Case Study: The unbelievable Machine Company achieves high-performance, secure cloud services with F5 Networks

The unbelievable Machine Company Improves Performance and Security for Its Cloud Services with F5

The unbelievable Machine Company, a Berlin‑based cloud provider and big data specialist, faced rapid traffic growth, greater security risks, and rising customer demands for high‑performance, compliant managed services. To address these challenges it chose F5 Networks and its BIG‑IP portfolio—specifically BIG‑IP APM, BIG‑IP ASM and BIG‑IP LTM—citing software quality, a user‑friendly interface, and efficient device manageability.

F5 Networks implemented a mix of BIG‑IP appliances (3600, 2900, 2000, 4000), ASM, APM and LTM, plus iRules and DNS/MySQL load balancing to centralize traffic control, automate processes and strengthen application security. The deployment—now nearly ten appliance clusters—delivered measurable impact: high availability and PCI DSS Level 1 compliance for payment workloads, performance up to ~20 Gbps and the ability to handle peaks such as 60,000 simultaneous requests per second, while simplifying management and scaling.

The unbelievable Machine Company

Mario Apitz

Director of Operations