F5 BIG-IP Research Chart

 

Please indicate which of the following features of F5 BIG-IP Solutions you consider important to the performance, availability and security of your Microsoft applications and technologies. Select all that apply.

Local load balancing methods
 
90%
Global load balancing methods
 
39%
SSL offload
 
64%
Web acceleration
 
38%
Caching
 
36%
Compression
 
34%
iRules
 
58%
iControl
 
12%
iSessions (secure tunnel acceleration across the LAN and WAN)
 
9%
Layer 7 rate shaping
 
11%
IPv6 gateway
 
4%
Link load balancing
 
19%
Advanced client authentication
 
12%
Advanced routing
 
12%
Fast cache
 
13%
Intelligent compression
 
13%
Other
 
6%
 

Note: this is a multiple-choice question – response percentages may not add up to 100.

Source: TechValidate Survey of 425 F5 BIG-IP Users TVID: BF4-55B-FA3

DATE: 09/03/10

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Source Data

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Selected individual responses used in this chart:

Title Company Ranking Industry Response
Person IT Manager Global 500 Energy & Utilities local load balancing methods, global load balancing methods, sSL offload, iRules
Person IT Professional Global 500 Telecommunications Services local load balancing methods, global load balancing methods, sSL offload, iRules
Person IT Specialist Large Enterprise Financial Services local load balancing methods, global load balancing methods, iRules, advanced client authentication, ECV
Person IT Professional S&P 500 Electronics local load balancing methods, global load balancing methods, sSL offload, web acceleration, caching, compression, iRules, iControl, layer 7 rate shaping, intelligent compression
Person IT Manager Medium Enterprise Health Care local load balancing methods, global load balancing methods, compression
Person IT Manager Large Enterprise Media & Entertainment local load balancing methods
Person Engineer Large Enterprise Retail local load balancing methods, iRules, link load balancing
Person IT Manager Medium Enterprise Health Care local load balancing methods, iRules
Person Chief Information Officer Medium Enterprise Media & Entertainment local load balancing methods, sSL offload, web acceleration
Person IT Professional Large Enterprise Telecommunications Equipment WE DO NOT USE ANYTHING MICROSOFT!!!!!