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 The KACE Management Appliance does many different things, but does not do them as well as other products. It is an all-in-one system for Asset tracking, software management, ticketing system, Contact management, and reporting. If you require basic functionality for these, then this product will meet your needs. But when you begin needing advanced/granular functions from the appliance, it will fall short.
Read full review Pros Software inventory. Patch deployment. Patch review. Read full review Gives you real time data to systems on my network. I can get information on all applications running on devices on my network. I can get information on what systems are not currently patched and up to date with MS and Virus definitions! 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 Configuring automated software installs is difficult, and logs do not present useful information for troubleshooting. Customer support will just refer you to search itninja.com when you call in for support issues. KACE community site (itninja.com), has outdated documentation, and answers to questions are usually vague at best. KACE Amp agent constantly breaks, and has to be re-installed on end user computers. A parent-child relationship in the ticketing system requires you to create a process. Remote provisioning fails consistently and does not provide any useful information as to why it failed. K1000 is overpriced for the jobs it actually performs and the work that is required to maintain it. 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 DAM blows away what Free wear we were previous trying to tweak and change for use to benefit the County. But as we looked into DAM we saw much more available with this product compared to what we had been trying to use over the last 10 years. It took a lot of convincing to get County Administration on board with County IT but after we had Dell come in and demo software and appliand to BOS and County Administrator they saw the added benefits of going with DAM! It has been a great addition to our County IT tools!
Read full review Return on Investment When there is a need to patch a Windows System it has worked Read full review Asset Tracking works exceptionally well, until the AMP agent breaks an endpoint machine. Quick re-install of the AMP agent usually resolves the issue. The remote provisioning tool fails 90% of the time. If this worked properly or informed us why the remote provisioning failed, this tool could become an invaluable asset. We canceled the support contact because the renewal price was expensive and cost just as much as the initial purchase price. Read full review ScreenShots