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F5 Distributed Cloud DNS Load Balancer

What is F5 Distributed Cloud DNS Load Balancer?

F5’s cloud-based, intelligent DNS with global server load balancing (GSLB) directs application traffic across environments globally, performs health checks, and automates responses to activities and events to maintain high performance among apps.

Categories & Use Cases

F5 Distributed Cloud DNS Load Balancer Review from a Operations Manager

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Load balancing. WAF and SSL offloading are the major functions need to improve. Scope is to have DNS load balancing. Looking for virtual appliance solutions instead of physical boxes with high redundancy and availability. Subscription should be flexible for year and above with continuous support. Contact our team for further discussion.

Pros

  • Routing
  • Availability
  • Robust

Cons

  • Virtualization
  • Flexible subscriptions

Return on Investment

  • Cost
  • Subscription value

Usability

Alternatives Considered

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Other Software Used

Big Red Cloud

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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use F5 Distributed Cloud DNS Load Balancer for System failover for high availability

Pros

  • Failover
  • High availability
  • Cloud native

Cons

  • Bot detection

Return on Investment

  • Instrumental part of our cloud architecture

Usability