Great all inclusive tool, but needs to be babied.
February 13, 2019

Great all inclusive tool, but needs to be babied.

Matthew Smith | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft System Center Service Manager

We use Microsoft System Center Service Manager for patching physical machines, as a tool for remoting into end-user machines, getting quick info on devices, and building and deploying packages and software to end users. It's a nice, central solution for much of what needs to be done via our service desk.
  • Remote control.
  • Quick info on end users.
  • Deploying software.
  • Kind of clunky.
  • Takes a lot a lot a lot of configuration.
  • There is a lot of jargon to learn to be able to use it to its full ability.
  • "Quick" patch management -- once the process is nailed down.
  • The ability to include remote control in a central place.
  • Reporting is great.
I can't really compare them as we haven't used an "all in one" tool like SCCM. There are other patch management software, other remote control applications, and to be honest, I find those work better when compared to SCCM. However, there hasn't been an application yet that does it all, so I feel it's unfair to compare. All of these tools that SCCM offers could/should be fine-tuned and made to be a bit more user-friendly.
If you're building and deploying packages and would like to have a central "place," this is the software for you. It should probably be used for a larger enterprise environment as it requires a dedicated team or person to administer it and keep it running on all cylinders -- especially if you want to utilize all the "options."

Microsoft System Center Service Manager Feature Ratings

Service restoration
6
Self-service tools
7
Subscription-based notifications
Not Rated
ITSM collaboration and documentation
Not Rated
ITSM reports and dashboards
Not Rated
Configuration mangement
10
Asset management dashboard
10
Policy and contract enforcement
7
Change requests repository
7
Change calendar
Not Rated
Service-level management
Not Rated