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    F5 BIG-IP DNS

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AF5 BIG-IP DNS (formerly BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager) secures DNS infrastructure.N/A

    F5 BIG-IP

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AF5 BIG-IP software from Seattle-based F5 Networks is a load balancing and application protection solution suite available on cloud or via virtual editions, on a subscription or perpetual licensing basis.N/A
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    F5 BIG-IP DNSF5 BIG-IP
    Considered Both Products
    F5
    Chose F5 BIG-IP DNS
    As I mentioned, the GSLB capability, being able to do intelligent DNS by having access to monitor specific endpoints associated to my current BIG-IP infrastructure, I believe that brings a huge value, then combine fast responses and security.
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    Chose F5 BIG-IP DNS
    It integrates well with our existing knowledge base.
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    DNS defines IP, LTM received and handles the Traffic, all encrypted
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    F5
    Chose F5 BIG-IP
    Easy to use
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    Chose F5 BIG-IP
    Ease of used. Not that complex. Better support by the principle. A better product than the other load balancer brands
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 BIG-IP
    F5 BIG-IP is the gold standard in load balancing and traffic prioritization.
    Incentivized
    Chose F5 BIG-IP
    I used NGINX and Cloudflare CDN and now that F5 owns NGINX it’s been an easy switch. Cloudflare has a very intuitive platform that makes it easy to get up and running. Most of my experience is with F5 and I’m happy to say it’s made my experience streamlined enough that I …
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    Chose F5 BIG-IP
    All of the products listed are used in tangence with F5 BIG-IP.
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    Chose F5 BIG-IP
    Since we are F5 shop we wanted to have a single pane of glass for all the F5's ONPREM and CLOUD so we wanted to do a POV on F5 XC
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    Chose F5 BIG-IP
    meh. not great.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    F5 BIG-IP DNSF5 BIG-IP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (10 ratings)
    9.2
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Usability
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    F5
    It's well suited. Like I said, it provides us, it provides the clients and the business environments throughout an Internal Revenue Service. The network visibility needed for them to provide their application and the use of their applications throughout the Internal Revenue Service and the enterprise, as far as IRS.
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    F5
    Definitely in larger environments, more mature organizations that obviously have the budget to spend and want best in class. Where it struggles is those organizations that don't have the funding and money to spend on it and need more basic functionality. So I'd say that's smaller customers we've worked with and kind of mid-market. They tend to get scared when they get the quotes. Also we've had some struggles with account team consistency. So for the sales team, just a lot of turnover and a lot of missteps on customer calls.
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    Pros
    F5
    • The easy of importing DNS records into the BIG-IP
    • The ease of searching and locating records
    • The speed of creating multiple records when you need to duplicate effort.
    • The DNS dashboards to see requests and data points.
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    F5
    • I mean from a basic level, it actually satisfies all the use cases we have, which is basically to have multiple web servers for the front end and then you want that to be equally split across. The traffic comes in from all over the world. We use DRA protection and everything, but then we also internally want to make sure all the servers are being utilized and we provide much more availability across all servers. We just make sure BIG-IP sits in between and handles the traffic accordingly. And it's pretty basic and it comes to drawing traffic. It's pretty easy to configure and set it up and then forget.
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    Cons
    F5
    • I'd like to see better reporting capabilities on the decision-making process for DNS resolutions. Currently there are plenty of log messages for that, but I'd like to see tighter integration into the GUI.
    • It could be an improvement to better discriminate features intended for AA vs LDNS functionality within the GUI.
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    F5
    • Recently we have been deploying F5 web application firewall and we have started the deployment. We have already moved applications out there, but we are not yet to the point wherein I could comment any positive feedback or any negative feedback because we are still going through it, right. But as far as I'm concerned, I don't see any drawbacks or any shortcomings on the F5 product lineup.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    We use this heavily and it is one of the best products out there for this type of use case. We already have LTMs and to leverage GTM on top of that is just a piece of cake. Everything is so well integrated its amazing
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    F5
    So far experience with F5 BIG-IP has been good, but we are only 6 months into the deployment and will depend on how things run over time.
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    Usability
    F5
    I think the interface that you guys have, it is pretty user friendly. I personally find it easy to work with.
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    F5
    It's not difficult to understand the parts of application configurations and features. Setting up new virtual servers with multiple profiles, certificates, and nodes is easy for new users through the web interface, which also translates to programability in scripts, DevOps, or other configuration management use-cases. Users from different backgrounds such as networking and infrastructure can use F5 BIG-IP, while users who are familiar with API calls can easily configure objects without needing to understand the platform at all.
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    Support Rating
    F5
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    F5
    On the occasions when we've had to engage f5 support, they have been great. They have always resolved our issues quickly and been easy to work with and professional. The reason I give them a 10 out of 10, however, is because when we've had issues that have crossed over between the f5 BIG-IP, our Cisco switches, and our Microsoft IIS server the f5 support representatives have been extremely knowledgeable about every product and device involved and have been able to troubleshoot end-to-end without having to engage other vendors.
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    In-Person Training
    F5
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    F5
    Practical cases and hands on , many hours of training with tipical cases
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    Implementation Rating
    F5
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    F5
    implementation is fine
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    Alternatives Considered
    F5
    As I mentioned, the GSLB capability, being able to do intelligent DNS by having access to monitor specific endpoints associated to my current BIG-IP infrastructure, I believe that brings a huge value, then combine fast responses and security.
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    F5
    That's the one thing that really stood out. It was a lot easier to use from an administrator standpoint, so I think that's the one thing that really made our team decide to go with this product versus another competitor. Just ease of use.
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • Protection against security threats using DNS as a vector.
    • Protection against security threats targeting DNS itself.
    • Provide top user experience to application clients, by directing their requests to where they will be treated with the best performance.
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    F5
    • F5 BIG-IP has a highly positive impact on the customers. The main impact is on the security of the web applications.
    • F5 BIG-IP provides an easy and safe way to connect employees to assets and applications that reside in an on-premises environment.
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