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Compression isn’t about speed anymore, it’s about the cost of thinking
Industry Trends | 02/02/2026

Compression isn’t about speed anymore, it’s about the cost of thinking

By Lori Mac Vittie

AI,

Application Delivery,

Office of the CTO,

Operations

Architecting for AI: Secure, scalable, multicloud
F5 Ecosystem | 01/20/2026

Architecting for AI: Secure, scalable, multicloud

By Lori Mac Vittie

AI,

Application Delivery,

Security,

Equinix

The efficiency trap: tokens, TOON, and the real availability question
Industry Trends | 01/07/2026

The efficiency trap: tokens, TOON, and the real availability question

By Lori Mac Vittie

AI,

Application Delivery,

Office of the CTO

Multicloud data replication takes a village
F5 Ecosystem | 12/18/2025

Multicloud data replication takes a village

By Lori Mac Vittie

AI,

Application Delivery,

Security,

F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP),

F5 Distributed Cloud Services,

Secure Multicloud Networking

Programmability is the only way control survives at AI scale
Industry Trends | 12/09/2025

Programmability is the only way control survives at AI scale

By Lori Mac Vittie

ADC,

AI,

API,

Application Delivery,

Automation,

Operations,

Office of the CTO

The top five tech trends to watch in 2026
Industry Trends | 12/03/2025

The top five tech trends to watch in 2026

By Lori Mac Vittie
Multicloud chaos ends at the Equinix Edge with F5 Distributed Cloud CE
F5 Ecosystem | 11/24/2025

Multicloud chaos ends at the Equinix Edge with F5 Distributed Cloud CE

By Lori Mac Vittie

API,

Infrastructure,

Observability,

Operations,

Security,

Office of the CTO

How AI inference changes application delivery
Industry Trends | 11/19/2025

How AI inference changes application delivery

By Lori Mac Vittie

AI,

API,

Application Delivery,

Security,

AI app and data delivery,

Office of the CTO,

Observability

The influence of inference: APIs, DPUs, and context chaos
Industry Trends | 11/13/2025

The influence of inference: APIs, DPUs, and context chaos

By Lori Mac Vittie

2025,

Office of the CTO,

AI,

API,

Application Delivery,

Infrastructure,

The State of Application Strategy

AI, inference, and tokens, oh my!
F5 Research | 10/16/2025

AI, inference, and tokens, oh my!

By Lori Mac Vittie

AI

Inference: The most important piece of AI you’re pretending isn’t there
F5 Research | 09/29/2025

Inference: The most important piece of AI you’re pretending isn’t there

By Lori Mac Vittie

Office of the CTO

Extranets aren’t dead; they just need an upgrade
Industry Trends | 09/17/2025

Extranets aren’t dead; they just need an upgrade

By Lori Mac Vittie

Equinix

When the agents walk in, your security model walks out
Industry Trends | 09/03/2025

When the agents walk in, your security model walks out

By Lori Mac Vittie
Managing context windows in AI isn’t magic. It’s architecture.
Industry Trends | 08/27/2025

Managing context windows in AI isn’t magic. It’s architecture.

By Lori Mac Vittie

API,

Application Delivery,

Office of the CTO,

AI

Understanding AI agents: Construction, behavior, and boundary setting
F5 Ecosystem | 08/21/2025

Understanding AI agents: Construction, behavior, and boundary setting

By Lori Mac Vittie

Office of the CTO,

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Classification and the evolution of application delivery
F5 Ecosystem | 08/18/2025

Classification and the evolution of application delivery

By Lori Mac Vittie

Application Delivery,

Office of the CTO

Observability in the age of AI agents
F5 Ecosystem | 08/13/2025

Observability in the age of AI agents

By Lori Mac Vittie

Artificial Intelligence (AI),

Infrastructure,

Office of the CTO

When smart isn’t safe: What my reef tank taught me about AI, automation, and circuit breakers
F5 Ecosystem | 08/05/2025

When smart isn’t safe: What my reef tank taught me about AI, automation, and circuit breakers

By Lori Mac Vittie

2025

When Complexity Becomes the Enemy: How Operational Workflow Sprawl Threatens Performance and Delivery
F5 Ecosystem | 07/30/2025

When Complexity Becomes the Enemy: How Operational Workflow Sprawl Threatens Performance and Delivery

By Lori Mac Vittie

API,

Office of the CTO,

Operations,

Automation,

Infrastructure,

2025

Context Is the New Perimeter: Governing AI Agents with Programmable Application Delivery
F5 Ecosystem | 07/22/2025

Context Is the New Perimeter: Governing AI Agents with Programmable Application Delivery

By Lori Mac Vittie

Application Delivery,

Office of the CTO,

Automation,

Operations,

2025

The State of AI Readiness: Moving from Ambition to Architecture
F5 Ecosystem | 07/14/2025

The State of AI Readiness: Moving from Ambition to Architecture

By Lori Mac Vittie

Office of the CTO,

2025

AI Agents Moving Decision-Making Up the Stack
F5 Ecosystem | 07/10/2025

AI Agents Moving Decision-Making Up the Stack

By Lori Mac Vittie

Office of the CTO,

2025,

Automation,

Infrastructure,

Operations

MCP Actually Does Introduce New Risks. Are you ready?
F5 Ecosystem | 07/02/2025

MCP Actually Does Introduce New Risks. Are you ready?

By Lori Mac Vittie

Office of the CTO,

2025,

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Goodbye Consoles, Hello Agents: The AI Revolution in Management
F5 Ecosystem | 06/25/2025

Goodbye Consoles, Hello Agents: The AI Revolution in Management

By Lori Mac Vittie

Office of the CTO,

2025

Rapid Response, Custom Control: The Power of Programmability
F5 Ecosystem | 06/17/2025

Rapid Response, Custom Control: The Power of Programmability

By Lori Mac Vittie

Office of the CTO,

2024,

Programmability

The New Bot War: Everyone You Know Might Be Fake
F5 Ecosystem | 05/13/2025

The New Bot War: Everyone You Know Might Be Fake

By Lori Mac Vittie

Office of the CTO,

2024

SOAS 2025: Misalignment Means Mediocrity
F5 Ecosystem | 05/13/2025

SOAS 2025: Misalignment Means Mediocrity

By Lori Mac Vittie

Automation,

Office of the CTO,

Artificial Intelligence (AI),

2025,

Application Security,

Application Delivery

WAAP Evolution: From ‘Web App and API’ to ‘Web, API, and AI’ Protection
F5 Ecosystem | 04/29/2025

WAAP Evolution: From ‘Web App and API’ to ‘Web, API, and AI’ Protection

By Lori Mac Vittie

Office of the CTO,

2024,

Distributed Cloud WAAP,

Security,

Web Application & API Protection

All Eyes on Automation
F5 Ecosystem | 04/03/2025

All Eyes on Automation

By Lori Mac Vittie

Automation,

Office of the CTO,

Artificial Intelligence (AI),

2025

AI Agents vs. Agentic AI: Understanding the Difference
F5 Ecosystem | 03/24/2025

AI Agents vs. Agentic AI: Understanding the Difference

By Lori Mac Vittie

Application Delivery,

Automation,

Office of the CTO,

Operations,

Artificial Intelligence (AI),

2025

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