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reviewer2506392 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Easy to maintain and offers seamless integration features
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a very stable solution."
  • "The licensing model of the product is a bit rigid, and it can be a bit difficult to downscale if your needs change while also being expensive."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution in my company for general incident management and service request management.

What is most valuable?

The solution's most valuable features are the tool's seamless integration with the configuration management database and the possibility of communicating with end users. For case management, there were very good solutions that allowed you to integrate with tools outside the platform.

What needs improvement?

The licensing model of the product is a bit rigid, and it can be a bit difficult to downscale if your needs change while also being expensive. The aforementioned area can be considered for improvement in the product. If you are buying an expensive tool, it is because it is the best tool in many ways, but you don't always need the best product if your demand or your requirements aren't very advanced. One should be very realistic about the requirements and be sure that you actually need a tool that is very expensive.

The tool's scalability can be improved. If your needs require downscaling, the tool won't have the same flexibility.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using ServiceNow IT Operations Management for six months. I have been an end user of the tool. In my previous employment, I was working as a reseller of the tool.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a very stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Downscaling can be a problem, but upscaling is not a problem.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support for the solution is very good. I rate the technical support a seven out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The product's installation phase can be described as a medium-range process.

During the product's installation phase, the conversion of the request cases from an older tool to ServiceNow was rather challenging and required a lot of manual work.

Five people can install the product.

The product is easy to maintain.

The solution can be deployed in half a year.

What was our ROI?

With the tool, it is very easy to make a good business case even though it is quite a bit expensive since it really speeds up workflows and we can do a lot more with the product.

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

The solution is costly compared to the products offered by its competitors.

What other advice do I have?

I haven't been using the tool continuously because I am a consultant. In some earlier projects, I was using the tool. I have never been an intensive user of the tool but have been a project manager for the implementation of ServiceNow for a customer at some point that took me six months.

The asset management capabilities of the tool are good.

The search functions actually give you suggestions from the uses and cases and the integrations with other sources of information that synthesize a very good summary for the end users and for case management.

I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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CMDB Developer BMC Helix /ServiceNow at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
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.

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: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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Sukkanta Banerjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
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: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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Director, Delivery at CubeSimple
Real User
Top 20
Offers extensive integration capabilities and easy configuration
Pros and Cons
  • "ITOM communicates information about incidents and maintains them. It handles tickets change, manages service networks, and reduces IT service downtime for the organization."
  • "The pricing of some modules is higher because they are sold in packages. If we need something specific, we cannot take it individually."

What is our primary use case?

ITOM communicates information about incidents and maintains them. It handles tickets change, manages service networks, and reduces IT service downtime for the organization.

What is most valuable?

ServiceNow IT Operations Management is an easily configurable SaaS product and there is no other capability that can compare to the functionality and organization. 

With ServiceNow, we can do almost everything for your organization, be it ticketing, maintenance, infrastructure maintenance, software, hardware, renewals, portfolio management, etc. It is easy to configure and scalable. Moreover, the business can do the configuration without the technical team.

What needs improvement?

The pricing of some modules is higher because they are sold in packages. If we need something specific, we cannot take it individually. Instead, we have to take it along with other functions or capabilities that we may not need. Additionally, certain specific packages are significantly more costly compared to the competition in the Service Desk domain. Therefore, the pricing model is an area of improvement for me. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for three years. We are a premier partner of ServiceNow.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of ServiceNow is good. I would rate it a nine out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable product.  We have 15 customers, using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

Customer service and support were good. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward and easily intuitive. Moreover, ServiceNow can be deployed both on the cloud and on-prem. 

What about the implementation team?

It is a normal ACLC. It's kind of similar to SaaS products' implementation, which is a step-by-step procedure. So when we pay, ServiceNow will provide a subscription-based model.

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

ServiceNow has a subscription-based model, and our customers use the yearly-based license.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I would definitely recommend using this solution. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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Ramesh Ramanagoudar - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Manager at Accenture
Real User
Top 10
Implementation-friendly and mature enough to handle different client needs
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a market leader and is very implementation-friendly. Developers have a clear understanding of how the solution works, and it is mature enough to handle different client needs."
  • "There are some limitations with Discovery; some areas are not available in the installation. I would like the solution to be able to discover more devices. That will remove the need to have multiple tools."

