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1/8The Big ix uni ied managemenT plaT orm

BIGFIX The BigFix Unifed Management Plat ormp v a sw s t Q st s Y d t K w Y h

B c s iT st t s v cc ss t t t ts ty c y vt t t ts, t y t c v s t s c t k s

t c t s . as s c , t y c st t y sk q s

t y t s w t y c s t c t q st

y t t t sc b c t s. Y t w t v , iT s

k w t sw s t t s q st s, b b t t t sw

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t, v iT st t s t w t sk t t q st s tv y t c v q ck, cc t sw s w t t v t sc

t s v SQl q s. it t c t s, ss ss s, t s -tv iT t c cy cc cy t y t s , cy-

t s c s .

B s t t t c y st b t s c t w t t v c st s v s, s t t t B a t t v v v s

c t t ss b cy s t s. T s v v t tt s c t v t s s , f b ty, sc b ty, w

t st ct t c sts ss c t w t t t syst ss c ty t.

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C t c s cc ss ct s B s u m t p t c

A Flexible, Intelligent Agent a s t s s ss t 2% Cpu v w tw k ct s ts c ss s v t y

c t b by t s . T B a t s c b ss ss tst t t t st cy b t t b ck c c w t cyw t t y st ct t s v . T s s t B s s c ty syst s t

c t s s c ty c t t t s twst b t s t s t ts c ss y. S ss

w t s c c s t y s , t w w ys b s tt ts y . T t s ss s c s t t tf b ty iT t y t s v w v ty b s.

Instant Answers W t ts t w y st c s a bac b t st v t w c t s t b ct

ct c , B v s sw s w t t s c ss tt s . T ks t t t t t, t s t w t

t y sc t c t , c t z s v t c t t s SQl q y t s . e c t c v t t q st s

v t ts w , yz , t b ck v t k ct b st t ys s s .

Coverage or Roaming Endpoints T c t - w t s vw b y t c s c t c . us s c ct

, t s, ts, tc. a w ys st y st , t Bt v s iT t q b ty t t ts

t sc v t s.

t g S v c sa st t (gSa), s B p w m t

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BigFix Third PartySolution Provider:CenterBeam

as t ts c iTs v c s c y, C t B

k s t ss b -s z b s ss s t c vt s v iT b ty,s c ty, t cc st s v c t t

t 500 c sj y. By z t

c c s vv t, C t B s

b t v t s -c sss v c s s cts s c

s B t t - k tw t c c cs.

as s t s c st v t B s t ,

C t B s CTo Sp z s ys, W c sB t b t b c k

t cy t .

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How Customers Are Using It

T st b t w t t s w c st s b y tB t w v t v w ys:

i t p ty St ck d ct y o t BioS t s s ts t s.

o c st ts t c t s d , w t ty st ck bt y s . i s t, t s t w s t t tf s BioS. B t t syst s w b s t s w y.

Customer question: h w w s d s ss t st t ty tt t c y c t t b t t c ?

BigFix solution: d s B s s t c t c t st ck st y t t t st t t t. B

tc t s b t t st ck t t bct y t t BioSs v t c st s t t

End result: W t 89K ts b t 30 t s t , tc st s v 4000 s t c t t $4560/ .

B o l s l t s B ck t hQBy s s c s cyc t , Bs v s y by c t b s s t s, c t t

w s cyc s s b t t s t .

Customer question: h w w k t ck t s t t cyc s w s s s w y st b t ?

BigFix solution: us B s st b t t t t c t ct

t ss t s s sc t t t s cyc s w t st ct s w t t t q t c v c t.

End result: B t t B s t , t c st ws v 20% t c t s y . B s t

t , s B t v t t t t c s t t y $3mm s v s.

us e ts t T b s t n tw k iss sT y t t t s c tw k ss s t w ys st tT s s t c y t w t w y st b t tw ks s v

t c ct t c s. a B c st c t v

t c t v t v s b ty t tw k- t ss sst t v s b ty skt s ct v s s t w ts t tw k -t , w t t ct s ct v ty.

