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A10 Networks Thunder ADC pros and cons

Vendor: A10 Networks
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SS
Aug 12, 2019
Being a public entity and having a public website which is highly visible with a lot of traffic, we are a target for DDoS. Within the last year, we have had a couple of DDoS attacks which could have affected our web traffic and taken down certain parts of our website. This did not happen because the A10 was able to mitigate the attacks using rate limiting that can be configured for DDoS mitigation on the box.
AM
Sep 5, 2019
We have two appliances and I'm able to move my application from one appliance to another. I don't have to move my whole A10 to be active on the other side or to be passive on the other side. If an application is having a problem, I can just move it using a command.
it_user1149558 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 19, 2019
Compared to F5, which I used about six years ago, the A10 is much easier when routing. You don't have to use the wildcard bits to route it between the different segments. It's much less troublesome to configure.
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DC
Apr 23, 2020
A lot of our SSL management is done on the front-end side, so there is one pane of glass for a lot of our security certificates. It gives us visibility. It also falls under when certificates are going to expire. Even for servers that are coming down, we can see how that affects the traffic flow by using the services map.
reviewer1417551 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 15, 2020
It helps with the efficiency of application deployments and data security.
reviewer1333356 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 19, 2020
The ADCs are pretty straightforward and easy to use. There is a GUI base where you can go in and see everything, but they also have a CLI base where you can use a command and get the information that you want, very fast.
HR
Aug 30, 2019
A10 explained why the latency dropped significantly on a site that we have.
reviewer1297431 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 26, 2020
The SLB and GSLB load balancing are the most valuable features. They meet our need to do server-side load balancing and global site load balancing so we can distribute traffic, not only intra-data center, but inter-data center.
reviewer1202652 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 7, 2019
The ease of use is very good. It's very robust. It just sits and works.
RonaldoDE Melo - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 8, 2024
We can control access based on the specific application. If other devices are attempting to directly access the servers, you can block them. Additionally, you can balance the load among servers to optimize performance. For example, utilizing caching can make the application run faster.
 

A10 Networks Thunder ADC Cons review quotes

SS
Aug 12, 2019
When it comes to support, there is always room for improvement. First call resolution is not always there for urgent issues. The first call resolution is something that could be improved upon.
AM
Sep 5, 2019
The solution does logging, but the logging capacity is really small. Because we have a bunch of traffic here, we usually get a logging-side warning that "This many logs were lost because of the heavy traffic." If the logging was better, that would be very good.
it_user1149558 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 19, 2019
There is room for improvement in the GUI. I just migrated from the 2.7 software train to the 4.1, and there are still people on 2.7. The latter is a very old GUI if you compare it to F5. It's not as easy to use and a lot of things are missing. They've made a lot of improvements in the 4.1 step, but compared to the ease of use of F5, it's still quite difficult. For people who haven't got a lot of experience, the GUI can be quite challenging.
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Apr 23, 2020
We are starting to do a lot with containers and how the solution hooks into Kubernetes that we haven't explored. I'm hoping that they have a lot of hooks into Kubernetes. That would be the part for improvement: Marketing use cases with containers.
reviewer1417551 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 15, 2020
The user interface is not as pretty as it could be.
reviewer1333356 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 19, 2020
There is room for improvement in the upgrading process. Sometimes we have to contact A10 for verification of some stuff.
HR
Aug 30, 2019
I would like them to provide learning tips and a community forum where users can share ideas. They need more detailed support articles on the A10 website.
reviewer1297431 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 26, 2020
In my opinion, they need to improve their cloud support. There is support for cloud, but not all functions are there, such as high-availability.
reviewer1202652 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 7, 2019
The user interface is what people complain about most of the time, particularly if they don't use it very often. Then they complain that it's a bit clunky.
RonaldoDE Melo - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 8, 2024
The product is expensive.