TechFacts: F5 ARX Research Findings

These research findings – or TechFacts – are validated real-world statistics, testimonials, and deployment diagrams sourced directly from verified F5 ARX users. They are grouped according to the value proposition they relate to.

Customer Satisfaction TechFacts

90% Recommend F5 ARX

90% Recommend F5 ARX

90% of surveyed F5 ARX customers would recommend F5 to an IT peer (responding a 5 or higher on a ...

Validated On: 08/19/09, TVID: AF5-06E-8C8

Operational Efficiency & Agility TechFacts

F5 Reduces Storage Administration Time for Media & Entertainment Customer

F5 Reduces Storage Administration Time for Media & Entertainment Customer

A medium enterprise media & entertainment company reduced their storage administration time by 50...

Validated On: 11/10/09, TVID: 19C-E1B-DDB

Storage Administration Time Reduced 25% With F5 ARX

Storage Administration Time Reduced 25% With F5 ARX

A small business health care company reduced their storage administration time by 25% by deployin...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: B80-1B7-19D

F5 ARX Reduces Storage Administration Time

F5 ARX Reduces Storage Administration Time

A medium enterprise architecture firm reduced their storage administration time by 80% by deployi...

Validated On: 02/15/10, TVID: 5F4-4D4-9EF

40% Reduction in Backup Time with F5 ARX

40% Reduction in Backup Time with F5 ARX

A small business retail services company had a backup time of 20 hours before deploying their F5 ...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 692-09B-104

20% Reduction in Administration Time

20% Reduction in Administration Time

A medium enterprise media & entertainment company reduced their storage administration time by 20...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: BDB-A49-453

98% Reduction in Backup Time Reported with F5 ARX

98% Reduction in Backup Time Reported with F5 ARX

A medium enterprise media & entertainment company had a backup time of 56 hours before deploying ...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 3C1-A99-481

Storage Administration Time Savings

Storage Administration Time Savings

50 IT organizations that deployed F5 ARX reduced their storage administration time by an average ...

Validated On: 09/15/09, TVID: 97C-976-0E5

F5 ARX Reduces Storage Admin Time

F5 ARX Reduces Storage Admin Time

A large enterprise media & entertainment company reduced their storage administration time by 50%...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 851-56F-5E6

50% Reduction in Administration Time

50% Reduction in Administration Time

A medium enterprise architecture firm reduced their storage administration time by 50% by deployi...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: DFC-309-1DE

F5 ARX Efficiencies Reported in Storage Administration at Global 500 firm

F5 ARX Efficiencies Reported in Storage Administration at Global 500 firm

A Global 500 transportation services company reduced their storage administration time by 50% by ...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: C65-AA8-A1B

Storage Administration Benefits for Life Sciences Customer

Storage Administration Benefits for Life Sciences Customer

A life sciences foundation reduced their storage administration time by 20% by deploying their F5...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 51B-E68-F14

Performance TechFacts

50% Backup Time Reduction

50% Backup Time Reduction

A medium enterprise architecture firm had a backup time of 48 hours before deploying their F5 ARX...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 7E4-A4D-952

79% Reduction in Backup Time Achieved with F5 ARX

79% Reduction in Backup Time Achieved with F5 ARX

A Global 500 transportation services company had a backup time of 38 hours before deploying their...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 764-3B1-702

Health Care Customer Reports Backup Gains with F5 ARX

Health Care Customer Reports Backup Gains with F5 ARX

A small business health care company had a backup time of 28 hours before deploying their F5 ARX ...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 446-C9F-EC8

ROI & Financial Impact TechFacts

F5 ARX: OPEX Gains Reported by Large Enterprise

F5 ARX: OPEX Gains Reported by Large Enterprise

A large enterprise electronics company reduced its Operating Expenditures (OPEX) costs by 20% by ...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: C45-5B4-936

Storage Budget Reductions and Efficiencies with F5 ARX

Storage Budget Reductions and Efficiencies with F5 ARX

A large enterprise media and entertainment company reduced its overall annual storage budget by 3...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: AE9-88F-E90

F5 ARX Saved $200K CAPEX

F5 ARX Saved $200K CAPEX

A Global 500 pharmaceuticals company saved $200,000 of Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) costs by depl...

