My clients mainly use this tool for Supplier Chain Management purposes, as it serves the needs of their supply chain management activities.
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
A unified platform of apps, data, and capabilities that enables effortless self-service and agent-assisted services
Pros and Cons
- "Previously, my clients used a smaller ERP system, not a major one. However, they have now transitioned to Oracle, which provides them with a more extensive range of options. Unlike before, it's now an integrated system that covers various aspects, including finance, supply chain management, and other functionalities."
- "One suggestion I have is to shorten the IT team's response time. When we submit an ASR or similar request, it takes a while to receive a response, and this can be seen as a drawback."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Previously, my clients used a smaller ERP system, not a major one. However, they have now transitioned to Oracle, which provides them with a more extensive range of options. Unlike before, it's now an integrated system that covers various aspects, including finance, supply chain management, and other functionalities. They have multiple scenarios to consider, such as warehouse management and international business operations managed from the UK. Additionally, they seem to have found a beneficial solution from Meraki to address their specific needs.
What needs improvement?
They seem to be addressing most issues effectively. However, one suggestion I have is to shorten the IT team's response time. When we submit an ASR or similar request, it takes a while to receive a response, and this can be seen as a drawback.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Oracle Fusion Service for the past two years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
They are a little late to respond to queries.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
It is easy to install. It can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to install.
What other advice do I have?
Those looking into this solution should consider it. They can decide based on the system's name. I'm quite confident in this recommendation and I would rate it a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
CEO at Wango
A solution that reduces local costs and creates faster workflows
Pros and Cons
- "The solution changes the way clients work to make it easier and faster."
- "Delivering the solution to clients can be quite complex and requires highly trained technicians with expertise."
What is our primary use case?
Our company helps clients with IT infrastructure services which include migration, implementation, and management of the solution.
What is most valuable?
The solution changes the way clients work to make it easier and faster.
What needs improvement?
Delivering the solution to clients can be quite complex and requires highly trained technicians with expertise.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is very good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not complex. We typically utilize an architect and IT engineer to design functionality and then simulate the architecture before deployment.
The deployment depends on the size and complexity of the project and definitely requires skilled technicians. Our typical clients have one hundred users.
What about the implementation team?
Our company implements the solution for our clients. When we deliver projects, we also train clients and offer ongoing technical support.
What was our ROI?
Our company is a preferred partner and has a good relationship with the provider.
The ROI for our clients is good and we assist them every step of the way to achieve their goals.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Licensing fees are on the higher end and I rate them an eight out of ten.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We work with clients to implement the best solution for cloud services in their environment. Clients tell us their needs and we recommend a solution to meet those needs.
Clients might want solutions deployed in the cloud, at their own data centers, or using hybrids of both. Recently, we have seen a shift toward clients wanting to maximize their investment while reducing local costs so cloud environments are popular.
We work with the solution as well as Azure, AWS, VMware, and Senegal. We deploy the solution in the Azure and AWS clouds.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Solution Director - Oracle CX at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
With workflows, only necessary data is exposed on the screens for agents to complete a ticket.
What is most valuable?
- Reporting
- Knowledge-base
- Incident management
- Chat
- Co-browse
- Smart Assistant
- Workflows
How has it helped my organization?
Utilizing workflows allows for providing the right screens for agents to complete on a ticket where only the necessary data is exposed and automation can be built into the workflow resulting in potential less clicks for agents.
What needs improvement?
When answer links are embedded within the ticket message threads, agents are taken to the customer portal; the development team should identify another option. Also, SMS should be built into the product without having to use a third-party application.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it since Nov 2009.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
On a few occasions, we encountered deployment issues, but Oracle Service Cloud support was always able to provide a workaround if a bug/defect was identified.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have not encountered any stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not encountered any scalability issues.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
The Oracle Support team finds solutions; I would give them a 7 out of 10.
Technical Support:Technical support is an 8 out of 10.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
Initial setup currently is a bit complex, just due to the multiple locations to log in to determine where the instance is located.
What about the implementation team?
We are a vendor.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing this product, we did not evaluate other options.
What other advice do I have?
