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CMDB Developer BMC Helix /ServiceNow at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Dec 9, 2022
User-friendly, with an excellent end-to-end ticketing process and notification feature
Pros and Cons
  • "The end-to-end ticketing process is most valuable in ServiceNow IT Operations Management because its notification feature is excellent in keeping all users informed on the next step compared to BMC. I also like that ServiceNow IT Operations Management is very user-friendly."
  • "ServiceNow IT Operations Management could do a little bit better with integrations. Integrating ServiceNow IT Operations Management with CMDB processes needs a little more work."

What is our primary use case?

My use cases for ServiceNow IT Operations Management include problem management, incident management, ticket management, and helping users set up IT and asset management systems.

What is most valuable?

The end-to-end ticketing process is most valuable in ServiceNow IT Operations Management because its notification feature is excellent in keeping all users informed on the next step compared to BMC.

I also like that ServiceNow IT Operations Management is very user-friendly.

What needs improvement?

ServiceNow IT Operations Management could do a little bit better with integrations when people or organizations move to ServiceNow IT Operations Management from other applications. The solution has some integration with JIRA, but it has been more challenging to integrate with BMC Helix.

ServiceNow IT Operations Management doesn't have specific plugins for CMDB, so the process has to go through a discovery mode compared to a CMDB-to-CMDB process. Integrating ServiceNow IT Operations Management with CMDB processes needs a little more work.

For how long have I used the solution?

My experience with ServiceNow IT Operations Management is about three or four years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, ServiceNow IT Operations Management has a good outlook because it has a better response time than BMC Helix. The stability of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is adequate.

How are customer service and support?

I've contacted the technical support team for ServiceNow IT Operations Management. Each time I have an issue, the support team is quick to help resolve incidents, including getting the right groups involved, particularly for the cloud services. The team was always very prompt and working on a system to better develop responses to my needs.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I've used BMC Helix before using ServiceNow IT Operations Management.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup for ServiceNow IT Operations Management is complex, but my co-workers now gather requirements as I focus more on BMC Helix.

What other advice do I have?

I've worked on different deployments of ServiceNow IT Operations Management. My company is currently trying to move it to the ServiceNow cloud, but previously, it was a combination of cloud and on-premise deployment.

My advice to anyone thinking of implementing ServiceNow IT Operations Management is to do research, especially if you're coming from a platform similar to ServiceNow, to ensure you know the integration requirements before you do the integration. Even if you buy ServiceNow IT Operations Management, some additional plug-ins may need to be paid, so that's good to know on the front end.

My rating for ServiceNow IT Operations Management is eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Sukkanta Banerjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Nov 2, 2022
Track daily tickets, SLAs, and create dashboards
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is very straightforward. A person just needs to join a team to access the network and that's all."
  • "I would like more manual issues to have automated report-facing options."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case is mainly for our daily tracking of tickets, creating a dashboard to check the SLA or if any ticket is open or closed if any got breached. 

How has it helped my organization?

The solution has improved from version to version. Earlier there was no option for the dashboard, so it used to check manually and do incident tracking to figure out the details of the ticket, like the pending or the open task. But as per the current trend, when the dashboard got introduced, it was very quick. It's kind of like, I will say, a one-touch or a one-stop market for getting all the details of the ticketing information.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is dashboard creation, which is recently integrated. The reason being in the dashboard, it is very easy to see the graph of the pending task. Or you might say if any ticket or anything got SLA breached or even to whom what task is assigned to, for how long. Everything can be tracked from the dashboard.

What needs improvement?

I would like more manual issues to have automated report-facing options.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for a few 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 from time to time.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward. A person just needs to join a team to access the network and that's all.

What about the implementation team?

The deployment was completed in-house.

What was our ROI?

There is definitely a return on investment with this solution.

What other advice do I have?

I give the solution an eight out of ten.

The solution is used wherever there is an operations activity in our organization. It is hard to say exactly how many people are using the solution but it is a lot.

We have a support team that consists of six to eight people used for deployment and maintenance.

We definitely have plans to increase the usage of the solution, because, considering the current market trend, the ServiceNow IT Operations Management usage will increase in long run.

