Case Study: Sysmex achieves 99.999% email availability with F5 Networks' BIG-IP LTM

Healthcare Company Achieves 99.999 Percent Availability for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 with F5

Sysmex, a developer of clinical testing devices, needed to ensure uninterrupted email communication across customers, partners, and internal teams and sought a highly available, easy-to-manage Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 deployment. After evaluating options, Sysmex selected F5 Networks’ BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and the F5 Application Ready Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 to meet strict uptime and operational simplicity requirements.

F5 Networks deployed BIG-IP LTM using its Exchange-specific deployment guidance (co-developed with Microsoft), offloaded SSL processing, and centralized traffic management to support Exchange Database Availability Groups. The result: Sysmex achieved five nines (99.999%) email availability with no unplanned downtime, seamless maintenance without user impact, cost-effective consolidation of appliances, and strong vendor support — outcomes Sysmex attributes directly to F5 Networks.

Sysmex

Arthur Braune

Manager of Information Technology