Radware Alteon Reviews

We are using Radware Alteon in our data center as a link load balancer, service load balancer, and ADC.

In our data center, the biggest problem was handling the traffic. We have more than 9,000,000 consumers or electricity utility users. Handling the traffic was a little difficult, and the site was going down every one or two hours. We connected with multiple load-balancing companies such as RA Network, F5, Radware, etc. We found Radware Alteon to be the best because of three things. The first one was the product. The second one was the solution they provided, and the third one was the support team. The security features were also good, and we could use Pulse Secure for third-party SSL integration. The availability of the product was very quick. These were the main benefits of why we went for Radware Alteon 6420s.

Radware Alteon helped us to balance the links. Our data center is connected to almost 519 locations, and we have more than 9,000,000 users. Radware Alteon helped us to do the perfect load balancing so that the MPLS link and the ILL link that we are using in the data center get perfectly utilized, and there is no downtime. We have reduced the downtime for customers.

I like the ADC feature and the global certificate feature.

There are a few areas of improvement. It can be improved by combining the web application firewall (WAF) facility. 

The sandbox feature should be there. We have previously used an RA Network product for load balancing. They have a feature called Sandbox, but that feature is not there in Radware Alteon. This feature helps us to improve performance and security for application delivery.

Its GUI can be improved. Its GUI is a little old. 

We are based in India, but we get better support in other time zones. If Radware can establish a bigger support center in India so that we get support in Indian time, that would be helpful. In the international time zones, we get perfect support, but during the Indian time zone, we face a little bit of difficulty. There is a lot of waiting time. The turnaround time is also high during the Indian time zone, but during the international time zones, we get immediate support.

The scalability and reliability of the product are very good. Not much improvement is required there, but some security features can be improved.

We have been using Radware Alteon for the last four years.

Its stability is good, but it could be better.

There are add-on facilities for integrating with third-party SSL for security purposes. These facilities make this product scalable. Link load balancing, service load balancing, and the ADC part have scalability. If we do not have the physical nodes, we can get the virtual nodes, so this product is highly scalable.

I have taken the help of the experts and support multiple times. One instance was related to the upgrade to the Golden OS version, and one instance was related to the sanity check of the Radware configurations. I have also taken support for SAP link load balancing and implementation of third-party SSL. The support from them was great.

I would rate their support an eight out of ten. I have reduced two points because of the issue of support during Indian work hours. Their support during international times is very quick. Another issue is the email response time during Indian hours. It takes almost four hours. Radware is our hyperactive device, and in case it goes down, because of the delay in response, we might cross the SLA, but fortunately, it has never been down because we have the infrastructure in HA mode. We have one Radware, and there are active and passive nodes.

Positive

We were using F5 as a load balancer. We switched to Radware Alteon because it was very cost-effective. Another reason was its reliability and robustness. F5 was only doing the link load balancing, but with Radware Alteon, we got three features in the same product. We got ADC, link load balancing, and service link load balancing in a single package. The security feature for integrating a third-party SSL was also available. It helped us to implement all the demands of the customer for whom we implemented the data center.

In terms of the deployment model, it is a private data center, and the cloud provider is AWS.

Its deployment was straightforward. There was no complexity. We received multiple training sessions from the Radware team on configuration, taking backups, etc. We had also used the Alteon product previously for other engagements, so it was not a critical task. It was just a one-day or two-day learning process to get familiar with the environment. We already had the product knowledge.

We got an integrator called Robert Bosch. We had three people for deployment. You need only three people. One person is enough to do the mounting and hardware installation. You need one person who has good knowledge of application load balancing and how ADC works. You also need one person as a backup. These three people are enough to do the deployment of a single small site.

In terms of maintenance, it does not require much maintenance. It requires regular preventive maintenance such as OS upgradation or patch degradation, which we have done on our own. We have not faced any challenges compared to the other products that I have used in previous engagements, so in terms of maintenance, this device is good, and it has the ability to manage temperature and humidity. At the physical and configuration level, we have not found much difficulty in maintenance. The cooling system and the fan are perfectly placed. We have not had any hardware faults. It is a good product, and we are able to manage the product well.

