F5 introduces New ARX Platforms

F5 Networks has announced new hardware platforms for F5 ARX file virtualization solutions. With the introduction of the ARX1500 and ARX2500 appliances, the ARX product line continues to offer compelling performance capabilities for enterprise organizations. Specifically, the new platforms provide small and mid-sized enterprises with advanced data management capabilities at attractive price points, along with superior scalability and performance levels.

"In today's rapidly-digitizing economy, small- and mid-sized enterprises are dealing with exploding amounts of digital content and a growing range of data management challenges," said Richard Villars, VP of Storage and IT Executive Strategies at IDC. "Solutions like F5's new ARX products take advantage of advanced file virtualization to help IT teams boost the performance and reduce the administrative burden of their file-based storage assets."

ARX devices also enable IT administrators to automate labour-intensive processes for common data management tasks, including scaling storage infrastructures or performing data migrations. In addition, IT teams can implement a policy-based approach to data management, meaning that standard tasks can be configured, automated, and tailored in accordance with individual organizations' storage needs.

"The combination of scale, performance, and price in the new hardware platforms will enable an expanded class of enterprises to leverage the data management benefits of file virtualization," said Anil Pochiraju, MD, F5 Networks India. "ARX continues to be the industry's only solution that provides true data mobility and automated data management policies for heterogeneous storage environments, and we're excited to bring these new products to market."