Item: F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
Rating: 9
Author: Rob Sutherlin

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

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) or all of our applications across multiple environments - some of which require strict regulation and cannot openly communicate between the two environments. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) allows us to create application resiliency, security and reporting.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Load balancing
traffic processing through irules
SNAT configurations

Cons

renaming VIPS if they are incorrectly made. You have to delete the VIP and start over from the beginning
Logging can get very chatty

Return on Investment

It has allowed us to let application developers know that the issues are with their application and not due to the network, because of where it sits. This has been invaluable when troubleshooting issues when they arise. Knowing whether or not traffic is even hitting the F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), either ingress or outgoing. If the Dev's information is not even making it to the F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), we can quickly tell them and let them figure the issue out on their own, saving the rest of the Network Team from getting that 2am call.

Usability

its very intuitive and user friendly. It also uses, primarily, a GUI - but does allow for console access for those times that advanced troubleshooting is needed.

Alternatives Considered

NetScaler
Citrix Gateway

So much easier to use and learn.

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?

Yes

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

Other Software Used

F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall), F5 BIG-IP, F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator

Likelihood to Recommend

If an organization has a lot of customers who need vanity URLS, or have massive amounts of data that need to have resilient traffic across data centers. The use of VE's allow you to spin up F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) instances quickly and easily if needed. Smaller businesses would definitely see less need for this.

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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) Review