Its pricing is very good. It is very competitive. Radware Alteon is the leader in the market. At a lesser price, we get a good product and also good support. Other vendors who provide load balancers charge separately for two items. You have the hardware cost, and you have the support cost, whereas, in the case of Radware, you get both in a single package.

We got a margin of up to 25% on the product. We got support almost free of cost. It was a very good deal with Radware. It was a win-win situation at both ends.

We did not evaluate other products. Radware Alteon was the first option given by the client. The client had specified Radware Alteon specifically because it had all three features. It was a bid requirement.

We found it valuable even before the purchase because of its specification or datasheet. When we compared the datasheet of Radware Alteon 6420s, it was a lot more attractive. It had more features than its competitors, so we realized its importance before the bid, but after using the device, we found it easier to implement as compared to other products.

I have already recommended it for multiple projects in our organization. I would advise selecting a proper model of Radware and also evaluating the specification. That is because if the specification is different and the model chosen is different, things would not work. That is the first point. The second point is that before purchasing the product, refer to the datasheet of the Alteaon product. I would also advise connecting with their presales team. During the purchase, we got connected with the Hyderabad office of Radware, and we got a lot of knowledge. 

In the PoC model, if we go for any Cisco product, we have the GNS3 tool or a web synthesizer. Similarly, if Radware can have a web synthesizer before buying the product that can be implemented in a virtual environment or in a testing environment, that will help us evaluate which product suits us the best. The second is the proper guidance from the SMEs. These two things will improve Radware sales and help with expansion.

We have used the out-of-the-box integration feature. We use OpenShift, but I have not worked with the automation script libraries for the orchestrator. With Radware Alteon, my role was to finalize the vendor and do the commissioning of the hardware. Most of the configuration part was done by another team from my company. My role was to select the product, get it connected to the Internet, and then do the setup of the network part. It was more of link load balancing.

I would rate Radware Alteon a nine out of ten.

We use Alteon Radware to balance web page services hosted on real and virtual servers, these government portals must be available 100% of the time and must be accessible from the internet and intranet. In addition to the fact that we can add an extra layer of security (due to the use of virtual IP address and proxy IP address) When there is an impact on any of the servers, we receive an alert notification and we can attend to the impact on that server, for the end-user, this is indistinct since the service is not affected.

We have improved the user experience by having services available all the time, in addition to the fact that with this solution it is easier to manage from a graphical interface that is useful and intuitive, as an administrator it is important to have a clear and complete vision of the services that we operate. Simple troubleshooting tools have helped us solve problems faster and problems are more complex so analysis is complex so we asked for Radware support. This has helped us to identify exactly where the problems are in the network, correct faults, and continuous improvement.

The simple and well-documented configuration allows us to be able to implement new balancing services at the request of the user with the same conditions and good service that they expect. We can also make changes to services that are already running, as I mentioned before, the graphical interface is very intuitive and you can almost always make the most common changes quickly.

Radware has been characterized by being extremely robust. This gives us the confidence to offer our users a continuous service.

We recently had a problem with the table's Obsolete ARP which was observed by the support team. It would be good to diagnose and solve this problem with a patch since it is not documented that it will be solved in later updates. The implementation of this service has been expanding to more of our clients, it is rare that we need to contact Radware support and even more rarely a call in real-time but we have found few technicians who give us support in Spanish, we could attend to the problems much faster if language barriers weren't an issue.

I used the solution two years ago.

The solution is extremely robust.

It is highly scalable.

99% of the time they have given us fast and efficient support.

Positive

Manual balancing tools and changes were made as a user might experience outages.

The initial setup was straightforward. It is well documented and we are free to do it via GUI or CLI.

We implemented this through an internal team, which is trained to do so thanks to the training tools provided by Radware.

