"Obviously with companies like DiData, IBM, and HP, we work with them on security, of course, but it's in that second tier of partners, Netsolutions; people like that tend to spring to mind," Hansen said.

"Our message to the partner community is that if you have got a security practice, we would love to talk to you."

Rounding off the F5 roadmap, Hansen said that the company has been and will continue to dedicate resources in tackling the mid-market and commercial. This involves a separate segmented workforce dedicated to the verticals. Thus far, headcount has been added inside sales, and the vendor's go-to-market has been organised to spread its value proposition to the lower tier without distracting its larger business.