SSL offloading and other functions that greatly reduce workload processing.
February 13, 2024
SSL offloading and other functions that greatly reduce workload processing.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with F5 BIG-IP
I've referred to the BIG-IP as a Swiss army knife. I started using F5 products in 2009 and I still feel that way. From simple load balancing with an L4 profile to complex iRules and polices to solve issues other platforms cannot, it is usually the tool for the job. Often times business units are looking for ways to do "X". While sometimes I don't know if it can or not, the answer is usually that it can.
I have also been able to solve many DNS complexities utilizing BIG-DNS. From globally load balancing data centers to load balancing and health-checking cloud applications, it's always been the tool of choice.
BIG-IP and F5 have been the focal point of my career for nearly 20 years. There are not many modules that I don't have some experience with and I recommend them all highly.
I have also been able to solve many DNS complexities utilizing BIG-DNS. From globally load balancing data centers to load balancing and health-checking cloud applications, it's always been the tool of choice.
BIG-IP and F5 have been the focal point of my career for nearly 20 years. There are not many modules that I don't have some experience with and I recommend them all highly.
- Traffic visibility.
- Flexibility of treating applications uniquely
- Adaptable to most any environment or workload type
- Should be able to go into a pool by clicking on it after opening the Virtual Server
- I feel focus on DNS (GTM) has fallen off. It's still a useful product and has value. I want to see that product kept up.
- F5 support, unfortunately, has fallen off the last several years. It continues that trend. I normally figure it out quicker than support.
- It's provided the flexibility of solving unique problems for unique apps.
- F5 impact is really not describable. Without it, there would be a dozen technologies between client and back end to accomplish what one tool does
XC is great but the price was well beyond what we could do. Our security team really wanted to utilize this and loved what they saw until the quote. It's a great product but I do feel the UI could use some intuitive work.
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