I recommend this solution. The reason is it's cost-effective, number one. Number two, many of the processes got recently automated in it, like checking the major incidents. When triggered, it will be notified according to the configuration set. Any people can create a dashboard to get a quick view of the SLS.

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?

Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Real User
Oct 1, 2022
Mostly reliable with a strong suite but is complex to set up
Pros and Cons
  • "It helps streamline management and processes."
  • "Service mapping is pretty limited."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is used primarily for operations management. 

How has it helped my organization?

We had a lot of events and some of the things that have been done manually. Now, when an email is sent, it'll create a task, and your teams can handle it. Having Event Management, we create events and alerts, so everything is streamlined.

What is most valuable?

The suite is pretty strong. Everything is consolidated into one, which is helpful. Before that, if a switch went down, we'd get 600 tickets. Now, we get only one. Pretty much everyone is happy with how it has streamlined everything.

It helps streamline management and processes. 

It's stable.

Support can be helpful. 

What needs improvement?

The Discovery needs to become more functional.

Service mapping is pretty limited.

It has a complex initial setup.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

With Event Management and orchestration, it's stable and reliable. The immigration hub, we use it a lot. However, as far as discovery and service mapping goes, it kind of falls short.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We haven't tried to scale the solution at this point. 

We have up to ten to 12 people using the solution right now. 

At this point, we have no plans to increase usage. 

How are customer service and support?

Support is okay. However, it would depend on the person we got. Sometimes we would get someone who would just say, "Oh, it's not our problem," and then close the task. Sometimes we would get someone who actually realized these were the limitations, and they would work with personal development to get us a fix. Support is hit or a miss.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We had homegrown software that pulled in all the details. On top of that, we had some other tools for Event Management.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was pretty complex. It was about a nine-month process to implement it.

We need four to six people to deploy the solution and about two people to maintain the solution once it is set up. 

What about the implementation team?

We had a couple of contractors come and help, however, for the most part, we have our own discovery admin, and I was leading the project, so it was a mix of in-house and external resources.

What was our ROI?

We might have seen an ROI. It might allow for break-even costs. It didn't provide as much value as we thought it would.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The licensing is paid every three years. I'm not sure of the exact pricing. 

The pricing was negotiated with the senior director. Procurement takes care of the cost, and the senior directors are involved. The managers and individual contributors know what they're signing up for and what features we're getting, however, not actually the cost of the software. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options. 

What other advice do I have?

We are end-users. 

We have our own data centers, and the solution exists in them. We use Operations Management pretty heavily.

If they're going for a fresh CMDB, then ITOM is a great product. If they have a fully grown, mature CMDB, then they may want to think twice about going to ITOM.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Radhey Rajput - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. IT Analyst at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Sep 10, 2022
Helps us with issues tracking with excellent IT support management
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to use and simple to learn."
  • "The security policies could be increased."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for issue tracking because we have a lot of external customers. So if any of our customers have an issue with our product, they create a ticket, and our system integrates that ticket and allows us to track it end to end when it is open. Then our CEO or engineer can go to the site and fix the issue or change each piece of data. So we use this solution for all the life cycles.

What is most valuable?

IT support management is the most valuable feature and a very good product. It is easy to use and simple to learn. It has very good features.

What needs improvement?

The security policies could be increased.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for about six years and are using the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is great, and we rarely face any issues with the product. We have thousands of users using this solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution.

How are customer service and support?

Sometimes we require technical support from ServiceNow, and they respond quickly. I rate the technical support a four out of five.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We currently use Remedy, but I do not have details about it because another team uses it.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very simple, and we installed it quickly. We used the escapes to install the deployment and its safety. The deployment can be done in-house, and no technical guys are needed.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a nine out of ten. I strongly recommend ServiceNow IT Operations Management for issues tracking.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Lars Schmidt - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
May 29, 2022
A flexible solution that can be extended to a lot of areas, but it is expensive
Pros and Cons
  • "It is flexible. You can tune it, more or less, as you want."
  • "My managers would say that the price is too high. We wanted to also have the visibility version of it, but it's too expensive for us. Going for visibility would have doubled up the price."

What is our primary use case?

We are using ServiceNow ITOM Health. We correlate alarms from different platforms and then use it for incident management.

What is most valuable?

