F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) Pros

AC
Senior Technical Consultant at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
We have multiple solutions we can deploy through the F5.
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KV
Principle Architect (retired recently) at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
The tech support we got from F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager directly was pretty good.
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KO
Network Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
What we like best about this solution is its stability. It is extremely stable.
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Buyer's Guide
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
March 2023
Learn what your peers think about F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2023.
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SP
Senior ICT Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Secure and scalable traffic management solution for applications. Good for bigger environments.
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JO
Senior Network Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
The load balancing function, the monitors that you can create, and iRules programmability are most valuable.
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LM
Sr. Network Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is very easy to use, from SSL Management to enabling, disabling loads, applications, systems, and monitoring. Overall the solution keeps our application functional from a client's perspective 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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MI
Tax Department at a government with 10,001+ employees
I like that F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is a product that comes with valuable features, but what stands out from all features is load balancing.
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Saneesh Pv - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Specialist at GBM
The solution's stability is pretty good.
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Mahmoud-Yassin - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT Infrastructure and Security Operations at United Arab Bank
F5's attack signatures and automation are the most valuable features. The disaster recovery capabilities are also excellent. You don't need to do anything. It has automatic failover from production.
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KO
Network Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I've worked a little bit with iRules and it is amazing.
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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) Cons

AC
Senior Technical Consultant at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
The solution is scalable.
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KV
Principle Architect (retired recently) at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager is sometimes a bit cumbersome to deal with some builds, although that's gotten significantly better over the years.
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KO
Network Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It reaches a point where scaling is no longer possible.
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Buyer's Guide
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
March 2023
Learn what your peers think about F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2023.
687,947 professionals have used our research since 2012.
SP
Senior ICT Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Lacking in free training to help users understand the product more, so they would know how to correctly use it. Like other vendors and their products, becoming more proactive is an area for improvement.
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JO
Senior Network Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Its GUI could be a bit better. Other than that, it's already pretty good. We don't use it in a high-performance environment. So, we don't really care so much about too many features.
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LM
Sr. Network Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
The solution could improve the documentation.
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MI
Tax Department at a government with 10,001+ employees
An area for improvement in F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is that it's a high-priced product.
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Saneesh Pv - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Specialist at GBM
Based on my experience using F5 and by only taking into consideration the last seven years, I have found that the reporting mechanism is bad.
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Mahmoud-Yassin - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT Infrastructure and Security Operations at United Arab Bank
LTM's cloud capabilities could be improved. Cloud providers all offer load balancing, but you can't get the same level of security. F5's cloud service is still not on par with its on-prem service.
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KO
Network Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Technical support is somewhat slow and could be improved.
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Buyer's Guide
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
March 2023
Learn what your peers think about F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2023.
687,947 professionals have used our research since 2012.