Validated On: 08/19/09, TVID: 249-296-E9A

Six Month Payback Period for Retail Services Firm

Six Month Payback Period for Retail Services Firm

A small business retail services company was paid back for its investment in their F5 ARX within ...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: D5B-9BA-F63

Payback Period Data for F5 ARX

Payback Period Data for F5 ARX

A large enterprise media and entertainment company confirms that it was paid back for its investm...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 3EF-845-647

F5 ARX Payback Period

F5 ARX Payback Period

100% of F5 ARX customers surveyed report a payback period of 36 months or less.

Validated On: 09/15/09, TVID: FA5-2E5-272

Customer Shares F5 ARX CAPEX Savings

Customer Shares F5 ARX CAPEX Savings

A large enterprise media & entertainment company reports that it saved $100,000 of Capital Expend...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: EB5-2DD-59F

OPEX Reduction for Global 500 F5 ARX Customer in Transportation Industry

OPEX Reduction for Global 500 F5 ARX Customer in Transportation Industry

A Global 500 transportation services company reduced its Operating Expenditures (OPEX) costs by 3...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: AA2-388-6F2

$100K in CAPEX Savings for F5 ARX Customer

$100K in CAPEX Savings for F5 ARX Customer

A Global 500 transportation services company reports that it saved $100K of Capital Expenditures ...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 844-311-FF4

Storage Budget Benefits Cited with F5 ARX

Storage Budget Benefits Cited with F5 ARX

A Global 500 transportation services company reports that it reduced its overall annual storage b...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 8BD-844-69B

100 TB of Capacity Deferred via F5 ARX Deployment

100 TB of Capacity Deferred via F5 ARX Deployment

A large enterprise electronics company confirmed that it will defer purchasing 100 TBs of storage...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 4E7-703-BF2

Storage Budget Reduced 20% With F5 ARX

Storage Budget Reduced 20% With F5 ARX

A small business health care company reduced its overall annual storage budget by 20% or more thr...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 1D0-491-A23

Storage Purchasing Deferments With F5 ARX

Storage Purchasing Deferments With F5 ARX

22 IT organizations will defer purchasing an average of 15 TBs of storage in the next 12 months b...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: E16-7BB-4B5

CAPEX Savings Confirmed for Enterprise Electronics Firm

CAPEX Savings Confirmed for Enterprise Electronics Firm

A large enterprise electronics company saved $100,000 of Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) costs by de...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 762-477-A72

Two Year or Less Payback for F5 ARX

Two Year or Less Payback for F5 ARX

A large enterprise electronics company was paid back for its investment in their F5 ARX within 24...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: FFD-C23-B68

Storage Budget Reductions with F5 ARX

Storage Budget Reductions with F5 ARX

A large enterprise electronics company reduced its overall annual storage budget by 20% or more t...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: A36-C74-9A7

One Year Deferral of Storage Purchase with F5 ARX

One Year Deferral of Storage Purchase with F5 ARX

A medium enterprise architecture firm will defer purchasing 8 TBs of storage in the next 12 month...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 79B-5E3-A9F

CAPEX Savings Statistic

CAPEX Savings Statistic

54% of IT organizations saved at least $100K of Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) costs by deploying t...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: E10-602-6A7

Improved Storage Utilization

Improved Storage Utilization

A Global 500 transportation services company increased its storage utilization from 50% to 85%, r...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 9F4-972-612

50% OPEX Reduction Confirmed

50% OPEX Reduction Confirmed

A medium-sized enterprise architecture firm stated that it reduced its Operating Expenditure (OPE...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 30E-F37-F91

