Services
F5 Professional Services
Professional Services, Consulting, & Support
WorldTech IT delivers enterprise-class Professional Services Consulting & Support across the modern infrastructure stack. We are the recognized leader in F5® Solutions, with active practices spanning Red Hat, Arista, Palo Alto Networks, AI Inferencing, and select point security solutions, helping enterprises modernize, automate, and secure every layer of their infrastructure.
Expertise
F5 Platinum. GUARDIAN authorized. North America Partner of the Year.
Swarm Delivery
Named engineers own your project, the full bench backs them up.
Any Environment
AWS · Azure · GCP · On premise
2 Weeks
From SOW signature to kick off
The bench
Experts for Your Entire Stack
We support all widely deployed BIG-IP® modules, including LTM®, DNS (formerly GTM™), AFM™, APM®, Advanced WAF®, and ASM™, along with the less common ones like SSL Orchestrator® and Secure Web Gateway. We bring that same depth to Red Hat, Arista, and Palo Alto Networks.
LTM
DNS (GTM)
AFM
APM
AWAF (ASM)
SSLO
SWG
Depth across every module
From off loading tactical work, assisting with short timeframe initiatives, or providing deep expertise to address complex projects and transformative initiatives. Our certified engineers complete rigorous internal and external training and hold themselves to the highest standard in every practice we run.
On premise or in any cloud
Whether the work sits in your own data center or in AWS, Azure, and GCP, WorldTech IT brings more experience, more engineering bench, and more focus on the platforms we support than any other consulting company.
Migrations off legacy platforms
Load balancing off Citrix NetScaler, A10 Networks, Cisco CSS and LocalDirector, Avi, and limited cloud load balancers like AWS ELB, Route 53, and Azure Load Balancer. Firewalls off legacy Cisco ASA and Check Point estates. Data center switching off aging hardware. We have run endless migrations off all of those and more.
Consulting
F5 BIG-IP Architecture & Deployment Consulting
Design & Planning
New Environments – Greenfield Deployments
Our architects help you design and plan new environments on premises or in the cloud, whether that is F5 BIG-IP, Palo Alto next-generation firewalls, Arista data center fabric, or Red Hat platform and automation. From small footprints to large scale global programs, WorldTech IT devises the best approach for your specific topology, designing architecture in line with your applications and organizational goals.
Existing Environments – Brownfield Deployments
Integrating new technology into existing production environments takes careful planning and experience. We have integrated into thousands of existing large-scale enterprise environments and can help you develop a phased approach that delivers a successful migration. Our focus on the platforms we support brings a superior level of expertise in identifying opportunities to improve and optimize your architecture.
Implementations & Deployments for Hardware & Virtual Editions
Refreshes
If you are refreshing your F5 hardware devices to the new iSeries, rSeries, VIPRION, or VELOS chassis, or any of the Virtual Editions, or refreshing Palo Alto firewalls and Arista switching, we help you right-size the purchase and handle all the technical work around implementing your new devices.
Environment Migrations
Our migration approach rests on tried and true processes we have refined over the years, drawing on deep technical knowledge of the platforms we support and an extensive lab to ensure success. We know the small nuances and dependencies that make all the difference when migrating critical infrastructure in your environment. We can assist you with:
- Data center migrations and moves
- Migrating on-premises infrastructure to the popular public clouds, including AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Hybrid migrations spanning on-premises data center and cloud deployments
Lifecycle Management – Software Upgrades
Upgrading and downgrading hardware and software can be risky if proper procedures are not followed. Let us apply our proven strategies for successful F5 BIG-IP upgrades to get you to that next level of F5 TMOS software code for Virtual Editions or hardware devices, and to your next target code release on every other platform we support.
Lab Staging
We have a tried and true process around software upgrades: staging your upgrades on matching software and hardware in our lab. This lets us work through any issues and identify the changes necessary for your new code to operate optimally in your environment with your specific configurations. Finding and remedying these issues before implementation makes for a smooth upgrade window.
Back out Strategies
While we perform extensive testing to help ensure success with all upgrades, we always ensure there is a Plan-B. Full back-out strategies and scripts are provided to ensure a smooth cut back if needed with any software upgrade, or any change for that matter.
