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Measure The Business Impact Of Faster Remediation

The cybersecurity landscape has changed. AI-powered tools are helping attackers identify and weaponize vulnerabilities faster than ever, while most organizations struggle to keep up.

The HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate ROI Calculator helps security and IT leaders quantify the business value of a vulnerability remediation platform - from reducing IT and infrastructure costs to improving operational efficiency and lowering cyber risk.

Enter a few details about your environment to estimate potential savings across operational efficiency, infrastructure costs, security risk reduction, and overall return on investment.

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Value Delivered Through Automated Remediation

Organizations that deploy HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate see measurable gains across cost, speed, and security posture - from the first automated remediation cycle through to enterprise-scale patch compliance. Here is the impact our customers experience:

99.5 %

first-pass patch success rate

10 x

faster vulnerability assessments

100 x

faster remediation of CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate is this ROI estimate for my organization?

The calculator produces a directional, conservative estimate of potential savings. It combines outcomes observed across comparable HCL BigFix deployments with published industry benchmarks - including IBM's Cost of a Data Breach report for security risk values - and your five operational inputs to model return on investment. Actual results will vary based on your existing toolset, current patch cadence, endpoint compliance baseline, and depth of platform adoption. This estimate is designed to be a credible foundation for a business case, not a guarantee of financial outcome.
Note: For a more detailed ROI assessment tailored to your environment, infrastructure, and operational requirements, contact the HCL BigFix team.

How are the savings categories calculated?

Each category reflects a distinct efficiency lever that HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate activates in your environment:
  • Reduce IT Spend captures the license, server, and maintenance costs saved by consolidating multiple endpoint management tools into one platform. Every redundant tool eliminated removes its annual license cost per endpoint, its infrastructure, and the headcount required to maintain it.
  • Optimize Operations models the FTE efficiency gains from automated patching (35% reduction in IT Ops workload), the time saved on content package development (80% improvement per app update), and the end-user downtime avoided when manual patching cycles are replaced by automated deployment.
  • Strengthen Security applies IBM's average data breach cost of $4.4M to your annualized breach probability, then scales it by the ROI model's risk reduction assumption - 50% for Healthcare, Government, and Financial Services, and 25% for all other industries. It also captures the Security Analyst hours recaptured when automated vulnerability-to-remediation correlation replaces manual triage.
  • Eliminate Infrastructure captures the cost of deploying and maintaining self-hosted BigFix infrastructure components - including Root Server, BES Explorer, WebUI, Console, and Relay nodes - that SaaS delivery eliminates entirely.

What if my environment is more complex than the default assumptions?

This calculator is intended as a starting point for your business case. HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate is built for complex enterprise environments, managing endpoints across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures from a single console with no additional infrastructure required. The platform supports 120+ OS versions, 700+ third-party applications, and 500,000+ pre-tested Fixlets. Custom Remediation enables scripted fixes for unique requirements and zero-day exposures, while IVR connects Tenable scan data directly to automated remediation workflows. For a tailored assessment, contact the HCL BigFix team.

Does the calculator include all costs and benefits?

The ROI figure reflects annual benefits net of the subscription license cost only. Additional implementation or Professional Services costs are not included in the calculator and may vary by organization for onboarding and configuration. Because HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate is fully cloud-native, there are no hardware procurement or infrastructure setup costs to account for. For a complete multi-year TCO model with payback period and discounted pricing, contact your HCL BigFix account team.

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