Item: F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) to load balance between servers OnPrem and sni policy to our apps deployed in the cloud.

Pros and Cons

load-balancing
HA flip from standby to active instantly
api documentation

Not having a diff in the ansible modules

Return on Investment

positive when a server is going down and no one notice. Even the app team
positive when the app dev have weird use case the LTM can usually make that happen

Key Insights

Do you think F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)'s feature set?

Yes

Did F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) again?

Yes

Anything the app would have issue with. The F5 BIG-IP LTM can patch that. example when the app is old and don't support all TLS version/cypher. Exposing api from multiple environment from the same VS.

Positive ROI when the app dev have weird use case the F5 BIG-IP LTM can usually make that happen

Overall Satisfaction with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)