ServiceNow IT Operations Management Reviews

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

The solution is used primarily for operations management. 

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.

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. 

The Discovery needs to become more functional.

Service mapping is pretty limited.

It has a complex initial setup.

I've been using the solution for two years. 

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.

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. 

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.

Neutral

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

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

We did not evaluate other options. 

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. 

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.

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.

The security policies could be increased.

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

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

It is a scalable solution.

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

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

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.

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

We use the product for discovery and visibility management. 

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. 

I have been using the product for five years. 

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

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

The product's setup is simple. 

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

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. 

Customers use ServiceNow IT Operations Management for IT Operations, ServiceNow Discovery, Event Management, and then service mapping for the CMDB.

What's most valuable in ServiceNow IT Operations Management is that it works with other ServiceNow solutions. For example, to do Event Management, you need to have your service maps and infrastructure properly discovered, so you need a solution that works well with others, such as ServiceNow IT Operations Management.

As a product, I also like that it's pretty strong and it can discover non-IP devices.

As a ServiceNow partner, my company also gets frequent ServiceNow IT Operations Management updates, which is another pro.

An area for improvement for ServiceNow IT Operations Management is making service mapping and discovery easier for non-IP devices.

I've been selling ServiceNow IT Operations Management for six years.

ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a very stable solution.

ServiceNow IT Operations Management is very scalable, and in terms of scalability, I'd give it a nine out of ten.

Customers call the ServiceNow IT Operations Management support team, but we also offer support for the solution to our customers.

The initial setup for ServiceNow IT Operations Management is complex for people not certified in ServiceNow. Customers won't be able to set it up because you're required to be certified and understand ServiceNow IT Operations Management, which is why my company does it for customers. It's easy for my company but difficult for non-certified people.

My customers pay for the ServiceNow IT Operations Management license annually, but it's different because it undergoes a quarterly review.

I'd rate the pricing based on value. ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a premium product as it has better features than competitors.

I work for a ServiceNow partner, so I only handle ServiceNow solutions.

My company sells ServiceNow Orchestration, ServiceNow Discovery, ServiceNow DevOps, and ServiceNow IT Operations Management.

I'd recommend the solution to others. It's my job as a seller.

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

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.

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

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

ServiceNow IT Operations Management is stable.

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

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.

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

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

The price of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is expensive.

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.

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

My company implements the solution both on-premises and in the cloud for clients. 

The solution is used to discover assets, their dependencies , service mapping and implement all required ITSM modules including CMDB and Asset Management on a single platform.

The solution allows you to subscribe to the all required ITSM modules , asset discovery and service mapping on a single platform, its guided setup provides easy implementation process and I found these features most valuable.

The out-of-the-box reporting feature has room for the improvement, it can be make more user friendly as other tools. 

Troubleshooting can be confusing if you are not well versed in scripting.

I have been using the solution for two years. 

The solution is stable and new versions are released twice per year. 

I found the solution scalable, it is now highly recognized in the industry and there are many compatible products available. 

For example, CyberArk and SCCM provides out-of-the-box integration with the solution. 

For one client, we wanted to clean the CMDB excluding few records so we contacted technical support. Rather than assist us with the task, they provided written steps for completing the task without losing data. We would have preferred a higher level of assistance. 

For some errors I face, I have not found proper resolution in the available documents or through the community. 

Neutral

Few of our clients previously used BMC Remedy and BMC Discovery but moved to ServiceNow for it's one plateform solution feature.

The initial setup is easy once you get used to it. 

Initially, I found the solution's setup to be a bit more complicated than BMC Remedy and BMC Discovery. 

As I learned more of the solution's features, I became confident with installation and deployment. ServiceNow is a cloud based solution and you need to install a MidServer application to interact it with clients environment and data centers in cloud and on-premise. You can install more than one MidServers for an environment to cover all the assets and DMZ's as per the requirement. It's guided setup for step by step installation instructions gives an easy approach to implement it.

I implement the solution for clients. 

The solution offers yearly licenses and a subscription model for add-on features. 

I recommend any solution only after proper assessment of clients environment and requirements and if you are looking for implementing asset discovery, service mapping, CMDB and most of ITSM module on a single place then ServiceNow is good to choose for. 

I rate the solution a seven out of ten. 

The auto remediation feature has been most valuable. They have also introduced an AOP feature of ServiceNow that we are keen to explore. They have also come up with a lot of anomaly detection and self healing through orchestration.

Even though they call it low code there are a lot of customizations needed, especially from an ITOM standpoint. We have the opportunity to pick elementary data but there is a lot of scope when it comes to training bots and the ML capability. I think this solution still needs to mature, especially from an ITOM perspective. It is still very difficult to train the bots to to detect anomalies.

The ML capability also needs improvement. 

I have been using this solution for three years. 

This is a stable solution. I would rate it seven out of ten for stability. 

This is a scalable solution. 

The availability of the contact center for high priority tickets is really good. If you are an ITOM user and you depend on a particular vendor to get a response, especially when it comes to new product features, there is a lag. 

Positive

For us, the initial setup was straightforward but this does depend on your organization. If you don't have a proper CMDB set up, whether it is internal or outside ServiceNow, the ITOM implementation may not be very easy. 

This solution offers good value but comes at a very high premium. Pricing could be reduced by 10 to 20%.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.