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

Overall Satisfaction with F5 BIG-IP

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Actualmente lo utilizamos como un balanceador en el cual nos ayuda a distribuir las conexiones en multiples servicios. Nos sirve para no sobrecargar el back-end de nuestra infraestructura y podes publicar una misma IP y servicio al resto de los usuarios. No teniendo que preocuparnos redirigiendo todas las conexiones a un mismo equipo.

We currently use it as a load balancer, helping us distribute connections across multiple services. It helps us avoid overloading our infrastructure's back-end and allows us to publish the same IP address and service to other users. We don't have to worry about redirecting all connections to the same computer.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Balanceo
Balancing
Gestion del trafico
Traffic management
Seguridad
Security

Cons

Inteligencia artificial para crear irules
Artificial intelligence to create irules
Observabilidad en una plataforma unificada
Observability in a unified platform
Que traduzca las necesidades del usuario con IA a la programacion necesaria
That translates user needs with AI into the necessary programming

Return on Investment

Retorno de la inversion rapido
Fast return on investment
Velocidad en la publicacion de servicios
Speed in publishing services
Estableces conexiones seguras
You establish secure connections

Usability

Porque el producto cumple con las necesidades que la organizacion y sus clientes requieren de manera efficient, con costos aceptables, posee soporte, es adaptable a la necesidad y permite adaptarse creando automatizaciones las cuales pueden permitir que se realice lo solicitad por un operador cuyo seniority no debe ser senior necesariamente

Because the product meets the needs of the organization and its clients efficiently, with acceptable costs, has support, is adaptable to the need and allows adaptation by creating automations which can allow the request to be carried out by an operator whose seniority does not necessarily have to be senior.

Alternatives Considered

11:11 Solutions for AWS

Porque nos es agnóstico a la tecnología implementada, de esta manera podemos evaluar en un futuro adquirir nuevas tecnologías y no depender de un solo vendor para implementar distintas necesidades que puedan surgir a futuro. Por lo tanto, se puede decir que los productos de F5 nos permiten esta versatilidad y crecimiento a futuro.

Because we're not technology-agnostic, we can evaluate future acquisitions and not rely on a single vendor to implement different needs that may arise in the future. Therefore, we can say that F5 products allow us this versatility and future growth.

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of F5 BIG-IP go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy F5 BIG-IP again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Cisco Meraki Dashboard, Cisco Catalyst Center, F5 NGINX Management Suite

Likelihood to Recommend

Es adecuado en el balanceo de cargas lo que permite no estresar los servidores que se encuentran en el backend y da la posibilidad de poder reducir la multiplicidad de conexiones en caso de que sea necesaria de esta manera un problema de multiples conexiones puede ser detenido antes de que afecte infraestructura critica.

It is suitable for load balancing, which allows not to stress the servers that are in the backend and gives the possibility of being able to reduce the multiplicity of connections if necessary. In this way, a problem of multiple connections can be stopped before it affects critical infrastructure.

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