Customer question: h w c w b tt t t b s t tw kss s s t st st ct ?

BigFix solution: C t t sk t t v tw k t c s t s c c tw k ss s by v t tw k t c

s s ts t , t t tt t t t cc ss t s ts ct s ct v ty.

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By s t c t t

t, t t w t v , c t z

s v s v t c sst , t iT st c v s

b st ct cb ts. S t s c :

Quiet help desk. W -t c t s s

w t s, s c tyss s, t t b

t ck t- t v ts t

y t c s.Result: r c

sk s v c s, t -s ts c .

Reduced overtime and week-

end work. T b ty B t sys-

t t c ss sc s t t sc

t s ct s t w k s ys,s c t y c tt v tc sts.

Undistracted non-technical

employees. m y z -t s y t v t y

ts s s t - t st s -

t c t s-t t v t sks t c t-

s. T t v v y

s t v , b t cs y t s v

s y y .a s , - t- c t

t ct s t ts w st- ss s c-c ss t s t

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End result: T sk s c v b tt c cy, s c s cc t t -t , w t t y t

st ct tw k s cs t s.

a t t c y C ct d c ts t S t e-d sc v yas t - sc v y t t c , B c st t

c t c st y t c ct s t my d c v y s s c t v y s t t w . T c

c ss t b w t t s k w t ct w s t ct tw k v b ty c v

t s.

Customer question: h w c w c ct c ts s stst ct , w t t ct s s, w t v y s t t

BigFix solution: T B t t t s c c s c t t sk t c y t my d c ts ts

c t ts b ck t c t z s v . W t 68 w ks, t y c t c ss y s st t , v t t v st

- sc v y t ct. T ks t B s y c cy-bb w t t tt c b ty, tw k Q S w s ct t

c ss.

End result: W t B , t - sc v y c ss w s st, cc t , t s t t t - s . r t t s s

t s w k c s y s t t , t y vt w t B t , c st- ct v s ts.

B t-u p c m t m us s e ct t sT tw c b v s - s s t s tw ks.

w ss b , s s w v t b y st c ss y -b st c t s t c t - w skt s

t s. S c y, t y w t c t t s t st c t c t c t . a B c st t S S st

w y t s v b t b sby t b t- t t t s w t ct s - st s tw t b t-

c ss v c ck- st ct s w t v us s c ts w t w yw t t s sk t ck t.

Customer question: h w c w s t s s c t t t tc t b t- c s w w t s b t

c t t yv st (b s ss- t t)?

BigFix solution:

By s t B C t ui, t iT st v s s s b ty t t t w w kst t b t- c . a ts s v st c t sy-t - w st ct

v b t- t s. , by v Cpu- t s v t t t b s ss-c t c .

End result: T iT st s t ct b c v s v c t t - s c ty w t t v st sksyst s c ss s. a t y, s s c t

c ss y c t s, y w c c c t b t t tw k ssyst v b t s w kst t c .

W t B , - sc v y w s st,cc t , t s t t t

- s . r t t s

s s t s w k c s y

s t t , t c stv t w t B

t , c st- ct vs ts.



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BigFix Third PartySolution Provider:CenterBeam

as t ts c iTs v c s c y, C t B

k s t ss b -s z b s ss s t c vt s v iT b ty,s c ty, t cc st s v c t t

t 500 c sj y. By z t

c c s vv t, C t B s

b t v t s -c sss v c s s cts s c

s B t t - k tw t c c cs.

as s t s c st v t B s t ,

C t B s CTo Sp z s ys, W c sB t b t b c k

t cy t .

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ie C t C ck -T p tc T ta b t c c t s v w t t v b k t s

y c t tc syst s s c c act v x v b ty. iTw t t t t s syst s t tc cyc t t t vt s c c v b act v x c t . u t t y, st tc t

t v t b ty t t t c t s c c s t t t t t s s. T ks t B s st

t c , t t b t s c c c t t s w t t s, t s q y.

