Westcon and F5 Host Two Day Distributed Cloud Workshop for Customers and Partners
On May 20 and 21, 2026, Westcon, in close collaboration with its strategic vendor F5, successfully delivered an exclusive two‑day workshop dedicated to customers and reseller partners, offering a comprehensive and practical exploration of the F5 Distributed Cloud platform. The initiative highlighted the strong partnership between Westcon and F5, combining market expertise with advanced technology to address the growing demand for scalable, secure, and compliant hybrid and multi‑cloud environments.
The first day focused on end customers, providing strategic insight into how organizations can leverage F5 technologies to accelerate digital transformation, strengthen security, and meet evolving regulatory requirements. The second day was tailored specifically for F5 resellers, emphasizing technical enablement, hands‑on labs, and real‑world use cases that support faster deployments and more effective go‑to‑market strategies. This structure ensured that both audiences benefited from targeted, high‑value content aligned with their business and technical priorities, reinforcing the joint value proposition of Westcon and F5 in the market.
Throughout the workshop, participants engaged in a dynamic agenda combining live demonstrations, interactive sessions, and hands‑on labs based on real-world scenarios. F5’s Distributed Cloud capabilities were showcased in practice, demonstrating how organizations can design, deploy, and operate modern multi‑cloud infrastructures with consistency, visibility, and integrated security. Westcon played a key role in enabling partners to adopt and successfully deliver these solutions to their customers.
A strong emphasis was placed on security and compliance, which remain top priorities for both Westcon and F5. Participants explored how F5 Distributed Cloud supports GDPR requirements, including data residency within the EU, lawful cross‑border data transfers, encryption, and traceability. The workshop also addressed emerging regulatory frameworks such as NIS2 and DORA, highlighting how organizations can strengthen their cybersecurity posture and operational resilience through modern architectures.
Advanced application and API protection were central to the discussions. Attendees gained deeper insights into F5’s Web Application and API Protection (WAAP), API Security and Discovery, and Zero Trust approaches. These capabilities, combined with continuous monitoring and incident readiness practices, demonstrated how F5 technology—supported by Westcon—enables comprehensive protection across distributed application environments.
The sessions were delivered by industry experts and their combined expertise brought together deep technical knowledge, real-world implementation experience, and strong market understanding, further strengthening the value of the collaboration.
For reseller partners, the workshop provided clear and actionable value by showcasing how F5 solutions, enabled through Westcon, can expand their portfolios and unlock new business opportunities. Participants explored ways to accelerate customer engagements, deliver modern multi‑cloud architectures, and build recurring revenue streams through advanced cloud security and networking services, aligned with current market demands.
Overall, the event demonstrated Westcon and F5 combined capabilities to support both customers and partners in navigating the complexities of today’s distributed, multi‑cloud landscape and the value of F5 Distributed Cloud as a platform for secure, resilient, scalable, and future‑ready cloud and hybrid infrastructure.
