{"id":40912,"date":"2024-10-10T08:09:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T07:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/?p=40912"},"modified":"2024-10-10T08:09:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T07:09:38","slug":"idc-marketscape-recognises-f5-as-a-web-application-and-api-protection-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/north-america\/2024\/10\/10\/idc-marketscape-recognises-f5-as-a-web-application-and-api-protection-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"IDC MarketScape recognises F5 as a Web Application and API Protection leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>F5 has been named a Leader in the <em>IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) Enterprise Platforms 2024 Vendor Assessment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IDC MarketScape notes: \u201cF5 has demonstrated a long history of delivering high performance and advanced security capabilities to secure applications and APIs, often through strategic acquisitions of purpose-built point solutions. By combining these point solutions into a single coherent, flexible platform, F5 aids enterprises in their digital transformation journeys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to IDC, the IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market. Through a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria, a vendor\u2019s competitive position and market share is determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn a threat landscape that is constantly changing, businesses of all sizes need a unified, simple to deploy and AI-ready WAAP solution\u201d, said Adam Judd, Senior Vice President for APCJ, F5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe welcome the findings of IDC MarketScape as our customers tell us they appreciate that our unified&nbsp;WAAP solution&nbsp;is deployable across complex hybrid, multicloud environments and is available in various form factors &#8211; including hardware, software, SaaS and as a managed service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evaluated for the vendors\u2019 three-to-five-year strategy as well as the capabilities of current offerings, IDC MarketScape notes: \u201cThe F5 strategic road map&nbsp;addresses AI security needs. GenAI is a new threat vector but also provides customers an opportunity for optimisation such as penetration testing for large language models.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As AI accelerates the growth of applications and the APIs that connect them, F5 brought API code testing and telemetry analysis to&nbsp;F5 Distributed Cloud Services in 2024. IDC MarketScape notes: \u201cThe F5 Distributed Cloud Services support management through APIs or user interface. These flexible options allow teams to support shift left initiatives through integrations with non-security team workflows.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>F5 has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) Enterprise Platforms 2024 Vendor Assessment. IDC MarketScape notes: \u201cF5 has demonstrated a long history of delivering high performance and advanced security capabilities to secure applications and APIs, often through strategic acquisitions of purpose-built point solutions. 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