We can offer automation in case of impact, which translates into time savings. I do not have the exact information of the ROI in terms of cash

The licensing processes are easy and the costs are acceptable. We use permanent licenses and we have not had any problems.

We did not evaluate other options. 

They could improve the solution update processes to make it easier and faster.

We implement the load balancer for everything related to the input and output of connectivity services to or from the internet. We have two channels of connectivity to the internet through which we publish services.

With load-balancing, we have the ability to receive traffic using both channels, through Alteon, and when one of them is affected, we're able to access the internet through the other. We already have that part configured.

We also use it for security issues regarding the WAF, trying and applying policies for companies, so that our web applications published to the internet are covered by that security layer.

The two use cases I mentioned are very valuable for our port activity. We must have our applications and services running 24/7 and balance the connectivity and the applications. Also, in terms of security, using Alteon means our services are available, with high quality, to external and internal users. This is one of the reasons I give a high rating to the abilities we have with Alteon.

It has enabled us to have high availability and fault tolerance in operating our applications securely. This has created a lot of value in our IT area around the services we provide to the organization.

Time savings are another area where the solution has helped us a lot. In particular, the visualization has been important for troubleshooting and error resolution. We have been able to find clearer information or more details that are important to solving these issues when they arise. It has reduced our troubleshooting time by about 50 percent.

The time to value was practically immediate. The issues with load balancing of the applications, and the balancing of the internet service and the services provided, changed quickly. They were things that could be identified by our clients immediately. We started to see results from the implementation of the solution within a month, and in some cases, within 15 days or less. For example, the load balancer started acting immediately. We have great confidence in Radware solutions.

The integrated application protection provided by Alteon is very good. It really helps to avoid false positives in some cases. It provides important granularity to avoid a situation in which security or cybersecurity scenarios escape us. We are able to define policies and use techniques to contain these types of situations when they arise. As a security tool, it is very important.

Radware's solutions are very complete, and the integration among some of them—which, in some cases, we have not yet implemented but plan to—has given me peace of mind, knowing we have a robust tool with suitable solutions for all company cybersecurity issues.

We are in the process of updating our version of the solution, so judging what should be improved is difficult. But in some cases, the visualization takes a while, especially for mapping issues. I don't know if that issue will be corrected in the updated version, but that is an area where it could be improved.

We have been using Radware Alteon for more than two years.

It is a totally stable platform.

We are analyzing a possible integration of Alteon with another Radware product. Integrating another Radware product and being able to automate things is in line with the vision we have for the future, and we see that it can be done with Radware technology.

The solution’s customer service and technical support are very good.

The only small problem was in the implementation. We had to wait for the availability of the implementers from Radware at one point. Things were a bit complex in the region in which they were traveling, so we had to postpone the implementation a little. It was a small problem that didn't have much impact.

Positive

I have used other solutions at different companies, and there is a difference for the better with Alteon. I prefer it because of its policies, tools, and the methods it uses. It seems better from my point of view.

In my current company, we have not used any solutions other than Radware Alteon. We decided on Alteon because it offered us more granularity. Radware gives you more options when selecting the necessary features in terms of display, and allows you to fix or find bugs. Those were the big differences.

We have definitely seen ROI. The operation of the port has been a positive change. If there were a drop in internet service for one hour, we could lose quite a lot of money. Avoiding this type of situation with Radware Alteon, for a total of two or three hours, means our investment is fully recovered. Overall, in the past two years, failures have decreased.

The solution has allowed us to operate calmly and have a higher level of technological maturity with the controls it provides. It's not only we who feel that satisfaction, but our customers do too.

The pricing seems reasonable to me for what the solution provides. It is within the parameters of this type of solution.

We have two teams using the solution in separate locations. Apart from the administration that we do on the equipment, we have a support and maintenance contract for the solution. Currently, we have one person in charge of this area and another as a backup. Both are cybersecurity analysts. While it hasn't really reduced our maintenance, it has helped avoid generating additional costs.

