
The 5 Key Use Cases of iPaaS Explained
Integration Platform as a Service, or iPaaS, is no longer just a buzzword in the tech industry. It’s a vital tool that enables organizations across
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So you’re shopping for ITSM software. Typically, if you’re in the market for a new IT Service Management (ITSM) platform, one of two scenarios is usually in place – either you are currently using a very rudimentary ticketing platform that doesn’t truly encompass the full scope of IT Service Management or the opposite – the platform is very cumbersome, overly complex and requires 3-8 full-time resources to administer.
When looking for the right vendor, you should strive to meet somewhere in the middle – in other words, you want to find an ITSM tool that is easy to use, own and operate, yet also offers a full array of functionality. But how do you find a vendor that fits your needs?
Before you even start to look at vendors and get demos, it’s important to sit down and identify the pains you have with your existing solution. By doing this you can better identify ITSM/ESM vendors that offer products with features and functionalities that can solve those pain points – whether that’s the automated routing of tickets, the ability to quickly spin up an easy-to-use self-service portal, dynamic forms or integration and automation capabilities that can help you save time and get rid of redundant, manual processes.
For Jay Reymond, Senior Engineer in IT from B&I Contractors, their existing ITSM tool simply could no longer support their business’s growth.
“We had outgrown the IT Service Management platform we were using, and quickly realized we needed to find a new tool that could support us,” he said. So, they put together their list of pain points before starting their ITSM search.
Reymond and his team knew they needed an ITSM tool that could help them streamline their processes and make things more efficient for them in the long run as they continue to scale their business, but they also needed that same platform to support their immediate ITSM needs.
“We had to really dig through the tools that are available and figure out which ITSM software made the most sense for our business needs,” he said. B&I ended up selecting TeamDynamix as the new ITSM tool for the company.
Asset management and contract renewal tracking were two big pain points they were trying to solve in IT with the new software, Reymond said, “Employees really needed to be able to track and report on these things very quickly – this was a huge pain point for us prior to TeamDynamix. Also, making any kind of customization in our old ITSM tool was a project in and of itself – they had poor documentation, and it would take days to complete.”
With TeamDynamix, Reymond can make changes in minutes, “It’s so simple to use, it’s been a huge change in how we function – it’s so quick and easy, we’re making massive strides. We absolutely love it.”
So how can you find success like B&I? Below are a few questions to consider when evaluating ITSM tools for your organization.
Having a self-service portal that is branded to your organization will allow you to offer your end-users a central point of entry. For many organizations, this will encompass more than just IT. IT could be a service portal that allows end-users to come and search for help or request service in IT, Human Resources, Facilities or Marketing – in other words, full Enterprise Service Management (ESM).
These are the four things to look for in an ITSM self-service portal for end-users:
For organizations that are seeking to improve the overall maturity of their ITSM software, it is important to look for additional functionality beyond ticketing and a knowledge base. For instance, does it offer asset management as part of the core platform?
Think about a scenario where a technician asks, “What version of Windows are you using?” or “What is your tag ID?” and the end-user goes blank, with no response. Rather than rely on end-users for critical asset information, it’s recommended that you house it in an asset management system that’s fully integrated with your IT support or ticketing platform. When a ticket comes in for a specific end-user, it will come with all of the asset details.
Asset Discovery Services uses active scanning and/or Windows-based agents to gather information about the assets in your network, then relays that information to the core asset management system. The asset manager will then be able to review the results of the scan and approve the discovery process to update assets within the Assets/CIs application.
Asset Discovery provides a simple way to integrate your asset information with ticketing, making it easy to work with assets from other areas of the system. One platform, one view.
By using an ITSM tool that includes integration and automation, you can free up your resources by automating the everyday, mundane tasks they normally have to complete before working on bigger projects – things like system name changes, resetting passwords, or granting certain permissions to software. All of these, and more, can be automated with workflows using iPaaS with your ITSM.
By combining iPaaS (integration platform as a service) with ITSM and PPM on a single platform you can automate both complex and simple tasks, as well as connect disparate systems throughout your organization.
If you chose a codeless platform for this, you get the added benefit of anyone being able to use these tools – not just IT. By allowing lines of business to create their own workflows you can free up your IT resources to work on larger projects and eliminate the logjam when it comes to integrations within your organization.
Here are a few other ways iPaaS with ITSM can help reduce IT drain on an organization:
For more tips on evaluating ITSM vendors read: ITSM Software – What to Look for When Shopping for a New ITSM Platform
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in June 2020 and has been updated with new information.
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