It is flexible. You can tune it, more or less, as you want.

What needs improvement?

My managers would say that the price is too high. We wanted to also have the visibility version of it, but it's too expensive for us. Going for visibility would have doubled up the price.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for one and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It seems stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It seems scalable. I'm configuring it and sending the events or the incidents to about 30 people.

How are customer service and support?

I have had one case or so, and their support was fine.

How was the initial setup?

It was easy to set up. The deployment was done in small steps. It took a few months to have it tuned and set up because a lot of different inputs had to be configured.

What about the implementation team?

We did it ourselves.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is expensive. It is around 10 Euros per server per month.

What other advice do I have?

It is a platform. So, you can extend it to a lot of areas. You should design it well from the start because it can do a lot. It would be good to have an experienced consultant come in and show what it can do to the management so that they can see the value of it. There are values in it, but sometimes, it's difficult for management to see them because they, more or less, think about the costs.

I would rate it a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Kiren Kishore Pattatjil - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Project Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
MSP
May 11, 2022
Responsive support, flexible, but discovery could improve
Pros and Cons
  • "The most important features of ServiceNow IT Operations Management are the discovery service mapping and orchestration."
  • "The most complaints we have received from our clients are the solution's discovery aspect. I've heard a few concerns from the customers where we have to integrate with a third-party tool to make a full-fledged discovery along with ServiceNow. ServiceNow alone does not do the total capacity of the discovery. The discovery portion of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is not in-depth as what the customers are looking for. The information that it gathers from the assets is a little more limited than what other tools provide."

What is most valuable?

The most important features of ServiceNow IT Operations Management are the discovery service mapping and orchestration. 

What needs improvement?

The most complaints we have received from our clients are the solution's discovery aspect. I've heard a few concerns from the customers where we have to integrate with a third-party tool to make a full-fledged discovery along with ServiceNow. ServiceNow alone does not do the total capacity of the discovery. The discovery portion of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is not in-depth as what the customers are looking for. The information that it gathers from the assets is a little more limited than what other tools provide.

In an upcoming release, it would be a benefit to include the discovery of mobile assets.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with ServiceNow IT Operations Management for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

ServiceNow IT Operations Management is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is excellent and it is one of the main selling points.

How are customer service and support?

The support from ServiceNow IT Operations Management is good. However, they could be more helpful sometimes.

I would rate the support from ServiceNow IT Operations Management a four out of five.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is not complex, it is fairly simple.

What was our ROI?

ServiceNow IT Operations Management pays for itself because of how flexible it is. It's a very strong tool.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is expensive.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I compared Tanium with ServiceNow IT Operations Management and I found that ServiceNow IT Operations Management is more flexible, suitable for development, and time to market is faster. Additionally, ServiceNow IT Operations Management has overall more features.

What other advice do I have?

I rate ServiceNow IT Operations Management a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Siddhart Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business Analyst at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jul 3, 2023
Helps with discovery and visibility management
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the tool's discovery feature."
  • "The solution's licensing model is a bit complicated. It should be simple and easy for people to understand."

What is our primary use case?

We use the product for discovery and visibility management. 

What is most valuable?

I like the tool's discovery feature. 

What needs improvement?

The solution's licensing model is a bit complicated. It should be simple and easy for people to understand. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the solution's stability an eight out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the product's scalability a seven out of ten. 

How was the initial setup?

The product's setup is simple. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I would rate the product's pricing a five out of ten since there are vendors who are cheaper. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product a seven out of ten. The solution is for most customers but enterprise customers will face some restrictions with it. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Reseller
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Mario Del Toro - PeerSpot reviewer
CyberSecurity Executive IAM Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
May 31, 2023
A stable and scalable solution that helps to manage tickets
Pros and Cons
  • "I am impressed with the tool's ability to track information in an easy way."
  • "The product needs to add a workflow insight tool."

What is our primary use case?

I use the tool to create tickets and solve incidents. It also helps us to check and review dashboards and present them to the management. 

What is most valuable?

I am impressed with the tool's ability to track information in an easy way. 

What needs improvement?

The product needs to add a workflow insight tool. 

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 tool is scalable and my company has 3000 users for the product. 

How was the initial setup?

The product's setup is easy. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product a ten out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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