Maximizing ROI

IT staff continue to be forced to do more with less. Despite advances in technology, IT administrators are still faced with more reporting requirements, more consoles to monitor, and fewer resources to manage it all. To survive and even thrive in this environment, IT departments must align their projects with key business objectives, rather than be seen simply as a cost center. This results in even more pressure to demonstrate ROI for current and future IT investments, which requires pervasive and real-time visibility.

IT Operations and Security Challenges

  • Lack of asset visibility resulting in weak reporting on IT investment goals and benefits
  • Maximizing the value of current resources and investments by cutting costs in areas that don’t impact productivity
  • Identifying opportunities to cut IT costs, such as overspending on unused software licenses and maintenance fees
  • Minimizing the costs, complexity, and productivity impact of disparate systems and security management tools
  • Managing a distributed environment cost-effectivel–y—with low bandwidth, high-latency data links such as VSAT and MPLS

The BigFix Approach

BigFix rises to the challenge of IT budget crunches by offering high-performance security and systems management designed for rapid time-to-value, low overhead, and optimized operations. Specifically, the BigFix Unified Management Platform delivers the following cost-saving benefits:

  • Real-time visibility. Multifunctional, single-agent technology gives IT staff full control and insight into all computing assets—within minutes.
  • Unprecedented scalability. One single, low-cost server can support more than 250,000 endpoints.
  • Infrastructure consolidation. One single management console coordinates access for all endpoint systems and security tasks so that a single administrator can manage an entire enterprise.
  • Broad coverage. A multiplatform, multipurpose, unified approach simplifies asset discovery, assessment, remediation, and reporting efforts.
  • Rapid time-to-value. Installs in hours, remediates in minutes.
  • Power management. Save millions of dollars by automatically enforcing energy conservation settings on systems without impacting productivity.
  • Software asset management. Save on licensing costs through increased visibility into software usage, and automated license “true-up” procedures.
  • Patch management. Save time and optimize remediation efforts with 95%+ first-pass success rates.
  • Security configuration management. Accelerate audit procedures with continuous compliance assessment, remediation, and real-time reporting against industry standards, such as FDCC, DISA STIG, and PCI.