What is our primary use case?

Our clients use ServiceNow IT Operations Management to manage their IT infrastructure, that is, to track all their servers and storage.

The solution is deployed on the cloud provided by ServiceNow.

What is most valuable?

I have found Discovery, CMDB, and service mapping to be valuable features.

What needs improvement?

There are some limitations with Discovery; some areas are not available in the installation. I would like the solution to be able to discover more devices. That will remove the need to have multiple tools.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been working with this solution for seven years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability of the solution at nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a highly scalable solution, and I would rate the scalability at nine out of ten. Approximately 300 operations team members heavily use the solution. We have a mix of clients, but most of them are medium- to enterprise-level organizations.

How are customer service and support?

ServiceNow IT Operations Management's technical support is good, and I'd rate it at seven out of ten. Sometimes, we have to follow up with them.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

I would rate the initial setup at six. It is neither too easy nor too difficult. ServiceNow IT Operations Management is not a straightforward solution, and the deployment can take one to two years.

We gather the scope from the customers, create a high level design, and then implement it.

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

ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a costly solution. I'd rate the price at ten, on a scale from one to ten with one being the lowest and ten being the highest price. Some clients do have a problem with the price, but most find that the solution is worth the cost.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend ServiceNow IT Operations Management and rate it at nine out of ten. It is a market leader and is very implementation-friendly. Developers have a clear understanding of how the solution works, and it is mature enough to handle different client needs.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner

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Raj Srivastava - PeerSpot reviewer
Tax Consultant at Deloitte
Real User
A simple tool that saves us time and has a user-friendly algorithm and setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The dashboard maintenance is very good, and the tool doesn't get stuck."
  • "The tool can be improved by including more detailed information to assist new users."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for incident management. It is a tax version only, so we use an internal Deloitte tool, and it is linked. It is related to the incident management process, so we get incidents related to the issues of the Deloitte internal taxation tool.

Any issue related to ServiceNow IT Operations Management and related to authentication or authorization is included at the beginning of the tool. All the internal and external users need to be added to the particular device to use it. We also have to create a group, and the email drops into our email box. We then pick the email up, and the ticket is created.

Access to that particular tool is provided to us, and we mention all the information for a specific incident. For example, if a user needs access to the tool, we go through basic authentication, process it and once it is completed, we close the incident. In addition, since it is a taxation-related tool it allows us to add users and specific documents.

When there are issues, most of the users are unaware of the functionality or what steps they have to follow.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution saves us time because we do not need to communicate only through email. When sending emails, there is no guarantee of when the receiver will read or how they will interpret an email. However, with the tool, we both have access to it and can identify the topic and why the ticket was created. Therefore, both parties are aware of the issues, and it is easier to understand, which saves a lot of time. There is also an SLA so the issue can be resolved quickly. We had to prioritize P1 to P3, and the user knows when the issue is resolved.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the dashboard. The entire algorithm and setup are very user-friendly. In addition, the dashboard maintenance is very good and the tool doesn't get stuck.

What needs improvement?

The tool can be improved by including more detailed information to assist new users. So when you get different scenarios and create a ticket, there can be a section explaining the issues that usually occur in the tool. That way, a user can review the error and how it was previously resolved without raising a ticket. In addition, it can serve as an FAQ section, which the tool does not currently have.

For how long have I used the solution?

I worked on a project at my organization using ServiceNow IT Operations Management. I worked on the project and with this solution from 2019 to 2021.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. It's straightforward to understand for all parties working with it who are unfamiliar with technical tools.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. The entire taxation team in the US and Canada working with my organization uses this product.

How are customer service and support?

We have not been directly in contact with Service Now customer service because when we have issues with a product, another team handles it.

How was the initial setup?

I cannot comment on the initial setup as I was not involved in the deployment. However, regular upgrades are required on the tool based on customer feedback.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated other options but chose this one because of its simplicity.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a ten out of ten. The product is very good but can be improved by providing a detailed information section to track recurring issues and their solution. However, from my perspective, I recommend this tool to new users because it is better than most tools in the market right now, mainly because of its simplicity.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner

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Lars Schmidt - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at Sydbank
Real User
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: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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Radhey Rajput - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. IT Analyst at NCR Corporation
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
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: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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