Customer question: h w w v t s t s s ts c act v x sc t t c y c ss 150,000

t syst s?

BigFix solution: B s t t t s s , ts t s s t s c ss b s ct t s t

ty c t s. By ss t q y v B t, t iTc v t c ss y t c ss t t 150,000

w t ss t 90 t s. ot t t v s w v t k ys c v s ts.

End result: By s v t t ss t t c t c ss, t ist w s b t s t t c ss y tc w k st t w b t t s B . T y w s b t c v

st ss s cc ss t t tc st t t ks t ctt t t t .

T ck d w uSB d v c s T t W k aw yuSB v c s b q t s q t y q ck t s s.

u t t y, t s t y c t t ss b t t ck t c t , w s st w s y st by y s c t ct s. a t s t B t t t ck s b s

uSB v c s t v t, w t y w st , c t t t w t t s s t c syst .

Customer question: h w w c t t ck s uSB v c s t k c sts w c t sk t ss s s?

BigFix solution: S c t B a t s cc ss t ( c t t s s c t t s, c t ty

t s v y st t w t s y c t ys s, c v b ck w t t s. a t y, B s cy-b s t

c s v s t b ty t c uSB cc ss b s v bc b t s v b s) s c s s b , s , ip ss tsyst , t y.

End result: W t t s v -t v s b ty c t , t b t t ck s uSB v c s, s v y c sk t

s t .

Pushing Data to Endpoints

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k syst s tt sks k st b t s tw

tc s t yc . h w v , t

t s t c c s y t t B c st s

t t t tst y. h ws:

a s st t c y

as s s B t q ck y

st b t c tw v t c s

t c s t t st t s

i S , b k

s s B t st b tw s t t aTm

c t s.

i m ys , c st

s s ct t tv k s f s ss t

v y s c y t ts t t t t

t t tt .

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c s s B t sw c s t s v t s

c t s. W t t s t s,t t k v 7 ys t t s

s w c w s t s w t B .




e c St t -e s n S s T h ys poS T sm y st t s -t y t t ws t s t v cc ct s s t w k c y . W t s s

b t t s c s s, t w ks v c t iT st t t s c t s c ss t poS t s, w t t st t

t c c t s. a t b s ss c ss t uS s sB t c t t 7,000 poS syst s st t t cc t t b t v b t y, t t t csw tc s b ck t t t t v t t c s t w k .

Customer question: h w c i v y t t t t c t t sb t y c t c b poS v c s, c ss

t t s t z s?

BigFix solution: S c B s t st ys y st b t ts t , t w s t b st c c t s t c s c s . a t ts t s t v t b ty t v y t s c s , cst t cc t t , v .

End result: T ks t B s b ty t q ck y ss ss, c , v t c t s, c ss t poS v tt tw s b t s ss v t t t y. B Bt t t t t s t t t y, y t pot s t b c t c ct t , s t ss s

s t s s s s c s s.

Z d y m w p t ctd s t t v t t t s c ty cts, t s c t t st t t ct st c s c tb ks. Z

y w s sk t t s t y c t t v t. o B st t v t c st w s t c t s tv w tb k w c t st aV v t y t

t s t . T y s B t t t c y q t c syst t s w t s t ct t v t t t tb st w y t t .

Customer question: W t t y s t ct w v c s z y w ct ?

BigFix solution: T ks t B s b ty t sc v s b -t , t st t t y t t ss

t ct t t t s 4,000 syst s t t w ct . i

t t ct t st t tw k, t B a t c b ck tb c c t s ts c t t t

t. T ct c s w q t y t st cc ss bt c t .

End result: B t t t t c y v s t s c ty t t ct st t st s st c t , y- v

b t ts. T s s t s b st w y t v t st c s tb ks k C ck , w c t syst s t b sk v ct s.

B t t tt c y v s t

y s s c ty t t ct

st t st s st c t ,y- v b

t ts.




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ct v ty s v c w v t b t c

l y t t t B s t s t B u mp t , w c c s s t B a t, B S v , B pm ss s, B r ys.

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