Hi Jason,
Down here in sunny South Africa, we are still actively doing custom Remedy development for a large telco. I did the first implementation of Remedy for these guys back in 1998 on ARS 4.0 which was, initially, a like-for-like functional replacement for an in-house developed VB app they used to do network fault and event management. Since then, we have grown that system through the years to include a long list of other custom apps, and have, quite frankly, lost count of how many they are. We have also inherited a heavily customized (but labelled “OOTB”) ITSM implementation that was done for a different org unit initially. Now we are, like at every other customer site where I have worked at for the last 6 years or so, spending more of our time doing integrations with, and configuring ITSM, than maintaining or enhancing existing custom modules, leave alone creating new apps on Remedy. (Now, I felt a lump in my throat, just writing this sentence, because it is sad that an era of creativity, productivity and excitement has now finally gone not only in my home country, but seemingly, everywhere else too….) I have been subscribed on and off to the list since more or less around that time of doing that initial implementation for these guys. The ARSList has always been a most valuable resource to me through the years so I’d like to thank Dan, Misi and you for keeping it up this long. Another big thanks to all my fellow listers who shared their thoughts, experiences, tips and solutions through the years – it certainly helped at least one person! :) When the final day for the ARSList eventually rolls in, I hope that we could all meet again on https://communities.bmc.com/ as that is now proving to be a valuable resource too. Having lost so many fellow Remedy people to SN, I am very pleased to hear Roger’s story, but to tie in with what he said about CIO’s wanting “industry standard” systems: That is true, and I wish that the industry would wake up the realization to what I said in a post on BMC Communities long ago about so-called industry standard “best practice” actually now becoming “average practice” having no leading egde without the added customizations we do. Maybe then Remedy skills will be in the demand it ought to be…. Good luck with the job hunting – here’s hoping that you do get another “dream job” !!! :) Happy thanksgiving to my fellow listers in the US! Best Regards, Theo Fondse From: ARSList [mailto:arslist-boun...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Joanne Janssen Sent: Thursday, 28 November, 2019 12:14 AM To: ARSList <arslist@arslist.org> Subject: Re: Anybody still doing Custom Development? Jason, Doug, Claire, Misi and all of those other folks whose posts I’ve Read over the years without responding. I wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving and you are not alone in having tears in your eyes. I mostly did Remedy development in the mid to late 90’s with a brief Sojourn back into the world in 2011-2016. I miss the days when you could develop a system that operated exactly as the customer wished. I loved it. Good luck to everyone from one of the many quiet devotees Joanne On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 2:58 PM Roger Justice via ARSList <arslist@arslist.org <mailto:arslist@arslist.org> > wrote: I just completed a project that converted a customer from Service Now to Helix the main office is in the UK.. My initial role was to be the SN SME since I have over four years assisting companies do implementations. I do not do SN development I do requirement review with the SN developers that were offshore. I assisted in reviewing what was built in SN and how the capability could be converted to Remedy. I also did DWPA development for over four months and determined this is the next generation of Service Catalog that we needed when I was a BMC employee until they went private. If a customer reviews Smart IT and DWPA and understands the maturity of the ITSM processes and compares it to the OOTB Service Now BMC could still be successful. Both Remedy and Service now can have custom applications built as we know the question is does the CIO want a custom application or an industry standard. My 2 cents, a Remedy devotee since 2000. -----Original Message----- From: Jason Miller <jason.mil...@gmail.com <mailto:jason.mil...@gmail.com> > To: arslist@arslist.org <mailto:arslist@arslist.org> <arslist@arslist.org <mailto:arslist@arslist.org> > Sent: Wed, Nov 27, 2019 2:44 pm Subject: Anybody still doing Custom Development? Hello my Lister family! As the list comes to a close in the near future I figured I would send my final post (in a non List admin role). I have two intentions with this post... One to have a final discussion regarding development on the AR System platform and 2) looking to find work doing AR System development or any Remedy work for that matter. 1) It has been years since our beloved List buzzed with posts from people sharing what they are building, how they are creatively enhancing ITSM (or building their own). We all experienced the transition from "we can build whatever the business needs on Remedy" to "we want ITSM out of the box." BMC stopped promoting Remedy as a platform to build your own solutions on years ago (actually, did they ever or was that left over from Remedy Corp?). Understandably many organizations had the desire to move to a packaged product that was supported and maintained by a vendor. I can't fault them. But I miss the creativity, the ingenuity, the excitement, and the reward of creating solutions (both ITSM related not ITSM related). Does this still exist anywhere? Even though I left my original Remedy home (Sharp HealthCare) a few years ago to relocate in Austin, the writing was on the wall there as well. I spent my last few years there building a lightweight ITSM suite from the ground up (because OOTB ITSM was too rigid and burdensome for that organization). However they are just about to go-live with Ivanti Service Manager, out of the box, no "customization". We had a history of building all kinds of business solutions, some not even IT related. Those will all go away when they retire their Remedy environment. Another Remedy shop where creativity and rapid development was king... gone. More recently at my current job, I built a filter a few weeks ago. It was a documented fix in a KA for an ITSM issue. Just being in Dev Studio again put a huge smile on my face. I was once again in my happy place, for those 5 minutes at least. It reminded me of the hours I spent a few years ago cranking out forms and workflow. Is anybody out there willing to share if they still use Remedy as a development platform? Is Remedy as a development platform really dead? While I would love for us to have a open conversation about what organizations are still doing Remedy development, I also understand there are confidentially concerns for some. Please feel free to email me directly if you wish (jason.mil...@gmail.com <mailto:jason.mil...@gmail.com> ). 2) The contract I have been working under is quickly coming to an end and it is looking like I will need to find a new source of income. I would love to find out, not only are organizations still performing Remedy development, but even better if there are any with an opening for a Remedy Developer in Austin, TX or Remote. There is a ton of tech around me (the area has been called "Silicon Hills <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Hills> "), I know some of the companies in the area used Remedy at one point, but it appears completely dead here in Austin for Remedy work. Did BMC (heck, they even have an office here) really lose all of these customers to the competition? Hopefully this will catch somebody's attention in my area that is still using Remedy and we can connect. To clarify, while I love doing Remedy development (it would be my dream job), I have nothing against ITSM and am very capable and content working with the suite (it is my current job). Hopefully this post will spark one last (or a few) good conversation on the ARSlist. ***** Putting on my ARSlist Admin hat (or whatever my title is) ***** Dan, Misi and myself have been discussing the List's final days (ok, think what you will, but my eye just watered up after typing that). Due to some circumstances the list may live on a bit longer than was originally stated. So until the plug is pulled... Post away! Once the List no longer accepts posts/replies the archives will still be available. Happy Thanksgiving to my Remedy family in the US! And have a great rest of the week to my Remedy family elsewhere! Jason -- ARSList mailing list ARSList@arslist.org <mailto:ARSList@arslist.org> https://mailman.rrr.se/cgi/listinfo/arslist -- ARSList mailing list ARSList@arslist.org <mailto:ARSList@arslist.org> https://mailman.rrr.se/cgi/listinfo/arslist
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