Customer Details CAPEX Savings with F5 ARX

Customer Details CAPEX Savings with F5 ARX

A medium-sized enterprise architecture firm stated that it saved $750K of Capital Expenditure (CA...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: C7C-8CC-C90

1 Quarter or Less Payback Period Reported with F5 ARX

1 Quarter or Less Payback Period Reported with F5 ARX

A medium-sized enterprise architecture firm was paid back for its investment in their F5 ARX with...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: ED1-D8A-E2B

50% Storage Budget Reduction

50% Storage Budget Reduction

A medium-sized enterprise architecture firm reduced its overall annual storage budget by 50% or m...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: ED0-812-E5F

Payback Period Less Than One Year

Payback Period Less Than One Year

53% of organizations using F5 ARX reported a payback period of 12 months or less.

Validated On: 09/15/09, TVID: F47-715-302

One Year or Less Payback Period Report for F5 ARX

One Year or Less Payback Period Report for F5 ARX

A life sciences foundation was paid back for its investment in their F5 ARX within 12 months or l...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: C35-79A-7CF

F5 Reduces Storage Budget by 30%

F5 Reduces Storage Budget by 30%

A medium enterprise media & entertainment company reduced its overall annual storage budget by 30...

Validated On: 11/10/09, TVID: A7E-C37-0C2

50 TB/12 Month Purchase Deferral for F5 ARX Customer

50 TB/12 Month Purchase Deferral for F5 ARX Customer

A medium enterprise media & entertainment company will defer purchasing 50 TBs of storage in the ...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 120-25C-695

F5 ARX Reduced Storage Budget 10%

F5 ARX Reduced Storage Budget 10%

A Global 500 pharmaceuticals company reduced its overall annual storage budget by 10% or more thr...

Validated On: 08/19/09, TVID: 947-FED-8E8

F5 Reduces Storage CAPEX for Health Care Company

F5 Reduces Storage CAPEX for Health Care Company

A Global 500 health care company saved $300,000 of Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) costs by deployin...

Validated On: 11/13/09, TVID: 77E-CC7-BD9

Media Customer: OPEX Reduced by 20% with F5 ARX

Media Customer: OPEX Reduced by 20% with F5 ARX

A medium enterprise media & entertainment company reduced its Operating Expenditures (OPEX) costs...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 97F-FEC-2A3

$100k in CAPEX Savings Reported

$100k in CAPEX Savings Reported

A medium enterprise media & entertainment company saved $100,000 of Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) ...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 0D2-43F-4DF

Payback Period for S&P 500 Company: 9 Months or Less

Payback Period for S&P 500 Company: 9 Months or Less

A medium enterprise media & entertainment company was paid back for its investment in their F5 AR...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 620-0CD-0CD

S&P 500 Customer Identifies Budget Gains with F5 ARX

S&P 500 Customer Identifies Budget Gains with F5 ARX

A medium enterprise media & entertainment company confirms that it reduced its overall annual sto...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 884-D96-449

Reduced Storage Budgets

Reduced Storage Budgets

52% of IT organizations reduced their overall annual storage budget by an average of 20% or more ...

Validated On: 09/15/09, TVID: 3F9-1DA-708

Health Care Customer Defers Storage Purchases with F5 ARX

Health Care Customer Defers Storage Purchases with F5 ARX

A small business health care company will defer purchasing 10 TBs of storage in the next 12 month...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: CC6-4E4-42B

Annual Storage Budget Reduced by 50%

Annual Storage Budget Reduced by 50%

A medium enterprise architecture firm reduced its overall annual storage budget by 50% or more th...

Validated On: 02/15/10, TVID: 578-CCD-345

F5 ARX Investment Paid Back in 12 Months

F5 ARX Investment Paid Back in 12 Months

A Global 500 pharmaceuticals company was paid back for its investment in their F5 ARX within 12 m...

