Extranets Aren't Dead; They Just Need An Upgrade
F5, September 17,2025
How F5 and Equinix are rewriting the playbook for secure partner connectivity.
There was a time when building an extranet felt like performing dark magic with BGP, MPLS, VPN concentrators, and routing rules scribbled on whiteboards like sacred runes. You needed specialized hardware, network wizards, and enough duct tape to qualify as a WAN provider.
And yet-and hold on because this may surprise you-extranets never went away.