#1 most frequent
United States of America
68.3%377 installations of 552
What is F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)?
F5 states that the "brain" of the BIG-IP platform, Local Traffic Manager (LTM) intelligently manages network traffic so applications are always fast, available, and secure.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
#2 most frequent
France
4.3%24 installations of 552
#3 most frequent
Canada
3.4%19 installations of 552
Pros
- Effective load balancing across multiple servers
- Improved uptime due to reduced downtime during server maintenance
- Simplified application management, especially in complex environments
Cons
- Challenging user interface and documentation
- Limited automation and integration capabilities, especially for certificate rotation
- High initial cost
Great Product from F5.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
My organization uses F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager to manage and optimize application traffic delivery within data centers, Key use cases including load balancing, security ssl/tls offloading and performance optimization enabling my organization to deliver applications reliably and security to our internal and external customers.
Pros
- Performance optimization
- SSL/TLS offloading
- load balancing
- security
Cons
- incorporate AI to the user interface to assist IT Admin to configuring it.
Return on Investment
- Good Return of Investment even those it is not cheap as compared to your competitors offering.
Usability
Other Software Used
Flookup for Google Sheets, LMS365
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager Review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Using F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager as the load balancer for servicing huge load requests
Pros
- Good support from F5
- Good latency
- Configurable
- iRule for debugging
Cons
- More insights of the graphical analytic of the LTM traffic to debug latency spike
Return on Investment
- Expensive initial investment
- Ease of deployment
Usability
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager is a Masterpiece for Load balancing
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager for load balancing 3000 applications
Pros
- IRULES
Cons
- UI
- more accurate documentation
Return on Investment
- Reduce cost
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Akamai
Other Software Used
Akamai
Happy F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager admin
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager in three different production environments, each with a different customer base and requirements. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager lets us scale or update backend resources easily and without disruption to the end users.
Pros
- Manage traffic
- Direct traffic based on specific use cases
- Provide a mechanism for back end server maintenance without disruption
Cons
- Analytics
Return on Investment
- Reduced site downtime due to server maintenance dramatically
Usability
Alternatives Considered
VMware Avi Load Balancer
Other Software Used
Infoblox DDI (BloxOne)
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use the F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager to loadbalance multiple applications based of hostnames/URIs.
Pros
- irules for redirection
- loadbalancing
- Masking ports and Ips
Cons
- SSO
Return on Investment
- Easier to manage Applications
Usability
Alternatives Considered
F5 BIG-IP DNS, F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) and F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator
Other Software Used
F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator, F5 Big-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall, F5 BIG-IP DNS
