F5 BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes on NVIDIA BlueField3 DPU

Accelerate Kubernetes ingress and service‑level controls by moving L4–L7 processing onto NVIDIA BlueField3 DPUs with BIG‑IP Next for Kubernetes. This lab‑oriented monthly subscription combines F5’s application services with DPU offload to free host CPU cycles, reduce latency, and centralize policy at the infrastructure edge of container platforms. The offering includes 10x5 support to match lab schedules and provide predictable response windows for troubleshooting and testing. Delivered for lab environments and proof‑of‑concepts, this SKUs enables teams to validate DPU‑native traffic steering, eBPF and sidecar alternatives, and integrations with service meshes or ingress controllers without long‑term commitment. Use it to iterate on cluster designs, measure performance gains from offload, and prepare deployment plans for production DPU rollouts.