This is an excellent product. The development team at Oracle is constantly creating new better versions. This product is an excellent application for customer service - dynamic knowledge management, ticket management, robust analytics and can be administered by a business analyst!!
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We are an Oracle Platinum Partner.
Coordinate IT Operations at Enex
Helpful support, easy installation, and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "Oracle Service Cloud could improve the integration for older platforms."
- "Oracle Service Cloud could improve the integration for older platforms."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Oracle Service Cloud as our ERP for our back office.
What needs improvement?
Oracle Service Cloud could improve the integration for older platforms.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Oracle Service Cloud for approximately eight years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Oracle Service Cloud is stable and agile.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Oracle Service Cloud is good, and it is easy to do.
We have approximately 800 people using this solution in my organization.
How are customer service and support?
The most important aspect of Oracle Service Cloud has been the support. We have a service manager and we are constantly contacting our specialist for help with many areas, such as networking, database, and applications. We always have the access to a specialist which is very important to us.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The setup of Oracle Service Cloud was easy.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Oracle Service Cloud a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Provides a complete view of end users though all channels and base marketing.
What is most valuable?
I originally started using RightNow as an email management and knowledge management system, though the true value is providing a 360-degree view of the end users though all channels and base marketing.
How has it helped my organization?
When I initially started using it, it was for a travel company at the same time as bad weather closed the major airports in the south of England. Instead of a spike in calls and AHT, the call levels were consistent with trends, as the accurate and up-to-date info on the knowledge base deflected the calls.
I have been working with OSvC since 2004 and in that
time, I have submitted several enhancement requests (Ideas Lab), of
functionality that was severely lacking and would seem logical for the
use of Service cloud.
Some of the examples are with the Knowledgebase which is what the
Original RightNow was designed for, though a lot of the enhancement
requests and now being developed as a part of the Knowledge Advanced
proposition, which is sold in addition to the OSvC functionality.
Other examples of enhancements are like the "Currency" and "Hierarchy
Menu/MultiSelect Menu" as Custom Fields which have not been developed (I
personally submitted an Ideas Lab request for the currency back in 2007)
The AUP program is an excellent idea and is in line with the cloud
pricing/subscription models in the market place though it is more the
content of the upgrades that need improvement.
What needs improvement?
Upgrade and development process: There are some aspects which have been requested for years but are slow to take into the development path (or are included in an "Advanced" version of the system).
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Service Cloud and RightNow since 2002.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
As with all system upgrades, there have been a couple of bugs, but never a major issue.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
There have been a couple of very minor outages which are proactively managed. I have never had a complete system outage.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not encountered any scalability issues. I have used this from a small implementation of 5 users to a full-blown implementation across 11 countries.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Customer service is very good.
Technical Support:Technical support is very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
In the past, I have used KANA (pre-2002) & CosmoCall.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was a bit complex, not due to the system but down to the business. Other implementations I have worked on have been very efficient and simple.
What about the implementation team?
Initial implementation was with the assistance of RightNow. For subsequent implementations, I was an Oracle Partner implementing the solutions for clients.
What was our ROI?
ROI is unmeasured.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Named-user licences are cheaper, though a concurrent licence will be more appropriate if you have a large number of users who log in on a shift pattern or infrequently.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: The company I work for is a digital solutions consultancy, specialist in implementing these types of platforms, and has been partnering with Oracle (as well as other vendors) for many years.
Director - Emerging Technologies at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
It's meant for services. It was built with a base of providing services to the customers by providing knowledge-base articles and not just through a phone channel. It's more of an omni-channel suite.
Valuable Features
One of the good features about this product is, like many other cloud technologies, this product is meant for services. It was built with a base of providing services to the customers by providing knowledge-base articles and not just through a phone channel. It's more of an omni-channel suite.
I've worked with a lot of customers with whom I've worked with these product and also with other service cloud products and it takes a lot of other products into the market. But I've seen customers being more happy when they get whatever they're looking for in terms of customer satisfaction by reaching out to the market on a quick deploy.
If they want to increase their agents count in terms of scalability or in terms of integration or extending the product features, making new innovative edits and all that, it brings these features home to the customer easily.
