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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BMC FootPrints

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ABMC FootPrints is an IT service management (ITSM) solution featuring workload automation.N/A

    ignio AIOps

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/Aignio AIOps, from Digitate in Santa Clara, is a solution designed to improve business agility by creating a unified view of the IT estate, connecting business functions to applications and infrastructure. This is combined with behavior profile of systems and applications that is continuously learnt using this blueprint. ignio aims to improve the transparency of complex Enterprise IT landscapes.N/A
    Pricing
    BMC FootPrintsignio AIOps
    Editions & Modules
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    BMC FootPrintsignio AIOps
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BMC FootPrintsignio AIOps
    Considered Both Products
    BMC Helix
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    Digitate
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    BMC FootPrintsignio AIOps
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of BMC FootPrints and ignio AIOps
    Feature
    BMC FootPrints
    8.1
    9 Ratings
    1% below category average
    ignio AIOps
    -
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    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of BMC FootPrints and ignio AIOps
    Feature
    BMC FootPrints
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    3% below category average
    ignio AIOps
    -
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    Configuration mangement7.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of BMC FootPrints and ignio AIOps
    Feature
    BMC FootPrints
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    ignio AIOps
    -
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    Change requests repository9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change calendar9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service-level management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    Score6.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BMC FootPrintsignio AIOps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (18 ratings)
    9.5
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    9.6
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.3
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.6
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BMC FootPrintsignio AIOps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BMC Helix
    BMC Footprints is so well suited to keep the documentation easy to read and find, as same as typification. You can find specific documentation for an audit so fast and export a report using the specific criteria that you need to comply with your boss or audit needs. As I told before, BMC footprints need to be more friendly to the end users because they get lost many times trying to track some ticket or typing documentation.
    Incentivized
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    Digitate
    It's good for issue resolution, user access request automation, standard report generation, health checks, executing self-healing as configured in the attributes. Currently not good at real-time monitoring to trigger an action. Health checks have to be on a scheduled basis.
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    Pros
    BMC Helix
    • Documentation. We try to reduce the amount of paperwork needed for staff to do their job, so by automating certain tasks, we are able to speed up the resolution process for trouble tickets.
    • Reporting. We'll use the reporting tool to get the number of tickets opened, response times and can go into granular reports.
    • Surveys. When tickets are closed, we automatically send out surveys to end users to get valuable feedback on how we did and what we can improve.
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    Digitate
    • ignio handles 100+ use cases covering the entire organization including applications and infrastructure.
    • Centralize the dashboard to view and executed the health of systems in our environment.
    • It handles CA services desk Incidents and requests. Using automated tools with power shell scripts.
    • ignio event management helps the organization to manage the alerts well and make an informed decision.
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    Cons
    BMC Helix
    • Purpose based configuration- It would be beneficial to see a more purposed based, out of the box, configuration option. For example, if you need PCI compliance, more intuitive reporting would make managing compliance much easier.
    • Initial design and implementation- Don't think that your experience as an IT professional will allow you to stand this system up on your own. To properly configure Footprints and set yourself up for success down the road, get Professional Services with this one.
    • Somewhat behind the times- Service Core is making a huge leap forward with the latest version, 12, but Asset Core is far behind. There are quite a few quirks to how the application works and how it is used.
    Incentivized
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    Digitate
    • There is a lot more the desktop tool can do. For example, we need to apply an upgrade to get the tool to talk to our infrastructure while employees are working from home. The tool was initially installed with the assumption that the desktops would be in UserLand. Instead after COVID-19 the desktop/laptops have been used for over a year on people's home networks. As of right now, we have to sync when the devices are connected to VPN. Moving forward with the upgrade, we will be getting this data over TLS when they are connected to the untrusted networks.
    • The concept of ignio AlOps requires OCM efforts within most operational teams. This isn't necessarily the fault of the tool itself, but when implementing ignio, or any AIOps tool, the team will get a lot of pushback as an outside team is centralizing the operational improvements. The tool should have a centralized intake process that will allow the collection, ranking, and management of automation opportunities. ignio AlOps should then simulate the proposed efficiencies from implementing something within the backlog. Right now a lot of local teams are having a hard time getting on the same page as the enterprise teams, and a common methodology for prioritizing (even if overly simplistic) would go a long way to enterprise planning.
    • These tools are very new and things get added to them all the time. There should be a way for the product's stakeholders and process owners to understand the additional value ignio AlOps is gaining over time.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BMC Helix
    It has been the business decision to go with them and that is what we will do. Going back, this would have not been the choice, but nothing can be done about it now. We are stuck with this application for years to come. Wish there were other possibilities that could be done.
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    Digitate
    It is a very good product and it helps our organization.
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    Usability
    BMC Helix
    It's so simple to use and customize however you want. You can create new workspaces and workflows with ease, set up new users, incoming email rules, customize the layout of the forms, and even change the colors and logos. It's just very easily customizable overall. It's also really straightforward to figure out how to use, you really almost don't have to show somebody how to use it. If you just sit them down in front of it and let them look it over, they could figure it out themselves easily.
    Incentivized
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    Digitate
    ignio AIOps version upgrades were a heavy lift. Having to learn a new language versus an industry standard language took time. More consideration on overall internal long-term support needs to be determined.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    Digitate
    It was up than Dynatrace
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    BMC Helix
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    Digitate
    We had performance issues in older version butterfly. But the new version cheetah is simply amazing
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    Support Rating
    BMC Helix
    I've had no issues with the support for FootPrints. We haven't really had to use them all that much over the years, but when needed they have always been prompt and knowledgeable at dealing with any issue. I've worked with a lot of different support teams over the years, and they have been one of my favorites to work with.
    Incentivized
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    Digitate
    We have built a healthy relationship with the vendor support team throughout the implementation phase, all incidents raised were resolved within the SLA without a fail
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    In-Person Training
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    Digitate
    Implementation team has provided necessary training & enablement.
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    Online Training
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    Digitate
    Online training materials are shared by the implementation team and it was good.
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    Implementation Rating
    BMC Helix
    No answers on this topic
    Digitate
    I am happy with the way team has implemented and shared the product for our organization. However, would like to see it get extended to the other line of business too.
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    Alternatives Considered
    BMC Helix
    I was not involved in the selection process but in my opinion either SQL or Access databases would have worked just as well without the same amount of cost. These two systems would have been much easier to manage and would have tracked the same information in a less convoluted process and expense.
    Incentivized
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    Digitate
    Self HEAL OOB Capabilites
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    Scalability
    BMC Helix
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    Digitate
    Quite Scalable!
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    Return on Investment
    BMC Helix
    • It helps us with keeping projects on track, which saves time
    • When someone wants to know about a project, they are able to without calling around
    • I have had a difficult time searching specifics, as how many tickets closed by me in 2021
    Incentivized
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    Digitate
    • ignio has had a positive impact on our organization by saving 7,000+ hours within Operations and automatically resolving 84% of our service requests.
    • ignio has increased our alert coverage by over 60%.
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