Kemp LoadMaster Other Advice

SB
IT Director at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Each and every organization that hosts applications should have this solution. I would rate this solution as nine out of ten.

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Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten.

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AK
System Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

My advice is on what they are already using. For example, if it's in a Data Center customer and he already has some security devices and servers. And I would ask him what kind of functionality you want if this can already be set up in a firewall because I'm working very much with FortiGate Firewalls, which also provide load-balancing functionalities. But only up to a specific level, and if it's simple load balancing, round drop into two servers, then you can do it with the firewall. So you don't need an extra device like a dedicated load balancer. But when it comes to load balancing for an exchange platform or another. For the same customer, we replaced the Microsoft TMG with Kemp LoadMaster. Then you have to deal with things and features. For this, you need then this dedicated load to balance the device. So it depends on the functionalities that one requires. 

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten.

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JK
Infrastructure Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I rate it at eight out of 10. There are many features that are missing or poorly implemented and things that you simply cannot do. The product is very much “as is”, and people need to be aware of that. If you don’t want these limitations, there are other products on the market, but they are typically a bit more expensive. Kemp products are very good load-balancers but are lacking in features compared to its competitors.

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AI
Director of IT at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

Its a nice and easy NLB to set up and operate on a day to day basis. I highly recommend it. 

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FV
Manager of Technology Architecture and Information Security at J.F. Shea Co., Inc.

The LoadMaster is very easy to set up, configure, and manage. We have been using it for almost 10 years and are still very happy with this solution.

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AI
Network and System Administrator at Guardian Capital Group Ltd

My advice is to use Kemp's support to help with the initial setup. It is included in the initial cost and it makes sure that best practices are used. Keep up with the support because it's worth it.

I am currently happy with everything.

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JR
IT Manager at SWITCHCRAFT INC

The Kemp load balancer is well suited for an on-premise Exchange system, either at one location or at two.

It is also suitable to use for balancing web site traffic between systems..

Kemp works well when used with two or more units in a multi-site environment  I have not found a solution that the Kemp will not handle well.

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reviewer1441854 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Analyst at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The VLM appliances boot insanely quickly, which is really impressive. During power cycles, we only drop between two and three pings to the devices.

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RJ
General Manager at Seriti Resources

I rate Kemp LoadMaster nine out of 10. 

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NS
Owner at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

I would rate this solution as a whole a nine, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

I would advise other people trying to use this solution to go ahead and try to use it as some use cases are quite complex. Our use case is straightforward.

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System Administrator at Routeware, Inc.

Go with Kemp, you will thank me later. 

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MB
Senior Systems Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees

This product does what is advertised.

In terms of the value you get for the amount of money you pay, this is the number one solution.

For anybody who is implementing this solution, there is nothing to worry about. This product is mature, the documentation is there, and the support is very good. My recommendation is to get the virtual appliance instead of the hardware because it is easy, and that's what we have experience with. You get the same features and it is easy to scale and add more resources.

I would also suggest taking a backup of the configuration just in case they misconfigure something later. It is a complex configuration and if something goes wrong when somebody is changing it, it will break the traffic. You should be very careful when making changes to the configuration.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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reviewer1442190 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Manager at Larson Engineering, Inc.

I love this product ad definitely recommend it to others. I know that it can do much more than I use it for. So far, I have not looked into other features but I am planning on expanding the usage in near future.

I am getting some updates from them about added features to the product.

I will be working on a few more projects and planning on using it for these.

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JS
Network Administrator at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

Check for the complete needs of your entire network system.

In order to configure things, you will have to first draw out your connections before you implement it.

This solution is good and it's reliable but there are things to improve.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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reviewer1475778 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Computers & Telephone System Infrastructure at Techjet

At this time, the only features that the organization needs are the synchronization of emails to mobile devices and Outlook, so overall, we are satisfied with this product.

I would definitely recommend the product to my friends.

