Blog posts by Hunter Smit

Senior Manager, Product Marketing | F5

Blog posts written by Hunter Smit(12)

Building F5 BIG-IP to speak S3-compatible storage
F5 Ecosystem | 06/18/2026

Building F5 BIG-IP to speak S3-compatible storage

F5 brings native S3 commands and events to BIG-IP iRules, letting storage and security teams easily configure, manage, and enforce S3 policies.

By Tanu Mutreja, Hunter Smit
Enterprise AI needs a better data layer
Industry Trends | 05/19/2026

Enterprise AI needs a better data layer

Learn why reliable data flow, control, and protection matter as much as models and compute. F5 and Dell discuss their technology alliance built for enterprise intelligence projects.

By Hunter Smit, Mark Menger, Adam Robyak
Optimizing AI pipelines by removing bottlenecks in modern workloads
Industry Trends | 12/11/2025

Optimizing AI pipelines by removing bottlenecks in modern workloads

As AI workloads scale, organizations are discovering slowdowns that come from the upstream data pipeline that feeds the AI model. Here's how F5 BIG-IP can help.

By Hunter Smit
The Next Phase of Enterprise Agility Demands Seamless AI Multicloud Networking
F5 Ecosystem | 07/17/2025

The Next Phase of Enterprise Agility Demands Seamless AI Multicloud Networking

Discover how unified AI multicloud networking can streamline operations, enhance security, and drive enterprise agility across distributed AI workloads.

By Hunter Smit
F5 AI Assistant Expands with iRules Code Generation for BIG-IP Programmability
F5 Ecosystem | 07/15/2025

F5 AI Assistant Expands with iRules Code Generation for BIG-IP Programmability

F5 brings together our AI assistants across the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform and introduces iRules code generation for BIG-IP. Read to see how this simplifies operations for customers...

By Hunter Smit
F5 Named a Leader in 2025 CRN AI 100 for Data Center and Edge Networking
F5 Ecosystem | 04/08/2025

F5 Named a Leader in 2025 CRN AI 100 for Data Center and Edge Networking

F5 has been recognized as a leader in CRN’s AI Top 100 list for 2025 for AI Data Center and Edge Networking. Read on to see why.

By Hunter Smit
Introducing the AI Assistant for F5 NGINX One
NGINX | 02/26/2025

Introducing the AI Assistant for F5 NGINX One

Discover how the AI assistant for the F5 NGINX One Console simplifies app delivery and security with real-time, context-aware guidance for teams managing NGINX instances.

By Hunter Smit
The Power and Meaning of the NVIDIA BlueField DPU for AI Factories
F5 Ecosystem | 12/11/2024

The Power and Meaning of the NVIDIA BlueField DPU for AI Factories

Traditional computing has long focused on CPUs and GPUs. DPUs have emerged as a third pillar of computing. Read how DPUs are changing the game for AI factories.

By Hunter Smit
Introducing the AI Assistant for F5 Distributed Cloud Services
F5 Ecosystem | 12/06/2024

Introducing the AI Assistant for F5 Distributed Cloud Services

F5 has released an AI assistant to help you scale, secure, and deliver distributed applications and APIs across hybrid, multicloud environments. Find out more.

By Hunter Smit
What Is an AI Factory?
F5 Ecosystem | 10/11/2024

What Is an AI Factory?

Learn what an AI factory is, why it matters, and the seven building blocks needed to deploy AI at scale.

By Hunter Smit
Unlocking the Magic of AI using RAG with F5 and NetApp
F5 Ecosystem | 09/24/2024

Unlocking the Magic of AI using RAG with F5 and NetApp

F5 is collaborating with NetApp to overcome the challenges of implementing retrieval augmented generation (RAG) across a hybrid, multicloud environment.

By Hunter Smit
Unmasking Cybercrime Threats During Back-to-School Shopping with Web Application and API Protection
F5 Ecosystem | 08/25/2023

Unmasking Cybercrime Threats During Back-to-School Shopping with Web Application and API Protection

Back-to-school scams, like phishing or fraudulent bot-driven transactions, require aggressive approaches to safeguard the digital world.

By Hunter Smit
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