F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) pros and cons

We have multiple solutions we can deploy through the F5.

The tech support we got from F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager directly was pretty good.

What we like best about this solution is its stability. It is extremely stable.

Secure and scalable traffic management solution for applications. Good for bigger environments.

The load balancing function, the monitors that you can create, and iRules programmability are most valuable.

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.

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.

The solution's stability is pretty good.

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.

I've worked a little bit with iRules and it is amazing.

The solution is scalable.

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.

It reaches a point where scaling is no longer possible.

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.

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.

The solution could improve the documentation.

An area for improvement in F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is that it's a high-priced product.

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.

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.

Technical support is somewhat slow and could be improved.