Does anyone have an questions about F5 iWorkflow?

@Jie;

The BIG-IQ name is to separate it's function from BIG-IP. BIG-IP would be the engines running the apps, and BIG-IQ is your mission control. It's what we always wanted Enterprise Manager to eventually turn into but because it was such a big departure from EM, both in platform and function, it was a logical marketing decision to segregate it.

BIG-IQ is very much the Enterprise Admin's wish list of how to manage a large BIG-IP ecosystem. It's RBAC allows separate teams to manage their slice of BIG-IP. Sec admins can monitor DDoS outbreaks and manage appropriate policies on the fly. It allows network admins their usual management duties from deploy/T&M/and monitoring. And it allows application owners a deeper dive into how their application is performing.

Current BIG-IQ management functions were very different from BIG-IQ "Cloud". To separate out the products intended use further it became iWorkflow, more situated to the tasks it provides. This allows the iWorkflow and other F5 automation/orchestration teams the flexibility to add new features faster and stay current with new MANO trends. We'll get more content out for BIG-IQ and iWorkflow focusing on where you would use them and problems they solve. I think coming at it from that angle will help people make product decisions on what's most important in their environment.

Do check out Nathan's Youtube channel and watch the 101 and 201 iWorkflow series. You'll start to see where segregation of the products became a benefit for not only the users of the product but the developers of it too!

-Chase