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My main use case for F5 Distributed Cloud Services is to protect web applications and APIs from attacks.
A specific example of how I use F5 Distributed Cloud Services to protect my web applications or APIs is that it uses F5 XC WAF to block bot-driven card testing attacks.
My main use case for F5 Distributed Cloud Services helps with those types of attacks by connecting workloads across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises, creating a secure global network fabric.
The best features F5 Distributed Cloud Services offers are global application delivery, multi-cloud networking, and DDoS protection.
The global application ready value of F5 Distributed Cloud Services helps us accelerate content delivery globally.
F5 Distributed Cloud Services has positively impacted my organization by providing secure access to all our internal applications, protecting our employee, partner, or contractor's access to the application, accelerating content delivery globally, and connecting workloads across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises to create a secure global network fabric.
F5 Distributed Cloud Services can be improved because the cost can be high, especially for premium platform pricing, which may exceed smaller companies that are working on tight budgets, and there is vendor lock-in.
F5 Distributed Cloud Services requires time to master the configuration of policies, networking, and security, making it time-consuming to learn.
I have been using F5 Distributed Cloud Services for two years.
F5 Distributed Cloud Services is very stable, with no downtime.
F5 Distributed Cloud Services is very scalable and grows with our organization's needs.
F5 Distributed Cloud Services customer support is amazing, with a very dedicated and professional team. I would rate F5 Distributed Cloud Services customer support an eight out of ten.
Positive
I previously used a different solution before switching to F5 Distributed Cloud Services.
Before switching to F5 Distributed Cloud Services, we were using Cloudflare, but we migrated to F5 XC because it was simpler, more cost-effective, and an easy-to-deploy solution.
Since using F5 Distributed Cloud Services, we have seen a return on investment with a reduction in infrastructure cost by eliminating on-premises WAF appliances and increased security, avoiding breach costs, along with better performance leading to revenue growth.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for F5 Distributed Cloud Services is that everything is good and great.
Before choosing F5 Distributed Cloud Services, I evaluated other options, including Akamai Kona Site Defender.
My advice to others looking into using F5 Distributed Cloud Services is that it is a good platform that will protect all your clients, employees, and provide protection from any threats while also improving your company revenue growth.
F5 Distributed Cloud Services is a good tool and highly recommendable.
I found this interview to be great and have no suggestions for changes. I would rate this review an eight out of ten.
There are two main use cases for Distributed Call Services: DDoS or Distributed attacks protection and WAF web application security or firewall.
All features are valuable. In a multi-cloud or distributed cloud, there are many protection possibilities from data to web application or API protection, including bot mitigation. This is a comprehensive package for web application security. The main benefit is Web App Security, offering a complete security package from DDoS to web application firewall, API protection, and bot mitigation.
It's a long way to be perfect, of course, as with all solutions. The main issue is integration with other parts or products of F5, like on-premise WAF. There are some problems, mainly from the perspective of implementation and customer expectations, which sometimes differ from reality.
I worked for an F5 partner, not as a customer. We used the Services line for DDoS protection. It was the main use case for Silver Line for about one and a half years.
There are compliance issues, mainly if a customer wants something that isn't possible, yet not with the functionality.
I have had no problem with scalability yet, so it's good.
From my point of view, support is responsible and okay.
Positive
Distributed code is easy to set up. If rated on a scale from one to ten, where ten means very easy, I would probably rate it a nine.
For those who want to use Azure Cloud Services, consider implementing it. It's pretty good. From my point of view, it's easy to set up and offers strong functionalities.
The overall product rating is nine out of ten.
A common use case is multi-cloud networking. If a global customer has applications on different clouds that come together as one application, F5 can be a good entry point for that application with additional security.
Using F5 Distributed Cloud Services eliminates the need for hardware in your data center, resulting in cost savings.
F5 Distributed Cloud Services is valued for multi-cloud networking and easy integration with DevOps tools and Kubernetes. It offers comprehensive security, including DDoS protection, API protection, and application protection through a unified console. Multi-cloud networking and API Protection and Discovery are unique features.
F5 is known for being the best load balancer in the market. Customers with an existing module can easily adopt additional modules without investing in new hardware.
The pricing could be adjusted to better meet the needs of typical customers in regions like Poland, where the product is considered too expensive.
I estimate F5 Distributed Cloud Services has been available for no more than two years.
I rate the overall solution as highly stable, scoring it a ten out of ten.
I rate the scalability of the solution at a ten out of ten, indicating that it should work flawlessly.
I have worked with their support for over ten years and rate it a ten out of ten since the quality is among the best.
Positive
I work with other vendors, such as Broadcom, BeyondTrust, and Qualys.
The cloud version is quick to implement, typically taking a few hours.
From my company, one person is usually enough for implementation. For maintenance, there are four engineers who handle duties between teams.
The solution provides a return on investment by eliminating the need for hardware in the data center.
I am not involved in sales, so I do not deal with the pricing aspect directly. I give the cost of the solution a four out of ten since it is not a cheap product.
I recommend the solution for its features like multi-cloud networking and easy integration with DevOps tools. However, cost comparisons with other services show a significant difference.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.