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F5 decided to buy NGINX after coming within weeks of unveiling a competing cloud application-management product

As 2019 began at F5 Networks, the company was working on two separate projects that would change the course of… Read More

F5 Networks paying $670M to acquire NGINX, a web server that runs a big chunk of the internet

F5 Networks says it is acquiring NGINX, one of the most popular web servers on the internet today, for $670… Read More

Tech Moves: Leafly hires Amazon Prime Video vet as CEO; Former F5 CEO joins ExtraHop Board

Marijuana review and discovery platform Leafly has a new CEO in Tim Leslie, who was previously VP of Amazon Prime… Read More

F5 Networks’ first fiscal quarter revenue comes in lighter than expected

The ongoing transition of F5 Networks from a hardware to a software company continues to drag on its growth. For… Read More

Working Geek: F5’s Kara Sprague sees a maddening gulf between tech and government

Kara Sprague’s dad was an attorney and her first choice for college was Harvard University, leading to a career in law.… Read More

Tech apprenticeship program Apprenti graduates its 1st class, sending workers to Microsoft, Amazon and others

Tyler Walser needed a new direction. A born and bred Seattleite, Walser’s studies and career have taken him to a… Read More

F5 delivers full-year revenue and EPS growth at or ahead of earlier projections during transitional year

F5 Networks started out the calendar year by warning investors that revenue growth would be fairly slow as it continues… Read More

F5 Networks CEO gives riveting talk on cashews, hummingbirds and the value of self-worth

Francois Locoh-Donou has a different perspective than a lot of CEOs do. An immigrant from Togo who came to the… Read More

Working Geek: F5’s security chief Mike Convertino fights weaponized ‘fear, uncertainty and doubt’

Mike Convertino was not surprised by Russia’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. election through its weaponization of social media, allowing… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon Studios film head leaves; Nextdoor CEO steps down; and more

In a tumultuous year for Amazon Studios, Amazon’s motion picture and video division, head of film Jason Roppell has stepped… Read More

F5 Networks cutting 230 jobs, 5 percent of workforce, as it continues cloud transition

F5 Networks announced a round of job cuts Wednesday as part of its third quarter earnings, as it continues to… Read More

F5 Networks bests Wall Street expectations, posting $542M in revenue amid cloud shift

F5 Networks beat Wall Street expectations for its third quarter as the company continues to transition its business to focus… Read More

Tech Moves: F5 hires information security executive; DomainTools hires to expand globally; and more

Seattle-based security technology company F5 Networks hired Mary Gardner, a veteran information security executive, to be its new chief information… Read More

Tech Moves: Suzi LeVine leading Wash. state workforce education; Diversity specialist joins uniquelyHR; and more

Washington Governor Jay Inslee appointed Suzi LeVine, a former ambassador and tech executive, to serve as the commissioner of the… Read More

While growth remains slow, F5 Q2 earnings beat expectations amid software-focused turnaround

F5 Networks told Wall Street analysts earlier this year that it expects slow revenue growth as it shifts its business… Read More

F5 Networks projects single-digit revenue growth for the next several years amid software transition, sending its stock down 5 percent

A revamped F5 Networks executive team made its pitch to Wall Street investors in New York Thursday, hoping to convince… Read More

F5 adds four new senior executives and beats Wall Street earnings expectations

After a rough year, F5 Networks got off to a good start Wednesday, reporting earnings that beat Wall Street expectations… Read More

WTIA’s Apprenti program is turning out skilled tech workers by the dozens, with no tuition costs

Roscoe Bass could easily have been passed over by the technology industry. “I don’t have much history in tech,” said… Read More

Tech Moves: Spin bike-share service hires Seattle transportation official; F5 CMO stepping down; and more

Kyle Rowe is very into bikes. He spent the past four years in the Seattle Department of Transportation working on… Read More

F5 Networks tops Q4 estimates after cutting costs, but revenue outlook disappoints investors

Seattle’s F5 Networks ended its 2017 fiscal year on an up note, posting revenue and net income that exceeded analyst… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Oracle exec joins F5 as EVP of global services; Meet Blue Origin’s new CEO; and more

F5 Networks announced in July that its longtime chief operations officer Edward Julian Eames is retiring at the end of… Read More

After weak start to the year, layoffs hit F5 Networks

F5 Networks laid off a number of people across the company this week, GeekWire has learned, after two straight disappointing… Read More

Lessons from Togo: What F5’s new CEO learned about business and life growing up in Africa

Francois Locoh-Donou knows what it is like to be an outsider. The son of a black father and a white… Read More

Amazon poised to lease iconic new Seattle office tower, dramatically expanding footprint again

Amazon is close to locking down one of the most high-profile office projects in the Seattle region, indicating that it… Read More

F5 third-quarter revenue comes in lighter than expected as customers ponder the cloud

F5 Networks missed third-quarter revenue expectations by a sizable margin, as slower demand outside the U.S. and customer hesitation around… Read More

Is tech squeezing out Seattle artists? Not this sculptor, whose work fits into new urban landscape

There’s plenty of talk about what Seattle’s seemingly all-enveloping technology industry is doing to affordability, diversity and the culture of… Read More

How F5 Networks emerged from behind the scenes to claim an iconic new Seattle skyscraper

This week, F5 Networks signed the biggest office lease of the year in Seattle, in a striking new skyscraper under construction… Read More

F5 Networks will move HQ to glitzy new Seattle skyscraper, to be called ‘F5 Tower’

Updated below with financial terms of the lease. F5 Networks has leased all of the office space in an eye-catching skyscraper under… Read More

F5 Networks disappoints investors with modest gains in quarterly revenue and net income

F5 Networks reported gains in revenue and net income for its second quarter Wednesday, but fell short of expected targets,… Read More

F5 Networks names new CEO; McAdam set to retire again

Capping a year-long search, Seattle’s F5 Networks today announced that Francois Locoh-Donou, an engineer and former top network-technology executive, will… Read More