The old adage goes, "you can put lipstick on a pig but, at the end of the day, it's still a pig".
Founded in 2003, KACE has revolutionized the systems management market by focusing on one simple idea -- how to save customers time and money relative to the alternatives. We've broken new ground in many areas; however, one of our key calling cards and most striking innovations is delivering systems management in an appliance format (be it a physical or virtual appliance).
The value delivered to customers has been incredible:
+ Deploy in days not months
+ Train over the phone in hours
+ Backup automatically
+ Automated upgrades for the entire solution (e.g., firmware, database, application, patch)
+ Purchase and support from one vendor
+ No prerequisite databases or other components
+ Fine-tuned performance from a single box
+ Security hardened, complete solution
+ Extraordinary reliability
+ All-in-one, web-based console
+ Guaranteed hardware compatibility
+ Optional Virtual Appliance
+ Simple license key to expand functionality over time
+ and more
If you run across companies pre-installing old-school systems management products on generic hardware, then beware of lipstick-wearing pigs. Simply preloading hardware does not offer the same benefits as an appliance.
Think about it... You can load software onto a PC that records television, but that doesn't mean you will have the award-winning TiVo experience. You can play digital music music on your Samsung phone, but that doesn't mean you'll have the award-winning iPod experience. And, you can pre-load an old-guard systems management product on a server, but that doesn't mean you'll have the award-winning KBOX experience.
Beware of the false appliance. Ask for KBOX by name and save time and money with the only true appliance for managing the complete lifecycle for your Windows, Mac and Linux desktops, laptops and servers.
