Case Study: University of Technology Sydney achieves consolidated, secure, and more efficient IT services with F5 Networks

University of Technology Sydney Consolidates IT Services to Increase Efficiency and Security with F5

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) faced a fragmented, aging IT environment — siloed load balancers, WAF and VPN from multiple vendors that impaired scalability, availability and web application security and delivered a poor user experience. To consolidate and modernize its infrastructure and secure user access ahead of a data‑centre refresh, UTS engaged F5 Networks and its BIG‑IP family of services.

F5 Networks deployed an integrated BIG‑IP platform (LTM, GTM/DNS, ASM, APM, AFM and vCMP), worked with UTS to test the environment and migrated 150 applications via a DNS cutover. The consolidation produced continuous high availability with near‑instant geo‑redundant failover, centralized remote access and access control, strengthened WAF/DDoS protection, and reduced the number of products, maintenance and support overhead — improving user experience, infrastructure efficiency and overall security posture.

University of Technology Sydney

Steve McEwan

IT Technical Services Manager