are partnered to deliver the optimum server, storage, and network application delivery infrastructure to get the most out of your investment in SAP. With SAP Certified Solutions from Dell and F5, enterprises are assured that SAP applications are always fast, secure, and available.

OVERVIEW OF F5’S APPLICATION READY NETWORK FOR SAP Dell’s F5 Application Ready Network for SAP provides a comprehensive network and server architecture specifically tuned to optimize and secure the performance of SAP applications, including ERP, Portal, and the entire SAP Business Suite built on the NetWeaver Platform for Enterprise SOA. The F5 Application Ready Network for SAP creates benefits for (1) user experience and application performance, (2) application security, (3) unified security enforcement and access control, and (4) business continuity and disaster recovery.

In testing conducted and published by the SAP Co-Innovation Lab, the F5 Application Ready Network can provide:
· 2x improvement in Portal login time
· 4.5x to 177x faster document downloads
· 44% reduction in server CPU utilization
· 20x reduction in server TCP connections
· Reduced bandwidth costs
· Increased availability and scalability

SAP Certified Solutions from Dell and F5 include:
· BIG-IP® Local Traffic Manager™
· BIG-IP WebAccelerator™
· BIG-IP Application Security Manager™
· FirePass® SSL-VPN
· WANJet®

Detailed prescriptive guidance for deploying the F5 Application Ready Network makes it straightforward to optimize and secure the network for delivery of SAP applications. Plus, pre-packaged policies for WAN optimization (BIG-IP WebAccelerator)and web application firewall (BIG-IP Application Security Manager) make configuration even easier.

F5 & SAP Quick Links

F5 User Guide: F5 and SAP Netweaver and Enterprise SOA	F5 User Guide: Application Ready Network for SAP
SAP Whitepaper: F5 Application Ready Network for Enterprise Service Oriented Architecture	SAP Whitepaper: Network Services Best Practices

Other links

SAP-certified Dell hardware (servers)
Dell and SAP whitepapers

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