F5 intelligence, made operational

See the whole estate.
Act on what matters.

DevStdio brings professional services and BIIP together to give F5 teams a clearer path from estate data to confident action.

F5-focused expertise Practical reporting Flexible engagement
BIIP estate view
Current posture
86/ 100

Operational confidence

Clear next actionsPrioritised across the estate
Configuration92%
Lifecycle78%
Security88%
01 — BIIP

From device detail to
business-ready insight.

A focused F5 management service that turns estate data into clear operational decisions.

BIIPBIG-IP Intelligence & Insight Platform

Unified visibility

Bring devices, configuration posture and lifecycle context into one coherent view.

Risk-led priorities

Translate observations into clear, ranked actions for technical and business owners.

Reporting that travels

Communicate the right level of detail to engineers, managers and stakeholders.

FIELD EDITION

BIIP Lite

A field-ready view for subscribers who need fast, practical access to the essentials.

Subscriber accessMinimal monthly admin fee
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PROPOSED MODULES

The full BIIP suite.

A modular roadmap spanning discovery, assurance, operations and management. Module names and boundaries remain open for refinement.

01
Estate inventory & topology

BIIP Discovery

  • Find BIG-IP devices, modules and managed objects.
  • Map relationships, traffic paths and dependencies.
  • Establish a trusted baseline for every engagement.
02
Configuration assurance

BIIP Audit

  • Review configuration against agreed standards.
  • Surface drift, gaps and operational risk.
  • Produce evidence-led, prioritised findings.
03
Availability & capacity

BIIP Health

  • Track device, service and pool availability.
  • Highlight performance and capacity pressure.
  • Give operators a concise daily health view.
04
Exposure & hardening

BIIP Security

  • Assess security posture and exposed services.
  • Identify hardening and policy opportunities.
  • Translate technical risk into clear actions.
05
TLS lifecycle

BIIP Certificates

  • Inventory certificates, keys and expiry dates.
  • Expose weak settings and ownership gaps.
  • Prevent avoidable certificate-related outages.
06
Versions & supportability

BIIP Lifecycle

  • Track software, hardware and support status.
  • Flag ageing platforms and upgrade dependencies.
  • Turn lifecycle data into an actionable roadmap.
07
Drift & validation

BIIP Change

  • Compare configuration states over time.
  • Connect changes to owners and service impact.
  • Support safer pre- and post-change validation.
08
Technical & executive views

BIIP Reporting

  • Create consistent operational and audit reports.
  • Tailor detail for engineers, owners and leaders.
  • Keep decisions linked to current estate evidence.
09
Repeatable operations

BIIP Automate

  • Standardise repeatable checks and data collection.
  • Orchestrate approved low-risk operational tasks.
  • Reduce manual effort without hiding control.
10
Fleet administration

BIIP Manage

  • Coordinate device ownership and administration.
  • Centralise routine fleet-management workflows.
  • Maintain a clear operating picture across teams.
11
Subscriber field edition

BIIP Lite

  • Put essential BIIP insight in a simpler field view.
  • Support quick checks during remote or on-site work.
  • Available to subscribers for a minimal admin fee.
02 — SERVICES

Specialist help,
shaped around your estate.

Engage DevStdio for a focused piece of work, ongoing oversight or the insight layer that connects both.

01

Professional services

Architecture, delivery, migration and optimisation support across BIG-IP environments.

Planned change with lower operational risk
02

Audits & assurance

Configuration, security, lifecycle and operational reviews aligned to your estate.

Prioritised findings, not a raw data dump
03

Reporting & insight

Decision-ready reporting for technical teams, service owners and leadership.

A shared view of health, risk and action
04

Device management

Practical oversight of inventory, configuration posture, certificates and lifecycle.

Less drift and clearer ownership
03 — HOW WE WORK

Clarity at every step.

We make complex application delivery infrastructure easier to understand, govern and operate.

  1. 01
    Discover

    Understand the estate, pressure points and decisions you need to make.

  2. 02
    Assess

    Collect the right evidence and establish an honest operational baseline.

  3. 03
    Prioritise

    Turn findings into a practical sequence of actions, owners and outcomes.

  4. 04
    Improve

    Deliver, support or track improvements with BIIP keeping the picture current.

04 — START A CONVERSATION

Tell us what needs
a clearer view.

Ask a question, request a quote or outline the F5 challenge you’re working through.

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