1. IBM Endpoint Manager - Bigfix

2. Reasons to use Bigfix Reduced Operations overhead
Reduce Management hours and costs
0 day patching
Patch management
Increased Security
Audit Compliance
Operations
The day to day activities associated with maintaining IT configurations
Security
Protecting the enterprise
against internal and external threats
Audit
Compliance
Proving that you comply industry security standards

3. Reasons continued… Quickly Deploy patches and software
Conduct inventory of machines from one console
Quickly identify anything based on custom criteria
Perform baseline of machines to meet department specifications.

4. Centrally Managed IEM Service
Funded by CITES
No cost for enrollment and use
Hosts can be managed anywhere
Quick responsiveness of actions taken in console
One Console for all uses
Up-to-date information regarding your endpoints
Easy to learn and use

5. Benefits of Central Management
Deployment strategy help
Help available ticketing system
Training opportunities – on-site or remote
GPO development
Shared repository of fixlets

6. Security and Compliance
IBM Endpoint Manager - Bigfix
Endpoints
One infrastructure: management server, console, agent for Windows, Mac, Unix, Linux
Hardware and Software Inventory
Read Vendor Information: MAC Addresses – Serial Numbers, Dell Tags
Operates in low-bandwidth / high-latency environments
Deploy Software to all clients with a few steps
Linux
Windows
Mac OSX
Patch Management
Lifecycle Management
Software Use Analysis
Inventory Management
Power Management
Server Automation
Security and Compliance
Software Deployment

7. Console Antivirus Health

8. IBM IEM Console – Patch Management

9. IBM IEM Console – Patch Management
Breakdown by Content
Breakdown by OS
Breakdown by Severity
Breakdown by Classification

10. IBM IEM Console – Inventory Management

11. Fixlet Debugger

12. Fixlet Debugger Use to test relevance in non-production environment
Can be used to retrieve information such as:
Existence of files, registry keys, registered applications
Execution of actions – not recommended for use
Available for download in box folder at

13. Engineering IT IEM Usage - Content

14. Engineering IT IEM Usage - Baselines

15. Engineering IT Usage - Baselines

16. Engineering IT IEM Usage - Baselines

17. Engineering IT IEM Usage - Baselines

18. Contacts https://epm.Illinois.edu endpointmanagement@Illinois.edu
Listserv: EPM-TEM-L