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F5 Distributed Cloud DNS Load Balancer vs. Riverbed SteelHead Interceptor

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    F5 Distributed Cloud DNS Load Balancer

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AF5’s cloud-based, intelligent DNS with global server load balancing (GSLB) directs application traffic across environments globally, performs health checks, and automates responses to activities and events to maintain high performance among apps.N/A

    Riverbed SteelHead Interceptor

    N/AN/ASteelHead Interceptor is a load balancing solution designed to enable customers to scale optimization solutions to support hundreds of thousands of end users across an enterprise, as well as very high bandwidth connections into the data center.N/A
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    F5 BIG-IP
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Usability
    8.3
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    F5
    For small scall env and lower bandwidth apps. Require more on high workloads and additional bandwidth of sustainability. Virtual appliance are most flexible for environment who requires on-prem solutions. Look for flexible subscription and continuous support on various enhancements
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    • Routing
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    • Robust
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    F5
    • Virtualization
    • Flexible subscriptions
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    Usability
    F5
    I gave F5 Distributed Cloud DNS Load Balancer this usability rating because I think F5 Distributed Cloud DNS Load Balancer Review is intuitively designed.
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • The impact F5 Distributed Cloud DNS Load Balancer has on our organization's overall business objectives is that F5 Distributed Cloud DNS Load Balancer is an Instrumental part of our cloud architecture
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