Name: BIG-IP DNS Load Balancing Introduction
Uploaded: 2017-05-03T11:00:01.000Z
Duration: 9 min 2 s
Description: F5 DevCentral's Jason Rahm introduces the overall strategy of BIG-IP DNS load balancing, and how it differs from BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM).

Question 1

What is F5 BIG-IP DNS?

Accepted Answer

F5 BIG-IP DNS (formerly BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager) secures DNS infrastructure.

Question 2

What are F5 BIG-IP DNS's top competitors?

Accepted Answer

Akamai Edge DNS, BlueCat Edge, and NetScaler are common alternatives for F5 BIG-IP DNS.

Question 3

What is F5 BIG-IP DNS's best feature?

Accepted Answer

Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 8.3.

Question 4

Who uses F5 BIG-IP DNS?

Accepted Answer

The most common users of F5 BIG-IP DNS are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).