Title: RE: OT - BMC-Remedy Tech Support Rant
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Claire:
 
I could say this and really mean it.  You play a small price for what you get.  I pay almost the same amount for a DEVELOPMENT system (and that is all it is used for.)  There are customers that play almost a million for support from BMC per year.  Yes, they have the ear of BMC and get special privileges.
 
And as far as the 'health' of the HealthCare industry, it is poor and on life support in most areas.  I live in an area that saw four Trauma one facilities close in the last five years.  A local hospital has a life flight helicopter on its roof to transport what used to be routine cases to another facility due to its 'health'.  And people still complain about the 'high cost of health care.'
 
Anyway, enough of my personal opinions. 
 
Follow the sun is a new buzz phrase and we want it.  In most industries it does not exist or is very expensive. I remember when there was no 'overnight' delivery and it took over a week to get a letter (I was overseas at the time.)  If you called for technical support it may have taken them weeks or months to get back to you with a 'fix'.  I still consider BMC technical support as being one of the best (you have to work with some of the other products that I do in order to see REAL BAD technical support) in the IT business.  They actually realize that there is competition and they will loose you to them.
 
James McKenzie


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Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 8:16 AM
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Subject: Re: OT - BMC-Remedy Tech Support Rant

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James,
 
I pay over 63K a year.  Sure that includes upgrades to software and patches and technical support.  It is also basic support.  We had express and (small brag) because I called for support so infrequently, it was determined that we could save money and do with the Basic plan.
 
I am also in the Healthcare industry... where we bill $100 and get reimbursed by the government $25.00 so tell me where the value in that is???  "You get what you pay for" is a tired and way over used cliché!


From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKenzie, James J C-E LCMC HQISEC/L3
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:12 AM
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Tim:

What level of support are you paying for?  If it is Express or higher, you have it.  Basic is Prime Period Maintenance.  And support is changing at BMC.

To put it another way, you get what you pay for.

James McKenzie


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From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Button
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 7:43 AM
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Subject: Re: OT - BMC-Remedy Tech Support Rant

So the question is.......why can I not get 24x7 support now? I hate to beat that drum once a year, but for what we pay for support, and they outsource that support around the world, would it not be a good time to finally make this 24x7?

Timothy Button
Remedy Systems Consultant
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>OK, if you live in India or work in the same time zone it is great...
>But for those of us that live in the US, getting an answer at 3:25AM,
>4:34 AM and 5:19AM does not work!
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>This is the most frustrating thing I have experienced with Remedy ever!
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>Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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>Outsourcing is BS!  Sure they are (the tech support staff) less costly,
>so the profit goes up, but is the customer happy and satisfied with the
>support?  NO!  Will the customer be happy and satisfied with the
>support next time someone asks them, probably not!
>
>Claire "grumpy today" Sanford
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