F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition - GOOD (PAYG, 25Mbps)
F5, Inc. | 15.1.10.6-0.0.6Linux/Unix, CentOS 7.3 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Secure and reliable
What do you like best about the product?
It's stable, quality solution for a secure connection to your business network. The user interface is intuitive and not so complicated. But most of the time you'll need the integrator's help to set the policy as required
What do you dislike about the product?
The policy is a bit complex to understand at first you'll need guidance in your first steps but once you practiced a few times it'll be simpler
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Secure virtual connection for remote business users, secure external connection for vendors and costumers
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Unreliable and Insecure Tool
What do you like best about the product?
Big IP Virtual Edition does not ensure that skilled IT professionals or those with access to F5 support and training. This needs to guarantee management of the implementation process. The performance and porting capabilities are somewhat limited.
What do you dislike about the product?
Big IP Virtual Edition needs to provide load balancing and robust security features. There are downsides to consider. It requires configuration. Lacks an intuitive user interface making it time consuming and difficult to work with.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Its pricing is on the side limiting accessibility for businesses. We have incorporated Big IP Virtual Edition into our system to balance the load on our Exchange servers but it failed to do so. It has obstructed our operations.
Poor Traffic Management & Security
What do you like best about the product?
It lacks the versatility and capabilities of Big IP Virtual Edition. It requires some effort to set up and a learning curve, with the IT personnel or support, from F5 the implementation process becomes hectic.
What do you dislike about the product?
The limited range of modules provided does not cater to needs and as web traffic increases Big IP becomes difficult to adapt. It comes at a cost, it is a cumbersome software in the market.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Managing the softwares Marketplace service is burdensome. There are some concerns regarding server to server communication limitations and heavy reliance on LBs that potentially impact efficiency through cascading flows.
Best platform for ADC technology
What do you like best about the product?
They have the smartest evolution of Application delivery. They gave a lot of features
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't have any of downsides for this application
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
They solve us the controller problems
Best network firewall
What do you like best about the product?
Keeps my app secure ...it scales my application traffic and secures the infrastructure
What do you dislike about the product?
No dislikes for now..works fine nd useful
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Keeps my app secure ...it scales my application traffic and secures the infrastructure
ADC by F5
What do you like best about the product?
It is compatible with almost all platforms like VMware, Hyper-V, KVM etc. It is also compatible with cloud environments - AWS, Azure, and Google. At first glance it may seem difficult to implement, integrate and further use, but it has a fairly intuitive interface and after a little training, it is quite easy to implement and further use. Due to the fact that the system is modular, it is possible to use its capabilities and adapt it to specific requirements.
What do you dislike about the product?
The price of licenses and continuous maintenance is not pleasing to the heart. While this product is an important cybersecurity tool for businesses of any size, it may not be affordable for small and medium-sized organizations.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Load Balancing and Traffic Management is the main future for me which solves the issue of distribution network traffic across multiple servers
Maximizing Network Efficiency and Security
What do you like best about the product?
It excels in its robust load balancing capabilities and comprehensive security features, ensuring efficient traffic management and protection against web-based threats. It has many features to highlight. Traffic Management,Security, Access and Authorization, Performance Optimization,Programmability, and Cloud-Ready are some it's key features.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is complex and challenging to set up, and its higher cost may be a significant barrier for smaller organizations or those with limited IT budgets. However, organizations with specialized IT personnel or access to F5 support and training, implementation can be managed effectively
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It addresses critical network challenges like uneven traffic distribution and security vulnerabilities, providing efficient load balancing and robust security measures. This benefits users by enhancing network performance and reliability, while also safeguarding against potential cyber threats.
Best application delivery and security solutions, empowering organizations
What do you like best about the product?
BIG-IP solutions are appreciated for their scalability, flexibility, and efficiency in optimizing application delivery and enhancing security in virtualized environments.
What do you dislike about the product?
Challenges with the complexity of configuring and managing virtual BIG-IP instances, especially if they are not familiar with the intricacies of application delivery controllers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Managing Market Place service for our internal software
Best solution for Load Balancing
What do you like best about the product?
F5 BIG-IP solution provides us with a more stable platform. F5 Irule is a very important feature, and some click-on features do not solve problems use the F5 irule solves
What do you dislike about the product?
Selecting a suitable module is a problem when using F5 Big IP. If you have growth web traffic, this problem is increasing, and also you use on-prem physical hardware you need change the device yearly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
F5 Big-ip solves out web traffic load balancing and performance problems
F5 BIG IP Review
What do you like best about the product?
The UI of the F5 is the best and its modules,it has many many modules under it, like caching, and access control. firewall and security manager, compare to the Netscaler this is little expensive
What do you dislike about the product?
As said earlier it is expensive and ease of ding installing is not that great when compare to Citrix Netscalar. The prices can be mich better and in market F5 is the widely used software
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
F5 is more of application routing tool, where it helps in routing the incoming traffic in a round-robin mechanism, and helps to diversify the load of the traffic to multiple servers effectively.
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Already its a market hero in number 1
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