Item: F5 BIG-IP
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with F5 BIG-IP

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Big-IP is the standard solution for VPN services and web security enablement in our company. It comes with every device provided to employees and the corporate websites are protected and accessible only visa the VPN. It also blocks access to insecure websites that can potentially acess sensitive enterptise data and identity.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Simple user interface
Less on resource consumption
Easily connect to different locations within corporate network
Always on and automatic user auth via certiticates

Cons

Internet speed not the best on VPN
Cleaner user interface (modern UI components especially in Windows )

Most Important Features

Security
VPN services
Stability and auth control

Return on Investment

Remote work meant that extra layer of security was needed. Big IP clearly helped the company in an easier transition to working from home.
Stable, secure connection to coporate and non coporate websites

Key Insights

Do you think F5 BIG-IP delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with F5 BIG-IP's feature set?

Yes

Did F5 BIG-IP live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of F5 BIG-IP go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy F5 BIG-IP again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Again, protection of enterprise data via VPN solution can be easily achieved with BIG IP. Despite its shortcomings, it has been very reliable as I use it daily to acess the coporate websites and do my work. I can imagine getting frustrated if the connection is not stable . Thankfully, Big IP is a very stable VPN client.

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F5 BIG-IP Review