Today at AppWorld, F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, announced new integration enablement for Red Hat OpenShift to help enterprises deploy and operate AI security faster in on-premises environments. At the center of this work are certified Red Hat OpenShift Operators for F5 AI Guardrails and F5 AI Red Team, which provide the foundational platform integration required for secure AI deployments. Building on that foundation, F5 is also delivering AI quickstarts that leverage Red Hat's established quickstart framework, giving customers a faster path from proof-of-concept to production.

F5's Red Hat OpenShift Operators serve as the keystone for these deployments, enabling organizations to integrate AI security directly into their environments using familiar, Kubernetes-native workflows. Together, the Red Hat OpenShift Operators and AI quickstarts reduce operational complexity, accelerate deployment timelines, and help enterprises apply industry-leading AI security controls with less friction. This work builds on the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP), extending consistent security, governance, and operational controls into AI-driven environments running on enterprise Kubernetes platforms.

While enterprise interest in AI continues to grow, many organizations remain stuck in extended planning and proof-of-concept phases. Skills gaps, operational complexity, and unresolved security questions have slowed the transition from experimentation to production. By relying on certified platform integrations and Red Hat's AI quickstart model, F5 is addressing these challenges with tested, repeatable approaches that lower the barrier to secure AI adoption.

Red Hat OpenShift Operators form the foundation for secure AI deployments

F5's certified Red Hat OpenShift Operators for F5 AI Guardrails and F5 AI Red Team enable organizations to deploy, manage, and update AI security controls directly within Red Hat OpenShift using Kubernetes-native workflows. These Operators can integrate AI security into existing platform operations, reducing operational friction and helping ensure consistent enforcement across environments.

AI quickstarts leverage an established Red Hat deployment model

Building on the certified Red Hat OpenShift Operator foundation, F5 has developed AI quickstarts using Red Hat's established quickstart mechanism. These quickstarts provide validated reference architectures that demonstrate how to deploy and secure AI workloads using F5 technologies in Red Hat OpenShift environments.

The first AI quickstart from F5 is available now through the Red Hat AI quickstart catalog, allowing customers, partners, and practitioners to get hands-on experience with AI security use cases. By using a familiar and trusted Red Hat deployment model, the quickstarts make it easier for customers to adopt industry-leading AI security without designing solutions from scratch.

Red Hat OpenShift is widely adopted as the industry's leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes, particularly in regulated industries where data locality, governance, and operational control are critical. Red Hat OpenShift Operators help reduce operational friction by integrating AI security directly into existing platform operations, enabling consistent enforcement across environments while minimizing deployment complexity.

A collaboration focused on customer outcomes

Together with Red Hat, F5 delivers solutions that are tested, certified, and designed to meet enterprise requirements for reliability, scalability, and security.

"AI adoption is no longer limited by ambition—it's limited by execution," said John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer, F5. "By starting with certified platform integrations and building on Red Hat's proven quickstart model, we're helping customers move past experimentation and into secure, scalable AI deployments that are ready for production."

"Enterprises need a stable, consistent platform to operationalize AI at scale," said Kevin Kennedy, vice president, Global Partner Ecosystem, Red Hat. "We are pleased to collaborate with F5 to deliver certified Red Hat OpenShift Operators and hands-on AI quickstarts to make it easier for customers to deploy and manage AI workloads within the Kubernetes environments they already trust."

Availability

Red Hat OpenShift Operators for F5 AI Guardrails and F5 AI Red Team are available in the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog for customers deploying AI workloads on Red Hat OpenShift. The first F5 and Red Hat AI quickstart is available now through the Red Hat AI quickstart catalog.

Supporting materials

Blog: F5 unveils new tools to accelerate secure enterprise AI with Red Hat
Resource: F5 and Red Hat technology alliance details

About F5

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry's premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)—to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world's largest and most advanced organizations to deliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life.

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F5 Accelerates Enterprise AI Security Deployment With Certified Red Hat OpenShift Operators and Proven AI Quickstarts