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Cisco Crosswork Network Insights vs F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition comparison

 

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Cisco Crosswork Network Ins...
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (59th)
F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (9th)
 

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Storage architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Unified views have simplified network management and have reduced operational overhead
The best features Cisco Crosswork Network Insights offers are Cisco UCS servers.The feature that stands out to me about Cisco UCS servers is the management. Cisco Crosswork Network Insights has impacted my organization positively as it has saved a lot of time, reduced management overhead, and simplified operations through a single pane of glass. Looking in one UI, I see all the network connections, ensuring everything is in order from having that simplified management and single pane of glass.
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Network Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Cloud deployment has simplified traffic distribution and now supports flexible multi-zone DR
Regarding F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition's improvement areas, the current dashboard is very useful, but I believe the registration process should be simplified in the virtual edition. Especially in the Azure environment, many features are not currently aligned and working with Azure. We need to make efforts to ensure it is well integrated with Azure. Currently, if we want to integrate route tables with the virtual F5 edition, we need to deploy scripting inside the virtual F5 instances, and then that script performs the virtual IP route table changes in the Azure environment. This feature should be auto-configured, and efforts are needed to ensure the virtual edition is very much aligned with the Azure environment. I am expecting this improvement in the next edition. The failover capability is also not as good as it should be. We have tested the failover functionality, and sometimes we have observed that failover fails. F5 does not successfully fail over to other instances perfectly, so that also needs to be improved. Security should also be enhanced, as in the past I have seen some security loopholes. Tightening of security should be included in the new software. These improvements should be present in near future editions.
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Computer Software Company
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Financial Services Firm
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Manufacturing Company
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Comms Service Provider
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Cisco Crosswork Network Insights?
Cisco Crosswork Network Insights is really good, but we just need to get updates.
What is your primary use case for Cisco Crosswork Network Insights?
My main use case for Cisco Crosswork Network Insights involves Cisco products.A specific example of how I use Cisco Crosswork Network Insights includes Cisco UCS blade servers, Cisco UI, and Cisco ...
What do you like most about F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?
The integration capabilities of the product are easy to use, and there is no complexity involved in it.
What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?
I believe F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition could be improved in terms of pricing and licensing transparency. However, customers who purchase through authorized partners may receive better pricing and lice...
What advice do you have for others considering F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition?
I would rate F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition 9/10 overall. Advice: Plan the sizing and licensing properly, deploy it in HA (Active/Standby) for high availability, and monitor license validity (especially...
 

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