F5 Engagements
Four ways we work in your environment
F5 BIG-IP Configuration Optimization & Audits
Ensure your environment is running as efficiently and as securely as possible. Studying the surrounding network and picking your configurations apart line-by-line, we’ll provide you with a full analysis and report identifying open risks and opportunities for improving your F5 BIG-IP configurations.
F5 Application Deployment & Optimizations
When deploying new applications, significant consideration needs to be taken around the application resiliency, aka “high-availability”, as well as the security. We’ll work with your application teams to ensure your new application(s) can take advantage of all the features & resiliency F5 BIG-IP offers around application delivery, security, and IAM.
F5 Automation & Orchestration
Get more out of your F5 BIG-IPs and interact with them programmatically utilizing iControl REST APIs in an imperative fashion or their new declarative API AS3. Whether you have a CI/CD pipeline already deployed or need our help deploying your first pipeline and source of truth like GIT or BitBucket, WorldTech IT has DevOps experts that can help you automate redundant F5 tasks and assist with the creation of a decision engine.
We specialize in Ansible and Terraform (as part of our Red Hat services) to automate and orchestrate your F5 BIG-IP environment. iApps® can be an alternative when more modern automation might not be the best fit: they create fillable forms for redundant tasks built right into the F5 GUI.
Need a dashboard for specific application teams depicting their configurations? Maybe you want authorized users to mark Virtual Servers and or pool members up / down? We can do that and much more. Contact us today to see what automation can do for your organization.
F5 Custom Monitor & Scripting Development
Sometimes the pre-built monitors are just not enough to deem application availability. If you have custom applications that need complex monitoring development, let us help you craft a plan for the most intelligent application monitoring possible.
On demand
On-Demand Services – Always-On – Lifecycle Management & Emergency Support
We know fully managed services aren’t always the best fit. In fact, many organizations prefer to maintain direct access to their devices yet still require ongoing F5 Professional Services & support from certified F5 experts, with the ability to request emergency support 24 x 7 x 365. WorldTech IT’s Always-On is the perfect fit for this situation. Many companies realize they don’t need F5 experts on staff when they’re in our Always-On program, as you can rely on the WorldTech IT engineering team as an extension of yours.
All types of work can be run through the Always-On program, all without developing a scope (unless you ask for one, of course). From small requests, full projects, Design & Architecture, on-demand troubleshooting, configuration changes, health-checks & audits, iRule, iControl, iApp, AS3 Development, and much more. Read more about WorldTech IT’s Always-On.
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Hands off
F5 Managed Services
Are you looking for complete hands-off F5 Managed Services? WorldTech IT is the leader in F5 Managed Services and can develop the right sized dedicated solutions that fit your needs. Integration with popular ticketing and change management software is available with direct ticket routing to our support.
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Red Hat Professional Services
Automation, container orchestration, and secure hybrid cloud deployments with OpenShift, Ansible, and RHEL.
Arista Professional Services
High-performance switching, routing, and CloudVision integration for data center and multi-cloud fabrics.
Mimic Professional Services
Advanced ransomware detection, deflection, and recovery for modern enterprise security.
Opswat Professional Services
Zero-trust file transfer, deep content inspection, and critical infrastructure protection.
AI Inferencing & Model Infrastructure Professional Services
Private LLM deployment, GPU orchestration, and performance-tuned inferencing environments.
Questions
Professional Services, answered
What makes WorldTech IT different from F5 Professional Services directly?
WorldTech IT is an F5 Platinum Partner and Guardian Professional Services Partner. We deliver the same level of certified expertise, but with faster response times, tailored project scopes, and flexible engagement models including Always-On support.
Do you only work with existing F5 customers?
No. We frequently help organizations migrating from Citrix ADC, A10, or AWS ELB to F5. Our engineers handle both greenfield deployments and brownfield integrations across on-prem and cloud environments.
Can you manage my F5 devices after the project is done?
Yes. Our Always-On and Managed Services programs provide continuous monitoring, lifecycle management, and 24 × 7 × 365 support, so you can offload operational overhead while maintaining control.
Do you support both BIG-IP and F5 Distributed Cloud (XC)?
Absolutely. We design, deploy, and automate traditional BIG-IP appliances as well as modern F5 Distributed Cloud Services for multi-cloud networking, security, and app delivery.
How do I get started?
You can engage us for a one-time health check, migration assessment, or full project delivery. Contact WorldTech IT to schedule a scoping call and see how our F5-certified architects can help optimize your environment.
