Essential for Incident Management with Room for Improvement
What do you like best about the product?
I like the bypass feature in PagerDuty, especially since it ensures that even if the phone is on Do Not Disturb or silent, it still pages out. It also offers multiple ways to reach out, which I find very useful. Additionally, the initial setup of PagerDuty was pretty straightforward.
What do you dislike about the product?
It would be nice to be able to acknowledge the pager via voice command without ever touching the phone.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use PagerDuty for priority 1 and 2 incidents and on-call purposes. It solves paging people outside working hours. The bypass feature ensures alerts go through DND or silent mode, with multiple contact methods.
Automated incident alerts have boosted checkout reliability and increased online sales
What is our primary use case?
We have been using PagerDuty Operations Cloud for about 1.5 to two years now.
Our main use case with PagerDuty Operations Cloud is to create automation workflows with the Gen AI capabilities present in PagerDuty Operations Cloud. We run it on our e-commerce platform to detect anomalies whenever they occur.
We want to firefight different situations, so with the Gen AI capabilities of PagerDuty Operations Cloud, whenever an issue arrives during the checkout of a customer, it immediately informs us and we create a Teams channel or a Slack channel to address the issue, determine what the issue is, and fix it immediately. It throws us alerts whenever it is necessary to keep the customer journey much more smooth and much more comfortable.
We particularly use this to avoid different incidents that the customers might face, such as payment database issues, checkout issues, or product not going into cart issues. With the Gen AI provided by PagerDuty Operations Cloud, we are able to sort out everything, get timely notifications, and make the customer's journey much more smooth.
What is most valuable?
One of the best features is the notification categorization that we can do with PagerDuty Operations Cloud, which is the incident type categorization. We can select whether it is a major incident or a minor incident and based on what we select, a dedicated Slack channel or a dedicated Teams channel is created, which is much more helpful for us to diagnose the issue.
With the incident type categorization, we are able to prioritize which issues to sort out first and which issues to sort out later. This has helped us firefight the major issues on a first come first serve basis, so categorization helps us work more efficiently.
With the help of PagerDuty Operations Cloud, we have been able to resolve a lot of issues in a much quicker fashion. Our overall sales has gone up 30% after the introduction of PagerDuty Operations Cloud, which is a major advantageous situation for us.
This was majorly due to reduced downtime and faster response, which made the customer believe us more and made the customer's entire user journey much more smoother. This has directly impacted our sales, and the customer's journey within our e-commerce platform has been very quick with the reduced downtime, so this has helped us gain more sales.
What needs improvement?
Everything is fine now with PagerDuty Operations Cloud, but one thing that they can do to improve is bring more integrations. As of now, only Slack and Teams integration is there for firefighting, and whenever an issue arrives, a notification is provided only on these platforms. A lot of different channels can also be looked into for integration to make the work much more smoother.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using PagerDuty Operations Cloud for about 1.5 to two years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is very much stable. Being a cloud-front platform, there is no downtime, and with Amazon AWS hosting it, we find it very stable and the updates are also quite regular, which is something that we appreciate very much.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is very easy to scale, given the Gen AI diagnostics and Gen AI metrics present, and automation is also there, which is quite helpful in scaling up the entire platform and the entire business journey for us as well.
How are customer service and support?
Customer support is very great. We would rate it 10 on 10 because they are very knowledgeable people and we enjoy engaging with them a lot.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not use any prior solutions to this; we were doing it manually only, and PagerDuty Operations Cloud is one of the first softwares that we have used.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a positive return on investment with the help of PagerDuty Operations Cloud. We have seen an increase in our sales, a 30% increase in our overall sales with the help of PagerDuty Operations Cloud, and also our sales cycle time has reduced a lot. We have seen a 50% improvement in our sales cycle as well with the help of PagerDuty Operations Cloud.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did not evaluate any other options. We just saw the PagerDuty Operations Cloud demo and we were impressed with it, and we went ahead with it as it was much more affordable and it solved our issues.
What other advice do I have?
The incident alert feature that PagerDuty Operations Cloud gives has helped us prevent a lot of issues which are about to come, and a lot of same mistakes have been stopped. The repeating of the same mistakes has been stopped, so this has helped us make new mistakes instead, which is much more better than making the same mistakes again and again. This has helped us grow our business in a much more efficient and much more quicker manner than we expected.
We would definitely recommend that others at least take the trial version of PagerDuty Operations Cloud because for every e-commerce business, or any business, an AI which is as powerful as PagerDuty Operations Cloud must be deployed so as to reduce the number of errors and to improve the overall business efficiency. We urge others to at least try using the trial version. We give this review an overall rating of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Automation has transformed incident response and now keeps teams informed before impact
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for PagerDuty Operations Cloud is to ensure that people and teams get the right information about the right problems at the right time. Before PagerDuty, it was very hard for us to do that manually, while we wasted a lot of time, and we also had a lot of human errors.
Now most of these things are automated, so we do not need to do that manually, allowing us to save a lot of time and cost and reduce a lot of errors, thanks to PagerDuty.