I would advise you to focus first on service and then on important functionalities that can help your organization solve the problem of high availability of critical services. Radware Alteon can provide security for those same critical services.

Before Alteon, we believed that we had control of our security. With the implementation of its tools, we realized that we did, in fact, have a good security layer, but with the help of this tool, we have been able to go further and have a little more certainty and control in certain situations, especially around our web applications.

Foreign Language:(Spanish)

¿Cuál es nuestro caso de uso principal?

Implementamos el balanceador de carga para todo lo relacionado con la entrada y salida de servicios de conectividad hacia o desde internet. Contamos con dos canales de conectividad a internet a través de los cuales publicamos servicios.

Con el equilibrio de carga, tenemos la capacidad de recibir tráfico usando ambos canales, a través de Alteon y cuando uno de ellos se ve afectado, podemos acceder a Internet a través del otro. Ya tenemos esa parte configurada.

También lo usamos para temas de seguridad con respecto al WAF, tratando y aplicando políticas para las empresas, para que nuestras aplicaciones web publicadas en internet estén cubiertas por esa capa de seguridad.

¿Cómo ha ayudado a mi organización?

Los dos casos de uso que mencioné son muy valiosos para nuestra actividad portuaria. Debemos tener nuestras aplicaciones y servicios funcionando las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana y equilibrar la conectividad y las aplicaciones. Además, en términos de seguridad, usar Alteon significa que nuestros servicios están disponibles, con alta calidad, para usuarios externos e internos. Esta es una de las razones por las que doy una calificación alta a las habilidades que tenemos con Alteon.

Nos ha permitido tener alta disponibilidad y tolerancia a fallas al operar nuestras aplicaciones de manera segura. Esto ha creado mucho valor en nuestra área de IT en torno a los servicios que brindamos a la organización.

El ahorro de tiempo es otra área en la que la solución nos ha ayudado mucho.

En particular, la visualización ha sido importante para la resolución de problemas y errores. Hemos podido encontrar información más clara o más detalles que son importantes para resolver estos problemas cuando surgen. Ha reducido nuestro tiempo de solución de problemas en aproximadamente un 50 por ciento.

El tiempo que nos tomó para ver estas funcionalidades fue prácticamente inmediato. Los problemas con el equilibrio de carga de las aplicaciones y el equilibrio del servicio de Internet y los servicios proporcionados cambiaron rápidamente. Eran cambios que nuestros clientes podían identificar inmediatamente. Empezamos a ver los resultados de la implementación de la solución en un mes y, en algunos casos, en 15 días o menos. Por ejemplo, el balanceador de carga comenzó a actuar de inmediato. Confiamos mucho en las soluciones de Radware.

¿Qué es lo más valioso?

La protección de aplicaciones integrada proporcionada por Alteon es muy buena. Realmente ayuda a evitar falsos positivos en algunos casos. Aporta una granularidad importante para evitar una situación en la que se nos escapen escenarios de seguridad o ciberseguridad. Somos capaces de definir políticas y utilizar técnicas para contener este tipo de situaciones cuando se presentan. Como herramienta de seguridad, es muy importante.

Las soluciones de Radware son muy completas, y la integración entre algunas de ellas, que en algunos casos aún no hemos implementado pero planeamos hacerlo, me han dado tranquilidad al saber que tenemos una herramienta robusta con soluciones adecuadas para todos los problemas de ciberseguridad de la empresa.

¿Qué necesita mejorar?

Estamos en el proceso de actualizar nuestra versión de la solución, por lo que es difícil juzgar qué se debe mejorar. Pero en algunos casos, la visualización tarda un poco, especialmente por problemas de mapeo. No sé si ese problema se corregirá en la versión actualizada, pero esa es un área donde podría mejorarse.

¿Por cuánto tiempo he usado la solución?

Hemos estado usando Radware Alteon durante más de dos años.

¿Qué pienso sobre la estabilidad de la solución?

