Likelihood to Recommend HCL BigFix is well-suited:
Patch Management for Diverse Devices: HCL BigFix is ideal for organizations with a diverse range of devices, including laptops, desktops, cloud, virtual machines, and mobile devices. Its endpoint management functionality enables seamless patching across various operating systems such as Windows, MacOS, ChromeOS, and Linux. Comprehensive Patch Management: With HCL BigFix, organizations can achieve comprehensive patch management across their IT infrastructures. It ensures that all endpoints, regardless of the operating system, receive timely and secure patches, reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing overall security. Troubleshooting and Monitoring: HCL BigFix excels in providing a dashboard that effectively displays problematic and functional machines. This feature allows IT teams to quickly identify and address issues, improving overall troubleshooting efficiency. However, there are some scenarios where HCL BigFix may be less appropriate or areas for improvement: 1. Coverage Expansion: It is important for HCL BigFix to continue expanding its coverage to include all possible resources installed within the IT infrastructure. Ensuring comprehensive coverage can enhance its effectiveness. 2.On-Site and OS Upgrades: Optimizing the process of on-site and operating system upgrades can help streamline the deployment process further. Improvements in this area would contribute to a smoother and more efficient upgrade experience. 3.Communication Speed: Enhancing the speed of communication between the HCL BigFix agent and the server can help improve the overall responsiveness and efficiency of the solution.Pricing Optimization: Adjusting the pricing of HCL BigFix to be more cost-effective would make it more accessible and attractive to organizations of different sizes and budgets. Read full review We use the IT asset management module to great extent, would like to explore the RFID based tracking of assets integrated with Summit ITAM. Would like service requests workflows to be made flexible enough to support any kind of requests and easily route based on criteria's defined. This help in easy approval and reduce the time take for fulfilling the request and adhere to SLA
Read full review Pros Software inventory. Patch deployment. Patch review. Read full review Network Incident to network inventory mapping and workflow management. Priority, Severity wise SLA management. Integration with other systems like CRM, EMS. Read full review Cons The patching function is difficult for RedHat Linux servers, and can be improved. The site configuration and access control appears to be cumbersome. Read full review Some standard functionalities don't work. We struggle to get optimum support from their support team. Issues are not resolved within the SLAs. Even escalating to higher authorities do not help. Read full review Likelihood to Renew The overall satisfaction is great and it offers great features. By expanding to using AI feature of Symphony Summit, we look forward to automate even ticket tracking and ticket resolution. The support provided by the symphony SummitAI team is also robust compared to industry standards and the team also conducts regular reviews to find out any dissatisfaction from the clients.
Read full review Support Rating Recently we noticed the customer service on the support has dropped compared to when we first deployed the software.
Read full review Alternatives Considered We have significantly enhanced our ability to patch desktops, including laptops, desktop, cloud, virtual machines and other mobile devices used by end-users. BigFix's endpoint management functionality allows us to seamlessly patch a wide range of operating systems, such as Windows, MacOS, ChromeOS, and Linux systems, ensuring comprehensive patch management across IT infrastructures. We have established a track record of delivering secure and hassle-free patching solutions to our clients
Read full review On the demo, we find the system is better than other app. this has better UI and the best workflow available, and the user can define or customize his own report. Users can add more fields in the app. you can define your own workflow .find more user-friendly than another app. user to raise SR/INCIDENT
Read full review Return on Investment When there is a need to patch a Windows System it has worked Read full review Symphony Summit has helped us achieve some automation. Asset management has improved slightly, but lot more was expected. Their standard functionalities, which were promised in newer versions, are not working. Read full review ScreenShots