If our team faces production issues, service downtime, server problems, or any critical failure, PagerDuty Operations Cloud is there to inform them on what to do and what should not be done.
What is most valuable?
PagerDuty Operations Cloud offers instant alerts through call, SMS, or application without any delay, easy integration with monitoring tools such as AWS, Datadog, or CloudWatch, effective handling of high-priority incidents, improved overall team coordination during incidents, and quick response for problem resolution.
Instant alerting helps our team during incidents by ensuring the right people and teams get the right information about the right problems at the right time, enabling them to solve any problem before it impacts our business operations.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud has positively impacted our organization by reducing our downtime significantly, increasing revenue with a high percentage of growth, strengthening and stabilizing our relationship with clients, making clients happy and ready to extend our contracts, and reducing the workload and stress on teams.
What needs improvement?
PagerDuty Operations Cloud needs improvement in several areas, including the high price for small teams and companies. I would say that reporting could also be made more accurate.
Additionally, the mobile application needs many improvements. The reason I took off that one point is that the mobile application should be enhanced, and the high price is a concern for smaller teams.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working in my current field for eight years and ten months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is very stable, and I have not experienced any downtime.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would say it is very scalable, as it has efficiently handled my organization's growth.
How are customer service and support?
Customer support is very responsive and proactive, available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
My advice for others looking into using PagerDuty Operations Cloud is that when it matters, the tool is reliable in alerting, escalation, and preventing incidents from failing through the cycle. However, be aware that it has a complex setup and some advanced features feel hidden, such as the mobile application needing vast improvement. Remember to consider the cost if you are a smaller organization, as it is a bit high. Overall, it is a highly recommendable tool to avoid costly late incidents and keep your team aware.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment as it saves a lot of money by providing timely alerts and automation, with financial figures indicating a profitable journey with PagerDuty Operations Cloud, ensuring faster and more accurate responses to incidents, improving customer service experience, and resulting in fewer SLA penalties.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud's autonomous AI agents have contributed greatly to the efficiency and growth of my organization's needs.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing are a bit high for smaller teams and companies, but I find it relatively competitive for medium and large enterprises.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing PagerDuty Operations Cloud, I evaluated other options such as Microsoft Teams.
What other advice do I have?
We have implemented AI and automation through PagerDuty Operations Cloud for incident response, which has changed our operational efficiency by allowing us to save a lot of cost and time and reduce human errors.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is easy to customize, has a very intuitive user-friendly interface, and features great event orchestration. The alert reduction feature has been very helpful in preventing costly incidents in my organization, ensuring the right people and teams get the right information about the right problems at the right time, enabling them to solve problems before they impact our business operations.
Through automation, PagerDuty Operations Cloud's AI functionality has improved our team's ability to focus on core tasks rather than routine issues. I assess the effectiveness of PagerDuty Operations Cloud's generative AI in providing insights for decision-making as accurate and top-notch.
Significantly, we have experienced a reduction in downtime from forty percent to twenty-five percent in recent months. I give this review a rating of nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Reliable alerts have reduced incident response time and save hours each week
What is our primary use case?
PagerDuty Operations Cloud serves as an alerting tool for our organization. Whenever applications or any protection systems are down, we get notified via email and mobile. My current role in PagerDuty Operations Cloud is an admin role. Whenever there is a new user or any higher management requirement to grant email access to a particular server or program, we receive the request via the team, and they mention which team they are from and their role. Based on that information, if I get one email ID with a name, I have to enable the ID, then I have to add the name to PagerDuty Operations Cloud for the particular program. When the application is down or any issue is triggered, the user will be notified via mobile and email.
What is most valuable?
PagerDuty Operations Cloud has several valuable features. We have many monitoring tools, but the major use of PagerDuty Operations Cloud is that when a production alert comes in, it previously went mostly to Outlook and Slack. Once PagerDuty Operations Cloud came into the picture, sometimes we are not in shift or on weekends, or we might be outside. During that time, we would miss most of the issues. However, if PagerDuty Operations Cloud is enabled, it will notify us on mobile. We will get SMS as well via PagerDuty Operations Cloud. We have to know the criticality of the request, and based on that, if critical servers or issues arise, we have to work and fix them immediately. PagerDuty Operations Cloud mostly notifies us for issues based on priority.
The benefits I have seen so far from using PagerDuty Operations Cloud solution include many solutions. The major use is monitoring alerts. Another benefit is on-call scheduling, which goes directly to the right person. We also have an option called the escalation policy. If I am the primary one and I don't acknowledge the call, it redirects to my secondary person. If the secondary is unresponsive, it moves to the tertiary person. This is a major feature. Once we acknowledge the alert, it sends to the next level. It helps in easily coordinating incidents, such as identifying whether it is an issue or an outage. The notification aspect is a major use I see in PagerDuty Operations Cloud.
What needs improvement?
