The image above might convey the idea that LTM or WAF or any of the other modules are single containers, but that's just shown that way for brevity. Also, the product modules are no longer either completely integrated in TMM or plugins to TMM, but rather, isolated to their own container structures. With BIG-IP, the separation of duties is more explicit and intentionally designed to scale on the control plane. With TMOS, the data plane and control plane compete for resources as it's one big system. That the traffic management microkernel (TMM) is still grokking like a boss all these years later is a testament to that early innovation! So whereas TMOS as a system is winding down, it's heart, TMM, will go on (cue sappy Celine Dion ditty in 3, 2, 1.) Let's take a look at what was and what is. BIG-IP and BIG-IP Next Conceptually - A ComparisonīIG-IP has been around since before the turn of the century (which is almost old enough to rent a car here in the United States) and this year marks the 20 year anniversary of TMOS. So with all that said, will you come on the journey with me? In this first of many articles to come from me this year, I'll cover the high-level basics of what is so next about BIG-IP Next, and in future entries we'll be digging into the tech and learning together. And there are a crap-ton (thank you Mark Rober!) of improvements that once we all make it through the early stages, we'll embrace and wonder why we were even scared in the first place. It's going to be different in a lot of ways, but it's going to be great. So any time something new, or in our case "Next" comes around, there's risk and fear involved personally. I got to attend four of the events and discuss with so many fantastic community members what's old, what's new, what's borrowed, what's blue.no wait-this is no wedding!īut for those of us who've been around the block with BIG-IP for a while, if not married to the tech, we definitely have a relationship with it, for better and worse, right? And that's earned. ![]() ![]() BIG-IP Next LTM and BIG-IP Next WAF hit general availability back in October, and we hit the road for a tour around North America for its arrival party! Those who attended one of our F5 Academy sessions got a deep-dive presentation into BIG-IP Next conceptually, and then a lab session to work through migrating workloads and deploying them.
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