Es una plataforma totalmente estable.

¿Qué opino de la escalabilidad de la solución?

Estamos analizando una posible integración de Alteon con otro producto de Radware. Integrar otro producto de Radware y poder automatizar las cosas está en línea con la visión que tenemos para el futuro, y vemos que se puede hacer con la tecnología de Radware.

¿Cómo son el servicio de atención al cliente y el soporte?

El servicio de atención al cliente y el soporte técnico de la solución son muy buenos.

El único pequeño problema fue en la implementación. Tuvimos que esperar la disponibilidad de los implementadores de Radware en algún momento. Las cosas estaban un poco complejas en la región en la que viajaban, por lo que tuvimos que posponer un poco la implementación. Fue un pequeño problema que no tuvo mucho impacto.

¿Cómo calificaría el servicio y soporte al cliente?

Positivo

¿Qué solución usé anteriormente y por qué cambié?

He usado otras soluciones en diferentes empresas y hay una diferencia positiva con Alteon. Lo prefiero por sus políticas, herramientas y los métodos que utiliza. Me parece mejor desde mi punto de vista.

En mi empresa actual, no hemos utilizado ninguna solución que no sea Radware Alteon. Nos decidimos por Alteon porque nos ofrecía más granularidad. Radware le brinda más opciones al seleccionar las funciones necesarias en términos de visualización y le permite corregir o encontrar errores. Esas eran las grandes diferencias.

¿Cuál fue nuestro Retorno de la Inversión?

Definitivamente hemos visto el retorno de inversión. La operación del puerto ha cambiado de manera positiva. Si hubiera una caída en el servicio de Internet durante una hora, podríamos perder bastante dinero. Evitar este tipo de situaciones con Radware Alteon, durante un total de dos o tres horas, significa que nuestra inversión se recupera por completo. En general, en los últimos dos años, las fallas han disminuido.

La solución nos ha permitido operar con tranquilidad y tener un mayor nivel de madurez tecnológica con los controles que brinda. No solo nosotros sentimos esa satisfacción, sino también nuestros clientes.

¿Cuál es mi experiencia con los precios, el costo de configuración y las licencias?

El precio me parece razonable para lo que ofrece la solución. Está dentro de los parámetros de este tipo de soluciones.

¿Qué otro consejo tengo?

Tenemos dos equipos que usan la solución en ubicaciones separadas. Aparte de la administración que hacemos de los equipos, tenemos un contrato de soporte y mantenimiento de la solución. Actualmente contamos con una persona a cargo de esta área y otra como respaldo. Ambos son analistas de ciberseguridad.Tal vez no ha reducido realmente nuestros costos de mantenimiento pero ha ayudado a evitar generar costos adicionales.

Les aconsejaría que se centren primero en el servicio y luego en las funcionalidades importantes que pueden ayudar a su organización a resolver el problema de la alta disponibilidad de los servicios críticos. Radware Alteon puede proporcionar seguridad para esos mismos servicios críticos.

Antes de Alteon, creíamos que teníamos el control de nuestra seguridad. Con la implementación de sus herramientas, nos dimos cuenta de que efectivamente, teníamos una buena capa de seguridad, pero con la ayuda de esta herramienta, hemos podido ir más allá y tener un poco más de certeza y control en ciertas situaciones, especialmente alrededor de nuestras aplicaciones web.

We are using Radware Alteon as a web application farm for all of our on-premise websites and as a reverse proxy.

The most valuable features of Radware Alteon are the reverse proxy functionality and the SSL offload and hardware.

Radware Alteon could improve the troubleshooting from the command line interface, they could do a better job making it easier.

I have been using Radware Alteon for approximately 10 years.

The stability of Radware Alteon is good.

Radware Alteon is scalable.

We have approximately 10,000 users using the solution globally. We have all of our applications for our web and EDI environment using the solution.

The technical support from Radware Alteon is wonderful.

I rate the support from Radware Alteon a five out of five.

