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F5 BIG-IP Research Report:

BIG-IP Survey TechFacts

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TVID: 6F2-DE6-838

BIG-IP Survey TechFacts

A TechValidate Research Report

This is a short format research report describing how users address business or technology challenges with their F5 BIG-IP. All information contained in this report was sourced directly from users with first-hand experience deploying their F5 BIG-IP. TechValidate verifies the identity of all users involved in its research studies and guarantees anonymity so that they can speak candidly.

Statistic TechFacts for F5 BIG-IP

The following deployment statistics have been collected and validated by TechValidate from real world users who have experience deploying and using their F5 BIG-IP.

64% Say F5 BIG-IP Improves Flexibility

64% of IT organizations agreed that they can respond more quickly to changing business needs after deploying F5 BIG-IP.

Validated TVID: C50-C7F-274

Source: Survey of 196 F5 BIG-IP users

72% Selected F5 BIG-IP For Strength of Features

72% of IT organizations state that they selected F5 BIG-IP over other alternatives because of the strength of BIG-IP product features.

Validated TVID: 168-4C3-5B5

Source: Survey of 205 F5 BIG-IP users

F5 BIG-IP OPEX Savings

50% of IT organizations report that they reduced annual Operating Expenditure (OPEX) budgets by between 10% to 20% or more by deploying their F5 BIG-IP.

Validated TVID: 5DD-99E-9B6

Source: Survey of 200 F5 BIG-IP users

F5 BIG-IP CAPEX Savings

47% of IT organizations saved or deferred between 10% to 20% or more on CAPEX purchases over the past two years by deploying their F5 BIG-IP.

Validated TVID: B0B-D17-FA8

Source: Survey of 198 F5 BIG-IP users

F5 BIG-IP Payback Period Statistic

65% of organizations using F5 BIG-IP reported a payback period of 18 months or less.

Validated TVID: 4F3-02B-15B

Source: Survey of 192 F5 BIG-IP users

43% Use F5 BIG-IP To Align Business & IT

43% of surveyed IT organizations stated that they use F5 BIG-IP to better align IT with business initiatives.

Validated TVID: DC0-8B7-5B7

Source: Survey of 198 F5 BIG-IP users

66% Use F5 BIG-IP For Scale & Growth

66% of surveyed IT organizations use their F5 BIG-IP to achieve scale and growth initiatives.

Validated TVID: 930-01A-DF8

Source: Survey of 198 F5 BIG-IP users

61% Using F5 BIG-IP For SSL Offloading

61% of IT organizations discovered that F5 BIG-IP could be used for SSL offload in addition to load balancing.

Validated TVID: 6BB-CBF-6E8

Source: Survey of 193 F5 BIG-IP users

43% Selected F5 BIG-IP For Flexibility With iRules and iControl

43% of IT organizations state that they selected F5 BIG-IP over other alternatives because of the product’s flexibility with iRules or iControl.

Validated TVID: 2F4-B3D-234

Source: Survey of 205 F5 BIG-IP users

84% Recommend F5

84% of F5 customers gave F5 a 7 or higher when asked if they would recommend F5 to an IT peer. (Rated on a scale of 1 = lowest to 10 = highest)

Validated TVID: FF4-902-979

Source: Survey of 195 F5 BIG-IP users

Research Methodology

This QuickSheet is based upon data collected from customers of F5. TechValidate surveyed 232 users and purchasers of F5 BIG-IP between April 28, 2009 and June 1, 2009. Respondents had the following demographic profile:

26% of respondents were from a Medium Enterprise (between 100 to 5,000 employees), 22% of respondents were from a Global 500 Company, 19% of respondents were from a Large Enterprise (> 5,000 employees)
11% of respondents were from the Telecommunications Services industry, 10% of respondents were from the Computer Services industry, 10% of respondents were from the Computer Software industry

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Contact Information

TechValidate

TechValidate Software, Inc.
5424 Sunol Boulevard #10-267
Pleasanton, CA 94565

info@techvalidate.com

F5

F5 Networks
401 Elliott Ave West
Seattle, WA 98119

info@f5.com
(206) 272-5555

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Document Details

Status:	Validated
Validated On:	Jul 01, 2009
TVID:	6F2-DE6-838 What's this? What is a TVID? TVID = TechValidate Identifier Code In order to provide transparency and ensure authenticity, we stamp each validated data item we produce with a unique nine-digit TechValidate Identifier, or TVID, allowing it to be easily identified and researched. Any TVID can be looked up to confirm the validity and status of the data to which it refers.

About this Document

This downloadable document is a short format research report describing how users address business or technology challenges with F5 BIG-IP.

All information contained in this report was sourced directly from users with first-hand experience deploying F5 BIG-IP. This report may also contain perspective supplied by F5 BIG-IP. This content is clearly labeled.

TechValidate verifies the identity of all users involved in its research studies and guarantees anonymity so that they can speak candidly.

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