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reviewer1443183 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator Senior Supervisor at Xceed

Basically, Kemp covers every critical thing that must be needed to complete the task at hand.

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AC
CEO | Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

My company is an IT Services Consulting company, and when requirements warrant, I plan on recommending Kemp to our other customers. Note: We currently have no financial interest in recommending Kemp.

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reviewer1475775 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP/CTO at STARNET SOLUTIONS, INC

Overall, the product has covered what we needed and even offered some additional features.

It's really hard to say what can be improved when we do not have any complaints, to begin with. I just have to say that even Microsoft named Kemp their preferred load balancer for Microsoft Exchange in the past.

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reviewer1444170 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at Rochester Regional Health

I would advise that you use the virtual appliances if you can. We did have a hardware failure twice on our original physical appliances and it is a bit of a vulnerability to go down to one LoadMaster while the other one is in the shop.

I can't think of any services I would like to add, as I haven't come across a situation where I wanted it to do something that it couldn't do.

It's been a great reliable product for us, and I would recommend it to anyone!

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reviewer1444182 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Services Manager at dSPACE GmbH

I don't know what feature could be made better, as it is working really well.

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Presales at Efficient IT Systems Ltd

The user interface is good. The integration is also not an issue for the customers. The integration so far has been advanced for the customers, and I have no problems with it.

I recommend considering the pricing model because the solution has good performance and a competitive price. Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

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OA
Solution Architect at ReDoy Corporation

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. The solution is good, but its ability to investigate life traffic and its graphics can be improved. My advice for users considering this solution is to ensure they have adherent to deploy it.

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FZ
Owner at Optiwan

This is a very competitive solution - they have a very solid product and it's cheaper than other solutions. There is no need to look at anything else because of the cost and you have an especially good product to do simple things. 

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reviewer1443177 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and System Administrator at Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH

Its a Kemp it works great.

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reviewer1441917 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Engineer at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is a great product and service support is awesome.

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reviewer1486944 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Administrator II at Lincoln Land Community College

The Kemp LoadMaster just works. It is extraordinarily difficult to suggest any changes that might improve its feature set. Go with Kemp, you won't regret it!

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reviewer1447500 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

It's a great product to use if you need to balance multiple sites and applications. It is easy to set up, the support engineers are top-notch, and it is cost-efficient as well.

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reviewer1446381 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator 2 at PUBLIC SCHOOL AND EDUCATION EMPLOYEE RET

I recommend Kemp to all, product works great and makes jobs easier. 

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reviewer1443234 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead at Colan Infotech Private Limited

I need to work on the Kemp cloud-based product, as I don't have experience with it.

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it_user1069098 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at Base It

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. To make it a perfect ten out of ten it would need better connection logging. If there is an active connection, then there is better logging. It should also have better management monitoring tools. 

They have great technical documentation on their website. That would be my recommendation if someone needs to implement Kemp Technology products.

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it_user426051 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Consuntant/KEMP VIP at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees

Look into what you need. Do you want to use virtual (VLM running on Hyper-V or VMware) or physical (LM)?

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DK
Head Of Technology at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The load balancer that we're using right now is for having a tougher load balance between all the services. Very soon, we are looking forward to rolling out a serverless platform on Azure so that we remove the dependency on DevOps configurations and having this container management hub. We will move to a virtual load balancer. They have offered us a pretty competitive price. We are not using all the capabilities. We are only using a subset. We are in touch with their team, and they are very collaborative.

I would definitely recommend this solution to others. If they're looking out for a load balancer for a cloud or on-premises deployment, Kemp LoadMaster definitely works.

I would rate Kemp LoadMaster a nine out of ten. It is hard to find a thing to complain about.

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it_user435144 - PeerSpot reviewer
Messaging Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I would recommend trying the trial version, and if it meets all your needs then go ahead and implement it.

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it_user848262 - PeerSpot reviewer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We do not use this solution on AWS.

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it_user8178 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Try the VLM edition to get a feeling for the product.

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