This IDC Buyer Case Study describes the implementation of F5's BIG-IP products at INTRUST, an innovative and growing regional bank headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. In 2002, INTRUST evaluated products and technologies that would improve the security of its Web servers. The company implemented datacenter Layer 4-7 switch technology from F5 to support these initiatives at its primary and recovery datacenters.

This document provides a detailed examination of INTRUST's evaluation and implementation of F5's BIG-IP product, as well as the IT, network, and application infrastructure at the bank and the IT department's objectives. Specific benefits from this technology deployment are examined and future initiatives are highlighted. End users can use this information to benchmark whether datacenter Layer 4-7 switch technology is applicable within their environments.