Positive

The initial setup of Radware Alteon is straightforward. The full installation took approximately three to four days.

I rate the initial setup of Radware Alteon a four out of five.

We did the implementation of the solution in-house.

We have received a return on investment using Radware Alteon. It is one of their strong points. You receive the value of your money out of using it.

Radware Alteon is less expensive than many of the other competitors.

We compared Radware Alteon to other vendors, such as F5, and not only was Radware Alteon less expensive but it is more user-friendly in the interface and configuration.

We are going to change solutions. However, we are staying with Radware. The solution we are using is the hardware Radware Alteon 5208 but they make a virtual Alteon now. We are moving to all virtual Radware Alteons instead of physical hardware. The cost of us using all virtual Radware Alteon solutions will be $154,000 over three years. This includes 80 load balancers and 10 GB.

I rate Radware Alteon a nine out of ten.

We use Radware Alteon for data protection and security compliance.

Radware Alteon's integrated application protection is a good choice. It provides better protection for our web applications by delaying access to the interface and limiting access to specific web applications. This centralized and limited access makes it easier to manage our web applications, even if we have multiple users or customers. We have also provided suggestions for a release that includes the customer's recommended modifications and edits. This release is sufficient for cloud-based applications.

Radware Alteon's out-of-the-box integration feature is good.

The automation script libraries for each orchestrator are of good quality. Our team can apply the updates and configure them.

Radware Alteon has improved our organization by providing an interface for connecting 10 Gigabit Ethernet transceivers. This allowed us to increase our network bandwidth and improve the performance of our applications.

Radware Alteon Analytics saved us around 15 percent of the time troubleshooting. The dashboard provides a helpful overview of active alerts and warnings, and we can easily investigate and add new ones as needed. This has made it much easier to identify and resolve issues quickly.

The UI is user-friendly. 

The cloud features are valuable.

The interface implementation can be improved. If any features of the current version need to be upgraded, such as those related to net flow, we need to reboot the system properly. We also need to be able to upgrade any Radware updates related to the version.

I have been using Radware Alteon for one and a half years.

Radware Alteon is a stable solution.

Radware Alteon is scalable. The solution is deployed in multiple mobile locations with over 1,000 users.

Radware Alteon's technical support is excellent.

Positive

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment took two days and two people to complete. We received training from the Radware team.

The implementation was completed in-house.

The cost of Radware Alteon is mid-ranged.

The GEL licensing is flexible. The GEL license has helped save us around 25 percent.

I give Radware Alteon a ten out of ten.

We have seen time to value especially around the data security and compliance of Radware Alteon. We saw time to value after one and a half weeks of implementing Radware Alteon.

Radware Alteon is a scalable and available application delivery controller that can be used by organizations of all sizes. It offers a wide range of features, including automation, optimization, and migration from older to newer versions.

Radware Alteon is easy for organizations to switch to because it has training portals that provide all the necessary information, which minimizes the learning curve.

The maintenance is completed on a quarterly basis by the vendor.

I recommend Radware Alteon, but it is always a good idea to do a proof of concept before switching solutions.

We use Alteon to load balance our client traffic between different servers. We provide client support for deploying, configuring and troubleshooting. 

The best thing about Radware is the command line interface which is simple and very user-friendly. This is a very good device because it's easy to configure and easy to troubleshoot. Radware provides numerous guides including configuration, CLI, and troubleshooting. That is a very useful thing to troubleshoot, to configure our Radware devices. 

We've developed a lack of trust in the product because it sometimes behaves unexpectedly. Some issues are not resolved even after troubleshooting multiple times and then we have to reboot the device before it can be resolved. The solution could be more robust. The GUI should be improved because it's old and very traditional. One of our concerns is that Radware is not going to provide us with a free trial demo license so that we can install the product in our VM for our engineers to check, troubleshoot and study the product. 

I've been using this solution for over three years. 

Stability could be improved. 

Radware is a very scalable product. 