Currently, improvements for PagerDuty Operations Cloud could be made. It mainly acts as a monitoring alert tool. We need to prioritize tickets according to P1, P2, P3, and perhaps create a dashboard for program-based insights. Additionally, features related to hardware and software agents should be included. Currently, it only notifies us about incident management. If we install an agent or similar tool to collect data from a server at the hardware or application level, we could present multiple metrics in the same tool, which would be more beneficial.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using PagerDuty Operations Cloud solution for the last couple of years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
AI features within PagerDuty Operations Cloud will definitely benefit operations. However, because our project involves huge tools in a large environment, they may have planned to implement AI later. This feature would certainly reduce work, duplicates, and incidents. AI validates first-level issues, and once an issue is resolved, it won't return to us. If the issue persists and the user cannot fix it, it will come back to us. This is a good option, but our organization needs a process and approval to implement it. We may do that in the future.
How are customer service and support?
We have not directly used PagerDuty Operations Cloud support, but we are satisfied with the support we receive. I always get answers to the questions I post. I would rate them an eight out of ten because I'm not entirely sure if I reached PagerDuty Operations Cloud support or third-party support through Slack.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
If I remember correctly, our organization used Dynatrace before PagerDuty Operations Cloud. We have multiple tools for monitoring in our client's project. PagerDuty Operations Cloud is not a replacement for any tool. We also use Grafana dashboards and CloudWatch. We have not transitioned from any tools as far as I know.
How was the initial setup?
Implementation of PagerDuty Operations Cloud in our organization occurred previously. We recently took over the team, so we did not have any opportunity for implementation. Whatever features are available, we use them, add users, and alter settings. In the future, if I get the opportunity, I would definitely implement how we can deploy the application in the cloud and manage those processes.
What was our ROI?
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is definitely an important tool. With our investment, we can save time and resolve issues quickly. It is critical from my viewpoint.
We definitely save time with PagerDuty Operations Cloud. It saves more than half an hour—30 minutes—for each incident. For example, if we receive 10 incidents today, with PagerDuty Operations Cloud it will notify us immediately. This allows us to troubleshoot and fix the issue efficiently. For each ticket, we save around 30 minutes. That is almost 40 to 50 hours saved in a week.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The main differences between Dynatrace, Grafana, and PagerDuty Operations Cloud for monitoring are that both PagerDuty Operations Cloud and Dynatrace are monitoring tools. However, Dynatrace is a full-stack monitoring and observability tool, while PagerDuty Operations Cloud is mainly an incident alerting tool. Dynatrace is known for good detecting capabilities and covers multiple technologies, including cloud, on-premises, and databases. PagerDuty Operations Cloud focuses on incident alerting and routing. Both have AI capabilities and can help with root cause analysis, yet Dynatrace is typically used by SREs and platform teams, while PagerDuty Operations Cloud is used by on-call engineers and operation teams.
What other advice do I have?
We have not used any AI agent. PagerDuty Operations Cloud is the only tool we are using.
There is an option to see insights from AI, but our role is very limited. We only cover particular scenarios, so we don't use that option.
I know how we can use AI for incident response in PagerDuty Operations Cloud, but in my current organization, I don't have the opportunity to work with that. However, I am updating myself and going through information on the internet about AI in PagerDuty Operations Cloud. We can enable it for validating duplicate issues and when we get defined issues. If we know the troubleshooting process for an issue, we can use AI to do the first level of implementation. If the issue persists, we can address it. We can also use AI to suggest responses, and if we get an alert, AI can provide suggestions or references to resolve it, as well as post root cause content.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is definitely a useful tool because I have heard about it recently. It helps us resolve critical alerts efficiently, benefiting my team and my managers in addressing issues. I would rate its performance well, and if it scales up with more technologies and features, it would encourage wider adoption among teams. In my previous company, it was not well-known. Promoting it could increase its usage. I would rate PagerDuty Operations Cloud an eight out of ten for overall performance.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Easy to Use with Strong ServiceNow Integrations and API
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use, integrations with ServiceNow, API
What do you dislike about the product?
Currently, lack of reopening of incidents, but apparently this is being worked on
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Service relationships, alert aggregation point and single point of integration with servicenow
Flexible Alerting Options That Keep Us on Top of Incidents
What do you like best about the product?
PagerDuty provides a variety of options for how you can be alerted.
What do you dislike about the product?
Creating reports in PagerDuty is limited. You have to reach out to PagerDuty account manager to provide more in depth reports.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The problem that PagerDuty is solving is directly and efficiently alerting the individual or team that needs to solve the particular problem.
Scalable Event Orchestration with AIOps and Easy Integrations
What do you like best about the product?
Scalability, event orchestration, AIOps, ease of integrations
What do you dislike about the product?
Enterprise focused pricing, can get expensive
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has centrally focused our enterprise on-call schedules, automated escalations & helped us fine tune & define critical events
PagerDuty Simplifies Major Incident Management and Escalations
What do you like best about the product?
PagerDuty consolidates major incidents and escalations.
What do you dislike about the product?
Reporting capability to create custom reports is a bit limited. Would be beneficial if the admin and/account owner have this capability available.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
On-call rotation and escalations being in one central location has consolidated processes.