In the latest episode of the ZKast podcast, F5’s Chief Product and Corporate Marketing Officer, John Maddison, joins ZK Research’s Zeus Kerravala to discuss the power and evolution of the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP).

John Maddison outlines how ADSP is designed to simplify complexity across hybrid and AI-driven environments, with new features like the F5 AI Assistant and iRules code generation to help teams work faster and more intelligently. The conversation also touches on findings from F5’s 10th annual State of Application Strategy Report, highlighting the growing complexity of hybrid multicloud environments and the rapid shift toward AI-enabled operations.

Mr. Maddison explains how AI is transforming both F5’s products and its customers’ application strategies, and details new initiatives in AI infrastructure protection, data leakage prevention, and ecosystem partnerships such as with MinIO. The discussion emphasizes that as AI adoption accelerates, F5 remains focused on delivering high-performance, secure application experiences worldwide – blending software, hardware, and AI innovation to meet the demands of modern enterprises.