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 service-oriented architecture (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 percent 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:
Detailed prescriptive guidance for deploying the F5 Application Ready Network makes optimizing and securing the network for delivery of SAP applications straightforward. Plus, pre-packaged policies for WAN optimization (BIG-IP WebAccelerator) and Web application firewall (BIG-IP Application Security Manager) make configuration even easier.
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