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The state of AI delivery and security in 2026: Implications for app infrastructures
Data from the F5 2026 State of Application Strategy Report indicate that 78% of organizations are managing distributed inferencing services across an average of seven different AI models. This distributed AI landscape
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Distributed inferencing has arrived
Data from the F5 2026 State of Application Strategy Report indicate that 78% of organizations are managing distributed inferencing services across an average of seven different AI models. This distributed AI landscape turns questions such as cost-aware model selection, routing, and input security into runtime concerns.
The systems and control points decision makers choose today will determine how well their organizations deliver, protect, and scale AI apps into the future. Download the ebook to learn more.
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