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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AF5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect is a solution used to more easily and securely network across public clouds, hybrid clouds, and edge sites via an agile SaaS-based service. Users can rapidly connect instances deployed across multiple cloud regions and/or different cloud providers using Distributed Cloud Network Connect and its automated provisioning, integrated service stack, and end-to-end visibility. Cloud instances will be connected in minutes and always visible for rapid troubleshooting.N/A

    Lumen Cloud Connect

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ALumen Cloud Connect (replacing the former CenturyLink® Cloud Connect) delivers virtualized networking functionality to public and private clouds — Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and many other leading public and private cloud environments. Its Wavelength, Carrier Ethernet and IP VPN connectivity options meet today’s hybrid cloud business requirements. Available dynamic SDN-based controls can provide a network experience that matches…N/A
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    F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectLumen Cloud Connect
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectLumen Cloud Connect
    Considered Both Products
    F5
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    Lumen Technologies
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    41 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    90%
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    User Ratings
    F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectLumen Cloud Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (42 ratings)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
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    Performance
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.0
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    Ease of integration
    8.7
    (25 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    F5 Distributed Cloud Network ConnectLumen Cloud Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    F5
    I would recommend this if you have many cross-platform services across multiple cloud providers and don't want to manage and update them manually. For a simple setup, use a site-to-site VPN, but if you have multiple apps, this will reduce complexity. Moreover, they have their own fiber network worldwide to avoid latency.
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    Lumen Technologies
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    Pros
    F5
    • No manual VPN configuration, static routes, or BGP routing table is needed. You only need to install their Customer Edge tool.
    • If there is some security incident in one account, second account remains protected.
    • Environment level segregation like Production, Stagging, development.
    • Set up a secure, encrypted tunnel across multiple cloud platforms for communication between them.
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    Lumen Technologies
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    Cons
    F5
    • The support model needs a quite a bit of work. I personally have experienced an outage on the platform. due to mis-configureation Although the outage was due to engineer error it took over 2 hours before we were able to speak to an engineer
    • Proxy v2 protocol to allow our organization to capture and view the source IP address
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    Lumen Technologies
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    Architectural change with a focus on multi-cloud
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    Lumen Technologies
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    Performance
    F5
    Make quick connections between instances that are spread across several cloud regions and/or providers by utilizing Distributed Cloud Network Connect, which offers end-to-end visibility, automatic provisioning, and an integrated service stack. Cloud instances are connected in minutes and always visible for rapid troubleshooting for all clients which makes it easy to manage.
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    Lumen Technologies
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    Support Rating
    F5
    Comunidadesdade ativa, e suporte qualificado.
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    Lumen Technologies
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    Alternatives Considered
    F5
    Aviatrix operates like a slightly different version of XC. Mostly it relies on routing, where cloud connect takes a whole stack into consideration. Not sure if XC can fully replace Aviatrix, but after a couple of implementations, it may become apparent. There are similar routing features in both. XC has more overall features.
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    Lumen Technologies
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • Remove VPN
    • Reduction of investment in operational support
    • Uptime availability
    • Access to specialized advice and support
    • Eliminar VPN
    • Reducción de inversión en soporte operativo
    • Disponibilidad uptime
    • Acceso a asesoría y soporte especializado
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    Lumen Technologies
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