How to get a F5 BIG-IP VE Developer Lab License

ALLCON:

I spoke with Dustin Purkey today. He is going to work two avenues to see if we can gain traction on support for this subject within F5.

Me? I reached out to a few handfuls of F5 Resellers and inquired as to whether or not they would like to sell F5 lab licenses and service agreements to individuals. Please see below for details.

Find a Reseller:  

https://f5.com/partners/find-a-partner?res=1&type=Value%20Added%20Reseller&country=United%20States

Today, I e-mailed the following companies:  

App Delivery Works

World Wide Technologies

Carahsoft

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Accudata Systems - HQ

Access IT Group

CompuCom - HQ

Blue Chip Tek (not happy with these guys as I couldn't submit the form unless I optned in to receiving spam mail from them. They should know better than to treat potential customers this way.)

Bed Roc

AugustSchell

Adapture

Iron Bow Technologies

Datec Inc.

Logicalis

Layer 3 Communications

LaSalle Solutions

Nexum, Inc.

One Technology Corporation

My e-mails identified the need (F5 lab licenses and continuing support agreements for individuals), noted that F5 stated that any F5 reseller is able to sell the lab licenses, asked if the companies would like to sell the lab licenses to individuals, and, if so, that the companies provide one or more points of contact (name, e-mail address, and phone number) and that they inform such POCs to expect to be contacted by individuals whom wish to purchase the lab licenses.