BigFix Discovery 7 now includes policy management features that enable IT managers to more easily manage groups of workstations with consistent rules. Discovery 7 includes bare metal provisioning for desktop, laptops and servers. The company also updated its distributed agent technology with support for VMware ESX Server hypervisor and zLinux (Linux on IBM System z) virtual environments. BigFix, which competes with LANdesk, Microsoft, Symantec and others, says its suite offers a comprehensive set of applications designed to manage all aspects of endpoints.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2121894/bigfix-tackles-business-continuity–virtualization.html