F5 BIG-IQ features include scalability from larger to smaller boxes with virtualization, load balancing, and WAF. Users appreciate centralized management, reporting, and integration capabilities. It facilitates configuration with a large capacity, simplifies appliance management, and supports networking professionals. Backup, monitoring, logging, and frequent balancing stand out. It centralizes management of multiple BIG-IP devices, reduces manual error risk, streamlines operations, and provides a unified management interface. SSL uploading, AFM, Gateway, and Global DNS enhance functionality.
- "The customer service is great."
- "It is quite good in a large environment where I have multiple devices; it is easy to manage the devices."
- "F5 BIG-IQ reduces the propensity for error."
F5 BIG-IQ needs improvement in areas such as ease of use and user interface. A graphical interface for creating security rules would benefit new users. Integration with VAS and compatibility with Microsoft Hyper-V for cloud deployments could be enhanced. Stability and pricing present considerable challenges. Users require a solid networking foundation to leverage its functionality effectively. There is a demand for improved automation options and a more comprehensive certificate management solution, not limited to Venafi alone.
- "A bug caused me to lose all the configuration."
- "From a hands-on experience perspective, more resources should be available on the Internet, like labs and lab preparations."
- "The solution's rSeries has been made free, and iSeries should be made free as well."
