Dell KACE K Series Easy-to-use, comprehensive systems management appliances end-to-end systems management and deployment capabilities. Systems management professionals are charged with doing more with less. Hardware and software inventory, patching, software distribution, OS deployment and mobile device management are just a few of the tasks they need to manage daily. Softwarebased solutions are designed for the largest enterprises and can be costly and complex. Point solutions are not integrated and lack key functionality. Now there’s an alternative. The affordable and easy-to-use Dell™ KACE™ K Series Appliances–the K1000 Management Appliance, the K2000 Deployment Appliance and the K3000 Mobile Management Appliance—provide organizations with comprehensive, The KACE K Series deliver a complete, pre-integrated bundle of operating environment and application software via a dedicated server appliance. The appliances eliminate many of the complexities and costs of traditional software solutions. They provide the performance, reliability and scalability of a purpose-built solution that is pretuned, hardened and self healing. No up-front customization or programming effort is required. All appliances support plug-and-play LAN deployment, offer an intuitive web-based console and are simple to upgrade. System Lifecycle Management Desktops Service desk User portal & self service Tablets Image capture De pl Zero touch OS deployment oy Monitoring & alerting Se Laptops ice rv Multicasting User state migration Remote control Remote site support Mobile access Servers Patch management Discovery & inventory c ur Vulnerability scanning Virtual machines Network assets Privilege management e na Policy enforcement Se Smartphones ge Configuration management M a Asset management Software distribution Reporting & compliance User environment management “I love the ease and simplicity of use. The KACE Appliance is an elegant solution to a complicated problem.” Leigh Scaggs, Network Administrator, Boyd County Public Library Benefits: • Delivers comprehensive systems management, from initial system deployment to ongoing management and retirement • Ensures quick time to value: deploy in as little as one day, train in hours via the web and upgrade in minutes • Delivers low total cost of ownership, with no hardware or software prerequisites and no incremental professional service fees • Provides an intuitive web-based interface that enables administrators of all skill levels to handle advanced administrative tasks • The K1000 Management Appliance is available as an on-premise virtual or physical appliance, or via a hosted service,* to provide a variety of deployment options. KACE 2013 customer survey results 82% of users who evaluated ROI report the KACE Appliance paid for itself in less than six months. 56% of KACE customers deployed in less than a week. 87% of KACE customers reported “high” satisfaction with KACE Appliances. Based on November 2013 Dell KACE Survey For more information www.dellkace.com U.S. telephone: 1-877-MGMT-DONE (1-877-646-8366) • K1000 Management Appliances deliver powerful systems management capabilities that help organizations manage virtually your entire infrastructure, improve security and meet compliance requirements. In addition, the K1000 is available in a variety of deployment options. Choose from an on-premise virtual or physical appliance, or a hosted service.* • K2000 Deployment Appliances fulfill any organization’s OS deployment needs, including inventory, OS and application provisioning, migration and recovery. • K3000 Mobile Management Appliances deliver mobile device management capabilities that help organizations manage and deploy applications, and implement security policies for tablets and smartphones. Features Easy-to-use Our customers typically deploy in one day and train via the web in only hours. All KACE appliance functions are driven by an intuitive web-based user interface that enables administrators of all skill levels to handle advanced administrative tasks. Comprehensive KACE appliances pre-integrate and deliver the functionality needed to solve your systems management challenges, from initial system deployment to ongoing management and retirement. It’s all in the appliance. Affordable KACE appliances offer you a low total cost of ownership. Because it is a hardened and self-healing appliance, there are no hardware or software prerequisites, no incremental professional service fees and no hidden costs. About Dell Software Dell Software helps customers unlock greater potential through the power of technology—delivering scalable, affordable and simple-to-use solutions that simplify IT and mitigate risk. This software, when combined with Dell hardware and services, drives unmatched efficiency and productivity to accelerate business results. www.dellsoftware.com. * K1000 as a Service may not be available in all regions. Please check with your local sales representative for availability. Dell Software 5 Polaris Way, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 | www.dell.com If you are located outside North America, you can find local office information on our Web site. © 2014 Dell, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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