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Software Distribution
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Enterprises are more distributed than ever before. The need to distribute critical software updates to every remote server, satellite office desktop and roaming laptop is often challenging given bandwidth constraints and latency over long-haul networks. Additionally, remote validation that the software is actually installed once it’s distributed can be a huge administrative burden to already overworked IT staff. Moreover, most organizations have a mix of operating systems and business applications, so IT staff frequently use multiple management platforms simply to keep software up-to-date and operational.
What is BigFix Software Distribution?
BigFix Software Distribution overcomes these challenges and delivers cost-effective operational control and visibility to the software delivery and installation process. Included as part of the BigFix Systems Lifecycle Management suite, BigFix Software Distribution enables organizations to manage all software distribution processes across multiple platforms, including Windows, Mac, Unix, and Linux – from a single, unified point of control. Additionally, the BigFix architecture allows IT staff to control specific bandwidth usage during software delivery, allowing for packages to be delivered without impacting network performance - regardless of network size or speed.
Features and Benefits
- Policy-based installation of new and updated software packages across large and distributed environments
- Automatic removal of obsolete or unauthorized software
- Closed loop verification of software installs and de-installs
- Option to enable user self-provisioning and de-provisioning of authorized applications and software packages
- Minimal network impact via policy driven bandwidth throttling, both static and dynamic, across all BigFix Agent platforms
- Local pre-cache packages to improve installation reliability
- Support for Windows, Mac, Unix, and Linux
- Compatibility with incumbent software distribution tools
- Tracking of distributed software licenses in conjunction with BigFix Software Asset Management
