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CA Service Management

Overview

What is CA Service Management?

CA Service Management, including CA Desk Manager, is a fully-featured ITSM platform, now from Broadcom. It competes with BMC Remedy, ServiceNow, FrontRange ITSM, Cherwell Service Management etc. It is based on technology acquired by CA in 2010 with Nimsoft, and…

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Recent Reviews

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Customers have found that this product offers a convenient self-service option for logging their own tickets and referencing existing …
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Service Desk review

3 out of 10
September 15, 2015
Incentivized
Service Desk is being used by the whole organization (and recently some external users) and is used to track and escalate problems and …
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CA SDM review

8 out of 10
July 11, 2014
Incentivized
  • Increased productivity of consumers, IT teams and management
  • Reduced number of Service Desk tickets
  • Faster service restoration
  • Clearer …
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Awards

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Popular Features

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  • Organize and prioritize service tickets (6)
    9.7
    97%
  • Self-service tools (6)
    8.6
    86%
  • Service restoration (6)
    8.4
    84%
  • Subscription-based notifications (6)
    7.9
    79%
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Pricing

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What is CA Service Management?

CA Service Management, including CA Desk Manager, is a fully-featured ITSM platform, now from Broadcom. It competes with BMC Remedy, ServiceNow, FrontRange ITSM, Cherwell Service Management etc. It is based on technology acquired by CA in 2010 with Nimsoft, and is now supported by Broadcom since…

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Incident and problem management

Streamlining ticketing and service restoration processes

8.6
Avg 8.1

ITSM asset management

Managing all IT assets and enforcing policy rules

9.2
Avg 8.2

Change management

Ensuring standardized processes for making changes to IT infrastructure

9.1
Avg 8.4
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Product Details

CA Service Management Integrations

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CA Service Management Technical Details

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Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

CA Service Management, including CA Desk Manager, is a fully-featured ITSM platform, now from Broadcom. It competes with BMC Remedy, ServiceNow, FrontRange ITSM, Cherwell Service Management etc. It is based on technology acquired by CA in 2010 with Nimsoft, and is now supported by Broadcom since the 2018 acquisition.

IFS Assyst, Cherwell Service Management, and Hornbill Supportworks ITSM are common alternatives for CA Service Management.

Reviewers rate Asset management dashboard highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of CA Service Management are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Customers have found that this product offers a convenient self-service option for logging their own tickets and referencing existing problems. This has reduced the volume of calls to the call center, as tickets can be automatically routed based on location and product. Additionally, customers appreciate that the web-based solution eliminates the need for them to install special software or for technicians to carry a PC. The knowledge module within the product is highly valued, as it contains a library of documents for both customers and technicians to reference known problems and their solutions or workarounds. The tracking feature for the use of knowledge also allows incidents to be linked and provides visibility into recurring issues. With its ITIL-driven approach, this product is used throughout the whole company. Employees are able to submit requests to the help desk using this system, while the service desk utilizes it as a ticket management tool. The ability to upload and access knowledge articles directly in the system streamlines workflows for help desk analysts when processing requests. Not only is it used for reporting purposes to track logged calls and emails, but it is also utilized for service automation across various departments within the organization. As an enterprise help desk system, it provides categories and workgroups tailored to different departments' needs. This product is relied upon to log and track tickets and changes within the company, offering a comprehensive paper trail. Overall, this product plays a crucial role in incident, request, problem, change, configuration, and knowledge tracking for the entire IT organization. Its robust capabilities increase productivity for consumers, IT teams, and management by enabling faster service restoration and providing a clearer understanding of support's business value. Moreover, it minimizes service disruptions and reduces business risks associated with changes.

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Reviews

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Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We will not renew our use of CA Service Desk Manager as we have found something better of similar cost. Our organization has recently tripled in size and the cost simply was too much. A competitor offered a more streamlined solution and is cloud / SaaS. I believe if our renewal was not so costly we would have stayed.
July 11, 2014

CA SDM review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Advanced analytics and dashboards can increase management visibility into IT service management, which helps drive accountability for service quality, limit risk and align IT investments to business productivity goals
Curt Melancon, CBAP, ITIL, CSSGB | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
While the concepts of Service Desk and EITM were solid. The user interface, tool capabilities, and integrations fell behind the rest of the industry. Too often it seemed like CA bought and rebranded products without fully integrated them with their other products. It was a coat of paint, without the parts under the hood being updated. The overhead for administration was too high and the reporting capabilities were absolutely amongst the worst I've seen.
Ryan Hanzalik | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We ended up renewing our contract, but we have started looking at other products to see if they would be a fit for our organization. This product has many features that are hard to beat once you get them integrated into your environment, so finding a product that will do all the same things, but better has been a tough challenge. We will probably stick with CA Service Desk Manager for quite a while.
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