What is most valuable?
Web based access and usage
True mass notification for IT emergencies and escalations
Streamlined notification creation Multichannel notification channels including SMS, phone and email
Ability to tailor escalation groups for targeted notification
Easy to use and deploy in NoC and Command Centers
How has it helped my organization?
Dell AlertFind is a fantastic tool for operations and command centers. Most SME's focus on the tools, dashboard, monitoring, workflows, runbooks- but often times the mass notification technology is still email or distribution groups. AlertFind has "stepped up" the game at our NoC by providing a true platform for mass notification for IT emergencies, scenario drills; run book integration; ability to generate multi-channel notifications and automated acknowledgments; the capability to provide highly informative messages with links, telecom's. Our user base loves these features as they can use their finger and launch a troubleshooting meeting from AlertFind broadcasts in seconds.
What needs improvement?
Out of the box integrations to common NoC tools including ticketing systems, Change Control and Analyst logging.
Dell AlertFind occupies one of the most critical areas of an critical incident escalation by providing the multi-channel notifications. Dell could find greater adoption in NoC/Command and Control centers by having out of the box integration with common service support tools used in the enterprise. A prime example would be for AlertFind to have an integration into WEBEX/Go2Meeting so that AlertFind users could schedule a troubleshoot meeting as they are sending the escalation broadcast.
Another great feature would be out of the box integrations to ticketing systems like ServiceNow or ZenDesk. If the details of the AlertFind (broadcast group, message, times, responses) could be automatically added to an associated incident ticket- that would add more color and completeness to service support actions.
Looking for complete ITSM integration similar to comparable offerings.