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F5 BIG-IP

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What is F5 BIG-IP?

F5 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.

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F5 Big-IP Review

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Kedar Patkar
Lead Network Engineer in Information Technology at Stanford Health Care (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use BIG-IP for load balancing wherein we have pool members behind that particular VIP address and the entire traffic comes to the VIP. Then, depending on the policy, whatever we configure, the traffic gets directed to the backend pool members. Obviously it's a security reason as well. Why we use F5, we don't want to expose directly our servers to the traffic and obviously the major use case for us is for remote VPN users who remote in using F5 BIG-IP client and then they get onto the office network or corporate network. And then nowadays it's almost everyone is working remotely, so we heavily rely on BIG-IP.

Pros

  • I would say each and everything that it does, it does very well. We have not run into any issues so far, so we're really happy with the product.

Cons

  • 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.

Return on Investment

  • Obviously all positive impact.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)

Other Software Used

Cisco AnyConnect

F5 BIG-IP really works

Incentivized
James Russel
System Admin in Finance and Accounting at JRM (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I feel F5 BIG-IP accelerates the application and improve user experience by 30%. BIG-IP includes robust security features such as an advanced web application firewall (WAF), DDoS protection, bot mitigation, and IP intelligence to help safeguard applications from common threats and zero-day vulnerabilities.

Pros

  • it improves access to application speed
  • Supports device clusters, geographic redundancy, and failover groups for resilience.
  • Ensures uptime and seamless service even during maintenance or failure.

Cons

  • Licensing is complex and expensive, particularly for smaller organizations.
  • The GUI can be overwhelming and unintuitive, especially for new users.
  • the caching needs to be increased

Return on Investment

  • Avoidance of downtime, data loss, reputational damage, and compliance penalties.
  • Fewer servers needed and better end-user experience, reducing churn and boosting engagement.
  • Each support needs to be trained

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Azure DDoS Protection

Other Software Used

Azure Application Gateway, Azure App Service, Azure AI Bot Service

VPN solution

Incentivized
Oscar Cruz ParraView profile
Laboratoy engienner in Engineering at AT&T (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

business problem - VPN connectivity with different solutions
A robust and scalable solution, allowing deep integration with other security and traffic management modules.

Pros

  • security
  • remote access
  • IPsec VPN

Cons

  • remote support
  • cloud solution
  • training

Return on Investment

  • scalability,
  • automation modules

Usability

Alternatives Considered

F5 BIG-IP

F5 BIG-IP - Best load balance

Incentivized
Diego Apas IbrahimView profile
Network and Security Specialist in Information Technology at Cielo (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it in the application delivery of new products and in the ecosystem of our authorizers. Every company transaction goes through F5 BIG-IP, a device that brings resilience to our business.

Pros

  • Ssl offload
  • Lord balance for aplication
  • Scalability
  • Security

Cons

  • Mtls
  • Full proxy
  • Irules

Return on Investment

  • Scalable number of tps
  • Highly redundant environment

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Akamai Edge DNS

Other Software Used

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), CDNetworks Cloud DNS

Big-IP review

Incentivized
Bernardo D'AmoreView profile
Automation and Datacenter Architecture Specialist in Engineering at Claro Argentina (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

La necesidad de balancear tráfico en una plataforma de uso masivo nos llevó a trabajar con Big-IP como líder del mercado en el segmento. La plataforma trabaja con varias instancias virtuales y sin problemas.

The need to balance traffic on a mass-market platform led us to work with Big-IP, a market leader in the segment. The platform works seamlessly with multiple virtual instances.

Pros

  • Distribución de tráfico
  • Traffic Distribution
  • Segmentación de arquitecturas
  • Architecture segmentation
  • Visibilidad en cuanto a estadísticas
  • Visibility in terms of statistics

Cons

  • Si bien las estadísticas funcionan, sería muy bueno que fueran más flexibles en cuanto a la visualización.
  • While the statistics work, it would be great if they were more flexible in terms of display.

Return on Investment

  • El nuevo modelo de licenciamiento es mucho más ventajoso ante cambios de arquitectura.
  • The new licensing model is much more advantageous when it comes to architectural changes.
  • Flexibilidad para adaptarse a distintas arquitecturas.
  • Flexibility to adapt to different architectures.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Radware Alteon

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