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Updated 13th February 2026
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IT SECURITY ENGINEER
<50M USD, HardwareFAVORABLE
“Scalable Multi-Platform Patching Offers Robust Compliance Despite Steep Learning Curve”
BigFix has been instrumental in securing our global infrastructure. Its ability to remediate vulnerabilities across tens of thousands of endpoints in minutes—regardless of the OS—is unparalleled. While it requires a dedicated admin to master, the ROI in terms of security posture and compliance is significant.
Cyber Analyst
250M - 500M USD, ConstructionCRITICAL
“Strong Patch Management and Compliance Offset by Challenging User Experience”
BigFix is a very powerful and reliable tool for endpoint management, particularly for patching and compliance. It provides strong visibility across the environment and allows for real-time remediation, which is a big advantage. Once configured properly, it's extremely effective at managing large numbers of systems. That said, the platform can be complex to learn, and the interface is not the most intuitive. Overall, it is a strong enterprise solution but requires time and experience to fully leverage.
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HCLSoftware is an integral arm of HCLTech and is primarily engaged in the development, marketing, sale, and support of software solutions. The company's main sector focus includes AI and Automation, Data, Analytics and Insights, Digital Transformation, and Enterprise Security. As a provider of cloud-native solutions for enterprise software, HCLSoftware is responsible for powering an extensive number of applications at numerous organizations globally. The fundamental mission of HCLSoftware revolves around ensuring customer success through continuous product innovation.
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Public
Year Founded
1991
Head office location
Noida, India
Number of employees
10001+
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- IT SECURITY ENGINEER<50M USDHardwareReview Source
Scalable Multi-Platform Patching Offers Robust Compliance Despite Steep Learning Curve
BigFix has been instrumental in securing our global infrastructure. Its ability to remediate vulnerabilities across tens of thousands of endpoints in minutes—regardless of the OS—is unparalleled. While it requires a dedicated admin to master, the ROI in terms of security posture and compliance is significant. - Senior It Sysadmin50M-1B USDTravel and HospitalityReview Source
Scalable Endpoint Management Enables Real Time Visibility Despite Outdated User Interface
Unmatched scalability and speed for endpoint management, though the UI feels dated - Cyber Analyst50M-1B USDConstructionReview Source
Strong Patch Management and Compliance Offset by Challenging User Experience
BigFix is a very powerful and reliable tool for endpoint management, particularly for patching and compliance. It provides strong visibility across the environment and allows for real-time remediation, which is a big advantage. Once configured properly, it's extremely effective at managing large numbers of systems. That said, the platform can be complex to learn, and the interface is not the most intuitive. Overall, it is a strong enterprise solution but requires time and experience to fully leverage. - Manager, Project Management50M-1B USDManufacturingReview Source
Comprehensive multi-OS patching with fast queries and granular controls
I used to work as a Bigfix admin for a large organization with over 15000 server population (Win/Linux/AIX) and once you get the hang of the relevant language, it is undoubtedly the best tool for managing and patching multi-OS endpoints. Pros: Fast, instant analysis queries, you can write an analysis to scan a registry setting, or search for software and send it to all the Wiindows servers, get a response, dump it to a .csv file and import it into Excel in 15-20 minutes. Creating custom groups was a three-click process and could be as granular as you wanted. Super easy to connect. Single port (52311), self-healing. Patch support is included for non-MS applications. Inventory for licensing. Compliance and a decent web console. The developers really respond for support. - Assistant Vice President Of Marketing & CommunicationsGov't/PS/EdEducationReview Source
Automation and Patch Management Streamlined but Initial Learning Curve Present
Using HCL BigFix my experience was good I found it very useful for managing my system and updates security form one place and platform and It works well for large environments but for new user may need training to use all the features properly.
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