Chicago in August is known for film and food festivals, music events and many more fun stuff.  And this fall season, we have the F5 Agility event further adding a sizzle to the conference scene at the Hilton Chicago. From a Cisco standpoint, F5 Agility 2017 prominently features Cisco ACI and Tetration Analytics joint solutions with F5, so join us at the event to learn about the future of application delivery, share best-practices with influential decision-makers, connect with technology leaders, and have some fun at the Agility closing gala at the House of Blues.

During July 31 -Aug 3, we are going tohear F5's leaders, customers, and partners share how the latest solutions from F5 are transforming what's possible for today's organizations. In about three years, CiscoACI, Tetration Analyticsand F5 partnership has demonstrated significant success in our joint solution momentum and customer adoption. I am pleased to invite you all to attend this premier industry event and get insights on howF5 and Cisco are bringing the power of cloud, security, data centers, converged systems, and as-a-Service together to enable fast, efficient, and secure application delivery in today's challenging hybrid environments.

First things first -What's new in 2017:

• Increased hands-on lab offering by Cisco & F5
• Broader technology topics that go beyond F5 products
• Increased technical community access in F5 Lounge

This year we have a galaxy of accomplished keynote speakers. F5's CEO Francois Locoh-Donou kick-starts the event with his keynote. Following Francois on keynotes include Tech futurist Pablos Holman, Gigaom research analyst David Linthicum, Emmy nominated and self-professed wonderjunkie Jason Silva, F5's EVP of Worldwide Sales, John DiLullo, F5 Calvin Rowland, SVP of Business development at F5, and many more.

Cisco Technical Breakouts:

And now let's segue to Cisco Sponsor breakouts. Cisco a Platinum sponsor, has a big presence this year at F5 Agility with technical breakouts, hands-on Lab sessions and world of solution demos. Cisco ACI Expert and Product Manager Ahmed Dessouki and F5's Vincent Ng are co-hosting a breakout session titled "Tetration Analytics and F5 Cloud Technologies" Aug 2, 2.10 PM local time.  What's unique about this Breakout Session?  They will talk about how the joint integrated solution brings unprecedented value to customers in the emerging analytics