I haven't needed to contact technical support on my most recent project because I have a multiple-user configuration guide for the command line, the GUI base, and for any issues. The guides are very helpful. 

The initial setup and configuration process is very quick and easy. If we have a pre-configured setup file, then we can configure Radware within 5 to 10 minutes.

Radware is a very budget-friendly device. It is not too expensive.

This is a good product and we're generally satisfied with its features and capabilities. I rate the solution nine out of 10. 

My organization used the solution as a load balancer to balance the traffic on our application servers.

The GUI was a valuable feature. It was uncomplicated and easy to use.

The service could be improved by better customer support. 

They could also introduce much-needed cybersecurity as well as governance and tax reporting features.

I used the solution for almost four years.

The solution was stable.

The product is scalable. The functionality worked well. One issue was insufficient bandwidth to handle all the traffic, which likely impacted our timing. 

When we approached customer service and support with configuration-related issues and multiple cases of bugs in the Radware Alteon software, the response was slow, and there was no resolution. 

Neutral

I never used any other load balancer or ADC before. I've only worked with Radware Alteon.

From 2010 to 2018, when I was working, they had Alteon, which they implemented in 2000 when implementation was more complex.

I have no idea about the price, but the organization I was working for was always looking for economical products. So I would assume the price was quite competitive.

I would definitely recommend Radware load balancer to organizations around the globe that don't have a huge budget.

I would give the product an overall rating of seven out of 10.

We had an average of around 1,500 users. They used the product on everything and on every application server they had.

Regarding maintenance, we didn't have a very big IT environment. Two guys were enough to load the configuration and deal with operational issues.

Our maintenance included conflict backup, which differed depending on the organization. We scheduled load balancer reports as required, usually monthly, occasionally bi-monthly, and sometimes after six months, depending on customer requirements.

Potential users should use the application before implementing it and understand the infrastructure. They need to know how they will use the load balancer, what features it has to load, and whether they can utilize it.

We have deployed Alteon to our cluster to provide load balancing of the applications. We also utilize the security functionality, which is a WAF on top of the load balancing.

The solution has added a secure layer in front of the servers, protecting them from malicious actors, especially the actors who are targeting our application.

And the analytics have definitely helped save time, about 20 to 25 percent, when troubleshooting, due to the breadth of monitoring and the visibility that the solution offers.

The best features are the

• security through the web application firewall
• functionality that the solution offers, being a load balancer with the security functionality on top of it
• ease of administration.

The integrated application protection is very good.

Pretty much every feature is as promised.

I would like to see future enhancements in security, specifically in threat protection. That would definitely make it a 10 out of 10.

We've been using Radware Alteon for less than a year.

It's pretty stable.

It is scalable. We use it to protect our mail application, so Alteon is used by approximately 1,000 users.

The customer support is an area that can be enhanced, in terms of response time.

Neutral

We had a different solution before but not one specifically like Alteon. For load balancing we used different solutions from Citrix and Barracuda.

The integrated WAF in Alteon is much easier to administer as compared to the other solutions. That aspect is 50 percent better than those solutions.

The initial deployment was pretty straightforward. It took a few weeks and the fine-tuning, as per the customer's requirements, took one or two months.

We have it in one location but in multiple departments. Alteon is sitting in front of the server farm and the users in different departments are accessing these servers. Alteon acts as a security layer before the traffic gets passed to the actual servers.

Maintenance is required, of course, and we have two people involved in that process. But Alteon has helped to reduce our maintenance overhead by about 20 percent.

It's too early for us to see ROI. Still, we have absolutely seen time to value with Alteon. The moment the solution was implemented, we started observing the logs, which helped us fine-tune the policies. The visibility decreased the time to value helping us tweak the policies and get the boxes ready for production.

The solution is cost-efficient.

I would recommend Alteon and I would also recommend a proof of concept because every customer's environment is different. But it can definitely add value, considering the feature pack the solution provides with security and WAF, especially on top of the load balancing.