Room for Improvement
The product build works well when it comes to implementations and mass communications and media, but there's a lot of improvement needed for the B2B market. In the B2C market it works very well and in the B2B market it works well, but B2B requires more customization. There's area for improvement when you want to serve the B2B market.
Use of Solution
I've worked with it for almost eight years.
Deployment Issues
We've had no issues with deployment.
Stability Issues
It's definitely a very stable product. I work with customers who have more than 1,000 call center agents, so you can see how robust and stable this product is.
Scalability Issues
It's definitely scalable. We had a customer who initially rolled it out for just 5 users; they now have over 300 just by adding licenses.
Customer Service and Technical Support
They are knowledgeable in a certain way. They definitely are knowledgeable in terms of the product, but when it comes to implementing the product to a vertical industry, I think they lag a little behind on that. I don't expect them to be an expert in all the business areas because their job is to sell the product. Our job, people like me, is basically to implement for our customer and that's where non-Oracle expertise comes into the picture.
Initial Setup
It's straightforward. Prior to working with Service Cloud, I'd seen implementation on other CRM product like Siebel or Clarify. Implementing a product like that involved huge investments for our organization. They had to have at least a couple of database administrators and then they had a couple of front end developers, couple of back end developers, and then they needed infrastructure. It was a huge investment when they wanted to build a CRM application or they wanted to migrate to another CRM application. In terms of the Oracle Service Cloud, some of our implementations have been completed in two weeks with just two developers.
There are small complexities involved in the setup when you want to add a lot of customized features specific to your industry vertical or you want to integrate with your back end application. In those scenarios, the implementation timeline increases, but still, if you compare to other implementations like Siebel or Clarify or any other CRMs, they take a lot of time. With those, implementation takes 7-8, but with the Oracle solution, it can take just a couple of weeks.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We're resellers.
Manager at a tech vendor with self employed
It provides faster turnaround times
Pros and Cons
- "It has provided a faster turnaround time. We were able to automate a number of transactional tasks and return that extra time to taking care of customers."
- "We built some custom code to make a few functions easier. Oracle needs to look at what the customers do and integrate them into the product."
What is our primary use case?
- Knowledge management (KM)
- Call center
- Customer outreach and transactional processes
We are also starting to use OPA to build online interviews.
How has it helped my organization?
It has provided a faster turnaround time. We were able to automate a number of transactional tasks and return that extra time to taking care of customers.
What is most valuable?
- Incident management
- Workflow for transactions
- KM for general knowledge
The partnership we gained with Oracle has increased our rate of success.
What needs improvement?
We built some custom code to make a few functions easier. Oracle needs to look at what the customers do and integrate them into the product.
For how long have I used the solution?
More than five years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Project Coordinator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Included reports and the ability to customize are valuable features.
What is most valuable?
- Integrated survey tools and reporting: wide selection of included reports and ability to customize
How has it helped my organization?
Logging all channel interaction in the same place gives us the ability to better determine FCR.
What needs improvement?
Ability to export records for archiving, or to query the DB directly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used it for Three years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
We have encountered very few deployment issues. We have had two instances of incomplete or incorrect clones. These have been remedied by requesting that the clones be created again.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The data pod was initially overloaded, which caused issues with chat server stability, but a pod move fixed this.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not encountered any scalability issues; we are expanding its use to other divisions.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Customer service is very good. However, Oracle has been "restructuring" so we have had high turnover of Sales and CSMs on our account.
Technical support is very good, especially once you learn the right language to get your requests heard.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used a different solution. We switched because we needed to be able to offer omni-channel support and integrated knowledge.
How was the initial setup?
Initial setup was complex because we needed extensive integrations with an outside system. The admin setup is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
A vendor team implemented it, in coordination with in-house SMEs; 9+ out of 10 for the vendor.
What was our ROI?
- Channel migration
- Improved loyalty for better CX
- Integrated KPI reporting
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We underestimated how many seats we would use, because more teams requested access.
What other advice do I have?
Being active on their forums is very helpful to innovating and problem solving.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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