What is our primary use case?
The use case for ServiceNow was that one of our clients was using some other tools for the ticketing system, which was an on-premise tool that presented a lot of hassle with respect to infrastructure challenges. They contacted us, and we evaluated different cloud-based solutions such as Jira, ManageEngine, and ServiceNow. After the demos and evaluations, they adopted ServiceNow, and we migrated all their workflows from the legacy system to ServiceNow.
What is most valuable?
The key points, both pros and cons of ServiceNow in comparison to Jira or ManageEngine technologies, are that it offers an object-oriented architecture, which is more flexible and allows us to customize the workflows quite easily. Additionally, the user interface is very much aligned with the requirements of the customer.
Feature-wise, the object-oriented architecture of ServiceNow is very much helpful for designing the workflows and similar tasks.
I have seen ROI from ServiceNow, as the client I mentioned earlier is achieving ROI for adopting this cloud-based technology. They have removed the costs associated with on-prem infrastructure, including data center costs, power costs, and physical server costs.
What needs improvement?
There are things that I would like to see improved in ServiceNow, such as the pricing, as it is a very costly solution compared to other tools. Additionally, its presence in the local market is very limited; in Pakistan, for example, I don't see any vendor or distributor of ServiceNow available. They need to increase their sales spectrum globally so people can easily access them and engage them for client meetings and more.
From a functionality perspective, the features in ServiceNow are acceptable as, at the moment, the ITSM modules rank highly, being 13 plus Pink Elephant certified, which is a good aspect to have.
When providing advice to users, I would suggest they consider making strategic decisions about their per user pricing since it is very high. In our region, people normally start with 5 to 10 users, but the per user price is quite steep. Moreover, ServiceNow does not charge based on data uploaded or downloaded, so they should reconsider their pricing and data policies to align better with the financial capabilities of the region.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with ServiceNow for more than a year.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
The initial setup of ServiceNow was straightforward; I did not face any challenges or complexities during the implementation process because it is instance-based, so everyone can sign up with the instance online and get it ready.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
From a performance point of view, there are no limitations or performance issues with ServiceNow; it is cloud-based, so it is highly scalable and performs well.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
From a performance point of view, there are no limitations or performance issues with ServiceNow; it is cloud-based, so it is highly scalable and performs well.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate the technical support of ServiceNow a six on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is the best.
It is not difficult to maintain ServiceNow; it simply requires sending a request. However, obtaining support for maintenance is the current challenge because they don't have a presence in the local market.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Our client was using other tools for the ticketing system, which was an on-premise tool that presented many infrastructure challenges.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of ServiceNow was straightforward; I did not face any challenges or complexities during the implementation process because it is instance-based, so everyone can sign up with the instance online and get it ready.
What about the implementation team?
It took me between 3 to 6 months to migrate from the legacy system to ServiceNow, depending on how many workflows needed to be migrated.
What was our ROI?
I have seen ROI from ServiceNow, as the client is achieving ROI for adopting this cloud-based technology. They have removed the costs associated with on-prem infrastructure, including data center costs, power costs, and physical server costs.
What other advice do I have?
All the modules of ServiceNow are equally important, but initially, I can say that the change management and asset management modules are the ones that I recommend to our clients.
I have utilized automation capabilities in ServiceNow by introducing workflows. The main goal of designing automation workflows was to achieve automation.
It has been successful as my clients have completely gotten rid of that legacy system and are now using the ServiceNow solution.
I have not had any AI features or AI-driven initiatives with ServiceNow.
Regarding the integration capabilities of ServiceNow, I don't know as we did not use any kind of integration.
In terms of the size of the environment, there are more than a hundred workflows.
From the end users' perspective, there are around 75 users.
Overall, I would rate ServiceNow as a nine as a solution and product.
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 has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Implementer