Manager for Implementation and Administration at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
Oct 13, 2025
The configuration part is complex for F5 BIG-IQ. The simplicity and visibility part needs improvement. The dashboard, especially the analytics part, needs to be more simple and presentable. For the security part, it is difficult to present to our management, so we have to capture it and prepare manual reporting options rather than getting them directly from the system. The automation part in F5 BIG-IQ is limited; we are still using it only for load balancing for some services. We haven't integrated it with our Accesso or implemented any automation options. The setup process for F5 BIG-IQ would rate a five out of ten.
Sr. Cybersecurity Specialist at Royal Technology Solutions LLC
Reseller
Top 10
Jan 28, 2025
From the study material point of view, there are multiple certifications available. The challenge is there is hardly any study material available that can be referred to or used as a study material. Of course, from the knowledge perspective, multiple courses and details are available. However, from a hands-on experience perspective, more resources should be available on the Internet, like labs and lab preparations.
F5 BIG-IQ should improve by being a complete certificate management solution because currently, it is only for Venafi. Other automation platforms, should be added. F5 BIG-IQ only manages F5, it will not work in multi-vendor environments. For example, if you used RV, there is an additional cost of buying their controllers.
Overall, the solution is quite good, for how I use it. The user interface could be a bit better. The compatibility with the Hyper-V from Microsoft for cloud deployments could be improved. You do need to have a good and solid background or foundation for networking and you need to understand how to configure F5 appliances in order to properly use it. It's not for a novice user. I think they need to work with their automation within BIG-IQ or the BIG-IP. Almost everything has automation. They could use YAML or JSON if they wanted to make it a little bit easier for us.
The solution could be easier to manage and to administer. It's a little difficult at the moment. We need some expertise to exploit all of the functionality. The solution should improve pricing. It's expensive in comparison to other American solutions.
I had trouble with high availability deployment in my environment. I had searched for solutions online but have not been able to determine the root of the problem. Ultimately, I contacted F5 support to resolve the issue. I would like to see the Advanced Web Application Firewall included with this solution.
The shell, kernel, or Linux has something like a delay, especially with the Virtual Edition when you are trying to implement it in the cloud and you want to access it remotely with web management. It would be great if they could improve their kernel. It was difficult for me, especially when I got started with BIG-IP. I was struggling to find which commands work with it. If you want to work with it, you have to be a Linux guy. The GUI tries to be professional to work with. It's not designed for an amateur or someone that is just trying to get into the ADC world, network, or application delivery services.
If they had a GUI interface for creating security rules then it would make it easier. As it is now, to create an application rule for the web, or policy, then we need to create a script to do it. There are a lot of scripts available on the internet for people who know how to use them, but with a graphical interface, it would be easier for new users. I would like to see the Debian feature installed, without having it in a separate box.
F5 BIG-IQ simplifies the centralized management of BIG-IP appliances, providing load balancing and application firewall services. It ensures efficient large-scale operations and is user-friendly, enhancing seamless configuration migrations.F5 BIG-IQ is designed for organizations seeking to manage multiple F5 appliances through a single interface, offering solutions for load balancing, web application security, and policy migration. Suitable for on-premises or cloud deployments, it caters to...
The configuration part is complex for F5 BIG-IQ. The simplicity and visibility part needs improvement. The dashboard, especially the analytics part, needs to be more simple and presentable. For the security part, it is difficult to present to our management, so we have to capture it and prepare manual reporting options rather than getting them directly from the system. The automation part in F5 BIG-IQ is limited; we are still using it only for load balancing for some services. We haven't integrated it with our Accesso or implemented any automation options. The setup process for F5 BIG-IQ would rate a five out of ten.
The product is really good with no significant downsides. However, better and simpler integration with ACI could improve the product.
From the study material point of view, there are multiple certifications available. The challenge is there is hardly any study material available that can be referred to or used as a study material. Of course, from the knowledge perspective, multiple courses and details are available. However, from a hands-on experience perspective, more resources should be available on the Internet, like labs and lab preparations.
F5 BIG-IQ is a complex solution, and it cannot manage everything related to BIG-IPs. It's a little bit complex with respect to statistics gathering.
The solution could improve their interface. Also, It should integrate with McAfee.
The stability could be improved. Sometimes the solution does not work.
F5 BIG-IQ should improve by being a complete certificate management solution because currently, it is only for Venafi. Other automation platforms, should be added. F5 BIG-IQ only manages F5, it will not work in multi-vendor environments. For example, if you used RV, there is an additional cost of buying their controllers.
Overall, the solution is quite good, for how I use it. The user interface could be a bit better. The compatibility with the Hyper-V from Microsoft for cloud deployments could be improved. You do need to have a good and solid background or foundation for networking and you need to understand how to configure F5 appliances in order to properly use it. It's not for a novice user. I think they need to work with their automation within BIG-IQ or the BIG-IP. Almost everything has automation. They could use YAML or JSON if they wanted to make it a little bit easier for us.
The solution could be easier to manage and to administer. It's a little difficult at the moment. We need some expertise to exploit all of the functionality. The solution should improve pricing. It's expensive in comparison to other American solutions.
Integration with VAS is something that they need to work on.
I had trouble with high availability deployment in my environment. I had searched for solutions online but have not been able to determine the root of the problem. Ultimately, I contacted F5 support to resolve the issue. I would like to see the Advanced Web Application Firewall included with this solution.
The shell, kernel, or Linux has something like a delay, especially with the Virtual Edition when you are trying to implement it in the cloud and you want to access it remotely with web management. It would be great if they could improve their kernel. It was difficult for me, especially when I got started with BIG-IP. I was struggling to find which commands work with it. If you want to work with it, you have to be a Linux guy. The GUI tries to be professional to work with. It's not designed for an amateur or someone that is just trying to get into the ADC world, network, or application delivery services.
If they had a GUI interface for creating security rules then it would make it easier. As it is now, to create an application rule for the web, or policy, then we need to create a script to do it. There are a lot of scripts available on the internet for people who know how to use them, but with a graphical interface, it would be easier for new users. I would like to see the Debian feature installed, without having it in a separate box.