Introduction

This section introduces a user to what is BigFix SaaS and what are the benefits of using it. It also

BigFix SaaS is an endpoint management platform based on Software as a Service (SaaS). It enables IT operations and security teams to automate and manage patches to hundreds of thousands of endpoints across multiple operating systems and apps, regardless of location, connection type or status as an on-premise, virtual, or cloud endpoint. HCL BigFix automates the management, patching and inventory of nearly 100 different operating system versions.

BigFix is a cloud-based service that leverages the BigFix team’s decades of experience. The core HCL BigFix platform has the following additional components:

• HCL BigFix for Lifecycle Management (includes Patch Management, Remote Control, Software Distribution, and OS Deployment)

• HCL BigFix for Patch Management (includes vendor patches for Microsoft, UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh operating systems as well as patches for third-party applications by Adobe, Google, and Microsoft)

• HCL BigFix for Security and Compliance (provides common STIG, CIS, and third-party security baselines, network self-quarantine, and removable device control)

• HCL BigFix Inventory (gathers information about installed software and hardware in a customer's infrastructure)

• HCL BigFix for Server Automation (provides hypervisor operations to build and manage virtual machines in a datacenter environment)

Using BigFix has the following benefits:

• Cost savings

• Accessibility

• Scalability

• Automatic updates

• Quick deployment

• Reliability

• High compatibility

• SaaS security

• Decreased hardware requirements for implementation (SaaS version)