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Here we are at the beginning of 2025, and Bill Church, F5's CTO, discusses the company's role in helping federal agencies navigate the complexities of multi-cloud environments and cybersecurity threats.

F5's strength spans the application portfolio of enterprise organizations. This includes application security, enhancement, quick access, improved availability, and even making them secure. It doesn't end there; they also help with encryption and authentication.

Church emphasizes the importance of flexibility and consistency in managing diverse cloud environments.

He highlights the challenges of API discovery, noting that many organizations are unaware of the number of APIs in their systems. F5's tools, like the App Study Tool, help identify and manage these APIs.

Church also discusses using AI and machine learning in F5's solutions for enhanced security and data protection, including an AI gateway for large language models.