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F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) is a technology company that describes itself as a global leader in delivering and securing applications and APIs across on-premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid multicloud environments. The F5 news stream highlights how the company evolves its Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP), BIG-IP, NGINX-based services, and Distributed Cloud Services to address modern application, API, and AI requirements.
Recent news releases feature product launches such as BIG-IP v21.0, which F5 characterizes as its most secure BIG-IP release, built to support AI data delivery and S3 data workflows, and F5 NGINXaaS for Google Cloud, a fully managed, cloud-native application delivery-as-a-service solution developed with Google Cloud. Other announcements cover AI-focused offerings like F5 AI Guardrails and F5 AI Red Team, which the company positions as runtime protection and adversarial testing capabilities for enterprise AI systems.
F5’s news also includes updates on its Distributed Cloud Services for API discovery, threat detection, and bot defense, as well as strategic collaborations with companies such as NetApp and CrowdStrike. These items describe joint efforts to enhance AI data delivery, support post-quantum cryptography scenarios, and embed CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor and OverWatch Threat Hunting into F5 BIG-IP. Investors and technology professionals can also find notices about upcoming earnings releases and participation in financial conferences.
By following FFIV news, readers can monitor how F5 develops its platform strategy, responds to cybersecurity challenges, and expands its partner ecosystem around application delivery, security, and AI-related capabilities. This page aggregates company-issued press releases and related updates for ongoing insight into F5’s activities.
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) will present at the Barclays 2025 Global Technology Conference. The live webcast is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Interested parties can access the live and archived webcast via the Events & Presentations tab in F5’s Investor Relations site at f5.com.
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) on November 19, 2025 launched the Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) Partner Program to build an ecosystem of validated technology partners that extend F5’s platform across hybrid and multicloud environments. The program offers two tiers—Member Partners (self-service resources) and Select Partners (deeper technical alignment and joint go-to-market).
Seven inaugural Select Partners—AppViewX, CrowdStrike, DigiCert, Kasm Technologies, Keyfactor, MazeBolt, and OPSWAT—will integrate solutions for certificate management, PKI, DDoS testing, VDI, file security, and AI-powered threat protection into F5 ADSP.
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) launched BIG-IP v21.0 on November 18, 2025, a major release positioning BIG-IP as an AI-ready application delivery and security layer across hybrid and multicloud environments.
Key product highlights include S3 data storage integrations for high-throughput AI ingestion and retrieval, support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to accelerate AI traffic, and modernized control plane performance for faster configuration and higher throughput. F5 describes this as its most secure BIG-IP release and says CrowdStrike Falcon integration support will arrive by the end of the quarter. F5 encourages customers to plan migrations to adopt the new capabilities.
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) will participate in the 2025 RBC Capital Markets Global Technology, Internet, Media and Telecommunications Conference. The company’s presentation will be webcast live on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 1:20 p.m. ET.
Investors can access the live webcast via the Events & Presentations tab in the Investor Relations section of f5.com or the provided link. An archived version of the webcast will be available on F5’s Investor Relations site after the event.
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) and F5 announced a strategic technology alliance to embed CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor and offer Falcon OverWatch threat hunting on F5 BIG-IP. The integration brings AI-driven detection and managed threat hunting to the network perimeter, extending detection beyond endpoints.
Key rollout details: Falcon Sensor and OverWatch are available for BIG-IP Virtual Edition now, hardware availability is planned by the end of the calendar year, and eligible BIG-IP customers receive complimentary access through October 14, 2026. The companies say over 200 customers already use Falcon for BIG-IP.
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) validated F5 BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes on NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition and BlueField DPUs to accelerate enterprise AI workloads with improved performance, security, and scalability. The integration targets AI factories and LLM routing, claiming a minimum 30% increase in token generation and Time To First Token when powered by NVIDIA BlueField.
The combined stack adds L4–L7 security (firewall, DDoS protection, IPS) and NVIDIA DOCA Argus for real-time threat detection, and is generally available through NVIDIA channel and OEM partners.
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) expanded BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes to run on NVIDIA BlueField-4 DPUs, targeting gigascale AI factories with multi-tenant networking, security, and high-performance traffic management.
The integration claims up to 800 Gb/s speeds and a +30% improvement in token generation capacity, plus reduced latency, optimized GPU utilization via NVIDIA Dynamo and KV Cache Manager, intelligent routing with NVIDIA NIM microservices, granular token governance, and zero-trust segmentation using NVIDIA DOCA Platform Framework.
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) reported Q4 FY2025 revenue of $810M (+8% YoY) and FY2025 revenue of $3.09B (+10% YoY).
Key drivers: systems revenue +42% Q4, software $803M (+9% FY), and services $1.58B (+2% FY). GAAP EPS was $11.80 for FY2025; non-GAAP EPS was $15.81. Q4 non-GAAP EPS was $4.39.
Guidance: FY2026 revenue growth of 0%–4%, FY26 non-GAAP EPS of $14.50–$15.50, and Q1 FY2026 revenue of $730M–$780M. Management cited a recent security incident and expects near-term sales cycle disruption. CEO François Locoh-Donou will become Board Chairman in March 2026.
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced on October 23, 2025 that Michael Montoya will join as Chief Technology Operations Officer, transitioning from the F5 Board where he served since 2021. Montoya will lead enterprise-wide strategy and execution to further embed security across operations as F5 advances a comprehensive security initiative following a security incident disclosed the prior week.
Montoya brings prior roles as CISO at Equinix and Digital Realty, COO at BlueVoyant, senior posts at Microsoft and Mandiant, and industry awards including CSO 50, CIO 100, and a CISO ORBIE.
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) will report its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 financial results on Monday, October 27, 2025 after market close.
The company will host a live webcast for investors and analysts beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET on October 27, 2025. The live webcast and a recorded replay will be available on F5's investor relations events & presentations page. An audio-only dial-in is available at +1 (877) 407-0312 (U.S./Canada) and +1 (201) 389-0899 (international).
Phone replay is available from October 27–28, 2025 at +1 (877) 660-6853 (U.S./Canada) or +1 (201) 612-7415 (outside U.S./Canada) using meeting ID 13756255.