F5 BIGIP NEXT for Kubernetes on NVIDIA BlueField3 DPU — Monthly

Protect and optimize containerized applications by moving high‑performance traffic management and firewall inspection onto the DPU. BIGIP NEXT for Kubernetes runs inline on NVIDIA BlueField3, applying AI-driven classification to reduce false positives and enforce consistent security policies at the pod and node level. Delivered as a monthly subscription with 24x7 support, this offering offloads CPU-bound inspection to the DPU to preserve host resources, lower latency for east‑west traffic, and centralize policy orchestration with native Kubernetes integration. Choose this subscription when you need deterministic throughput for high‑session microservices, operational visibility into encrypted east‑west flows, and a support contract that aligns with 24x7 production SLAs. This package is focused software licensing and support — hardware and BlueField3 platform must be procured separately.