Agree with Joe on this one.  ACE4710 hasn't changed much since 2008 and F5 has its own issues.  Citrix is the way to go. 
Regards,
 Joe Sanchez
( please excuse the brevity of this email as it was sent via a mobile device.  Please excuse misspelled words or sentence structure.) 
On Jul 18, 2013, at 2:11 PM, "Joseph L. Brunner" <joe_at_affirmedsystems.com> wrote:
> Agreed on Citrix Netscaler - don't let "Citrix" scare you - their box KILLS the F5 and all that junk - much easier to setup and much better results...
> 
> NO PRODUCT ALIVE has ever made the same improvements in my customers environments as Citrix Netscaler - we protect from DOS attacks, SYN FLOODS, slow web pages loads - all with a single box...
> 
> ACE, F5, all that - garbage when compared with the MPX series netscaler... the VPX virtual ones we use also, but go with the larger MPX's for a real powerhouse...
> 
> -Joe
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of gaston brait
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 11:26 AM
> To: Haroon; Cisco certification
> Subject: RE: Cisco ACE replacement
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> Citrix Netscaler
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>> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:21:08 -0400
>> Subject: Cisco ACE replacement
>> From: itguy.pro_at_gmail.com
>> To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
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>> Hey guys, need an answer on this please
>> 
>> which cisco product replaced
>> 
>> ACE 4710  - Version A3(2.4)
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>> 
>> Is it worth it to upgrade the firmware to latest or go for the new device?
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>> 
>> thanks,
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>> Haroon
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