Item: F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Rating: 8
Author: Doug Spear

Overall Satisfaction with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Primarily for policy management and ingress from the Internet for Citrix clients and MS Exchange

Pros and Cons

Pros

Policy management
federation

Cons

Policy Access module feels outdated
Needs checks and balances between authentication methods and their usage within policy, it can be easily confusing and lots of clicking back and forth

Return on Investment

It's an added layer of protection that helps us secure ingress into the internal network.

Usability

It works and does it's job, but does need refreshing and improved ability to automate

Alternatives Considered

It was already in place when I started my role.

Key Insights

Do you think F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)'s feature set?

Yes

Did F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) again?

Yes

It's got a lot of areas for customization and I like the policy tree of the policy access manager. It's great for securing ingress to an internal environment, however, the policy access manager looks outdated and can be difficult to find the correct variable type.

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