Item: F5 BIG-IP
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We load balance and secure multiple applications both internally and externally. F5 BIG-IP allows us to secure and scale our environment. We use the application firewall, WAF, and load-balancing services. we accelerate performance with the F5 platform by terminating TLS on the F5 instead of on the application servers. we use the f5 platform to maintain persistence for our web applications and maintain high availability for our webservers and data centers.

Pros and Cons

server load balancing
ssl/tls acceleration
WAF
AFM

pool and pool member tracking reporting

Return on Investment

vital to our service offering
scale hundreds of application servers using the platform
we make intelligent load balancing decisions

Key Insights

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

Not sure

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?

Would you buy F5 BIG-IP again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)

Likelihood to Recommend

F5 BIG-IP is great for local and global load balancing, performance improvement and security. The platform is very fast we use it to accelerate application performance and maintain high availability.

F5 BIG-IP for Load Balancing

Overall Satisfaction with F5 BIG-IP