F5 BIG-IQ provides a central point of control for F5 physical and virtual devices, which can simplify management, help ensure compliance and provide the delivery you need to manage safely and efficiently
Provide the tools you need to securely and efficiently manage delivered apps. BIG-IQ remotely manages the basic configuration of F5 devices/instances, application delivery policies, licenseLicense, SSL certificates, etc. It has powerful analytical capabilities, granular role-based access control, and increasing or decreasing the number of F5 instances as business requirements change (Amazon Web Services and VMware only). BIG-IQ supports the following F5 modules:
BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM)
BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM)
F5 Secure Web Gateway Service
BIG-IP Smart DNS (DNS)
F5 WebSafe and F5 MobileSafe (monitoring and updating)
BIG-IQ can manage F5 VE in Amazon Web Services and BIG-IP, VE, and VIPRION devices deployed in local data centers, as well as BIG-IP iSeries hardware platforms and new BIG-IP per-app VE solutions.
BIG-IQ is ideal for companies that need to centrally manage and automate F5 devices and modules, manage BIG-IP VE licenses, or centrally report and alert on application availability, performance, and security.