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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft System Center

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center Suite is a family of IT management software for network monitoring, updating and patching, endpoint protection with anti-malware, data protection and backup, ITIL- structured IT service management, remote administration and more. It is available in two editions: standard and datacenter. Datacenter provides unlimited virtualization for high density private clouds, while standard is for lightly or non-virtualized private cloud workloads.

    $1,323

    per month

    SymphonyAI IT Service Management

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ASymphony SummitAI, formerly the Summus IT Management Suite, is an ITSM and system monitoring offering from the company of the same name in Palo Alto.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft System CenterSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Editions & Modules
    Standard Edition
    $1323
    Datacenter Edition
    $3607
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft System CenterSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Microsoft System CenterSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft System CenterSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Microsoft System Center and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.620 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.815 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings8.618 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings8.317 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.617 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings9.920 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Microsoft System Center and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    9.0
    20 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings8.320 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.920 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings9.815 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Microsoft System Center and SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    9.4
    20 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings8.320 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings9.916 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings9.918 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft System CenterSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    8.9
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft System CenterSymphonyAI IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    For companies with more than 10 Windows devices and needing to standardize the OS, AV, access, share resources, and install software. SCCM is the way to go. This software is unnecessary if the business is all remote users and not in an office-type setting. There are cloud offerings or none to accomplish what a business needs.
    Incentivized
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    It is best for handling daily incidents and change records in the organization. And also provide features like which incident will have higher priority, and which have less and on the basis of that developer do their daily activities to resolve them. It also helps in managing our compliance change logs, which help the compliance team.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Allows the grouping of devices by user.
    • Allows controlling updates being deployed to user devices.
    • Allows for the repurposing of machines by being able to load new or updated software on machines that already are in the system.
    • Allows us the ability to wipe a machine clean and restore it back to the configuration that was assigned the machine.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    • The Design Studio is an easy solution for L3 support professionals to improve existing workflows without technical support quickly.
    • The process and UI are more seamless, robust, and attractive than existing solutions.
    • The copilot AI addition has removed a lot of repetitive tasks and improved UX.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Needs web based storefront for requesting new software
    • Needs ability to manage the packaging work flow better
    • Sometimes is slow to download and there is no indication the entire catalog is being loaded, resulting in confused users not being able to find common software in the available list.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    • Business Rule Designer - Since it has many automation we are unable to use it properly, because of BRD related jobs not getting executed
    • Creation of sub tenant under tenant
    • 5 why analysis method in the problem management can be designed more efficiently rather than its designed now
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    The overall satisfaction is great and it offers great features. By expanding to using AI feature of Symphony Summit, we look forward to automate even ticket tracking and ticket resolution. The support provided by the symphony SummitAI team is also robust compared to industry standards and the team also conducts regular reviews to find out any dissatisfaction from the clients.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    It is not user-friendly for the most part. With IT infrastructure, sometimes it cannot handle excess requests. Every few months, you will need an upgrade in terms of server resources to keep up with incoming alerts and requests. This does not happen all of the time, but it does happen when there are too many requests.
    Incentivized
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    If I had to dislike something about the system it would be how much it changes once you upgrade. This could be more of a problem of mine since I get used to one way and don't like it when it changes so much. I am enjoying the newest update, but it is a mess when you are actually going through the upgrades.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    We previously used a mix of FOG and Clonezilla to image machines. The biggest issues with these products is that changing one piece of the image required you to rebuild the entire image itself. These pieces of software also did not allow you to manage applications and Windows Updates, causing IT to have to constantly touch machines after they were imaged and update or manage them with a much more hands on approach.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    The main reason for choosing Symphony Summit is the customization. We wanted to have a separate tool for our business unit. Compared to ServiceNow, which requires a license to approve a request, Symphony does not require a license. In addition, it is much easier to customize and scale.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • We have been able to automate our patch management, firmware and other security concerns.
    • We have a standardized "image" ensuring our setup is consistent across the enterprise. This alone has saved us in time to support and time to understand how to use our desktops.
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    SymphonyAI IT Service Management
    • When rolled out in its entirety, SymphonyAI is expected to directly reduce the CTC of technical user support by 40%.
    • SymphonyAI has dramatically improved user experience, helping NPS levels cross over 60%.
    • It has been instrumental in deploying workflows to production by more than 50%.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    SymphonyAI IT Service Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example of the AI-powered IT and enterprise service workflows available on the platform.Screenshot of the service portal, designed to make it easy for end users to get all their service issues addressed. By consolidating the user’s service needs into one place, users can find what they need quickly and easily.Screenshot of employee self-service, where employees can get answers and help. This helps to reduce call deflection and improve service experience.Screenshot of digitized work processes.Screenshot of the administration interface to launch new services. These can be rolled out with a few drag and drops using the Design Studio that includes 50 built-in modern controls to build forms, workflows, business rules and SLAs of any complexity.Screenshot of the 24/7 Omnichannel service desk experience. This delivers always on, natural language service experience to users with the AI-powered SymphonyAI Digital Agent. The agent features auto-resolve capabilities, multichannel support, and advanced natural language understanding.