Validated On: 08/19/09, TVID: 08D-B62-B88

F5 ARX Reduces Storage Budget Over 50%

F5 ARX Reduces Storage Budget Over 50%

A medium enterprise hospitality company reduced its overall annual storage budget by 50% or more ...

Validated On: 08/19/09, TVID: 795-1DE-DBE

F5 ARX Reduced Storage Needs by 20TB

F5 ARX Reduced Storage Needs by 20TB

A Global 500 pharmaceuticals company will defer purchasing 20 TBs of storage in the next 12 month...

Validated On: 08/19/09, TVID: F84-ABE-D77

CAPEX Savings for Retail Firm with F5 ARX

CAPEX Savings for Retail Firm with F5 ARX

A small business retail services company saved $90K of Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) costs by depl...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 584-0AF-D69

System Uptime & Data Availability TechFacts

F5 ARX Reduced Data Migration Time

F5 ARX Reduced Data Migration Time

A small business health care company reduced its data migration time by 50% using their F5 ARX.

Validated On: 08/19/09, TVID: B85-1C4-3DD

Customer Sees F5 ARX Cut Migration Time by 80%

Customer Sees F5 ARX Cut Migration Time by 80%

A medium enterprise media & entertainment company reduced its data migration time by 80% using th...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 2A0-02D-A8B

60% Reduction in Migration Time

60% Reduction in Migration Time

A large enterprise electronics company reduced its data migration time by 60% using their F5 ARX.

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 64E-5E4-D95

85% Reduction in Migration Time Reported with F5 ARX

85% Reduction in Migration Time Reported with F5 ARX

A Global 500 transportation services company confirms that it has reduced its data migration time...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: DBB-F66-D1C

Migration Time Reduction with F5 ARX

Migration Time Reduction with F5 ARX

A small business retail services company reduced its data migration time by 20% using their F5 ARX.

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 491-1A4-E40

Data Migration Time Reduced 50%

Data Migration Time Reduced 50%

A Global 500 pharmaceuticals company reduced its data migration time by 50% using their F5 ARX.

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 0ED-048-BD0

Reduced Data Migration Time

Reduced Data Migration Time

77% of IT organizations reduced their data migration time by 20% or more after deploying their F5...

Validated On: 09/15/09, TVID: 85A-09A-7EC

Saving Backup Time

Saving Backup Time

A Global 500 banking company had a backup time of 34 hours before deploying their F5 ARX and achi...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: 0F4-DD0-DEB

Reduced Data Migration Time

Reduced Data Migration Time

A large enterprise construction company reduced its data migration time by 60% using their F5 ARX.

Validated On: 02/17/10, TVID: B6E-E88-B01

F5 Reduces Migration Time for Media and Entertainment Customer

F5 Reduces Migration Time for Media and Entertainment Customer

A medium enterprise media & entertainment company reduced its data migration time by 90% using th...

Validated On: 11/10/09, TVID: F2C-B06-FDA

F5 ARX Reduces Data Migration Time

F5 ARX Reduces Data Migration Time

A medium enterprise architecture firm confirms that it has reduced its data migration time by 80%...

Validated On: 02/15/10, TVID: 6C9-ADF-F1D

F5 ARX Reduces Backup Time by 89%

F5 ARX Reduces Backup Time by 89%

A medium enterprise architecture firm had a backup time of 72 hours before deploying their F5 ARX...

Validated On: 02/15/10, TVID: C08-584-1C7

F5 ARX Reduces Migration Time for Media and Entertainment Customer

F5 ARX Reduces Migration Time for Media and Entertainment Customer

A large enterprise media & entertainment company reduced its data migration time by 70% using the...

Validated On: 08/20/09, TVID: A48-EA0-364

User Experience TechFacts

The Value of Data Mobility

The Value of Data Mobility

We have abstracted the NAS vendor from the experience of the client. We can now move content fro...

Validated On: 10/12/09, TVID: C44-005-728