IT Service Management (ITSM) Software

AI-native ITSM for fast, efficient IT service. Cost pressure, strict compliance, and talent shortages challenge IT teams. Serviceware ITSM software helps with AI agents and smart processes.

The Forrester Wave (TM) Enterprise Service Management Platforms. Serviceware is a Strong Performer. esm-itsm-man-looking-at-code-thinking-serious
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Challenges in ITSM

 

Many IT organizations face intense pressure to deliver services faster, more efficiently, and more user-friendly. Growing complexity from hybrid infrastructure, multi-cloud, and SaaS makes it harder to maintain visibility over services and dependencies. Meanwhile, user expectations keep rising—they demand simple, personalized, and always-available services.

Forrester warns that "legacy ITSM models slow transformation and stifle innovation" (Julie Mohr, Principal Analyst, Charles Betz, VP, Principal Analyst, "From Legacy ITSM To Proactive Service Management: Why 2025 Is The Year To Rethink Your Strategy").

Simple ticket management and rigid ITIL processes can't keep up. What organizations need today is modern IT service management built on an AI-native platform—one that automates manual routines, enables rapid response to new requirements, and gives users intuitive self-service for their everyday needs.

 

≤ 15%

self-service rate for IT service desk contacts

Source: Gartner, "IT Key Metrics Data 2025: End-User Services - IT Service Desk Analysis"

≈ $20

cost per IT service desk interaction

Source: Source: Gartner, "IT Key Metrics Data 2025: End-User Services - IT Service Desk Analysis

15 %

Tickets with solution through self-service

Source: Gartner, IT Key Metrics Data 2025: End-User Services Measures - IT Service Desk Analysis

20 %

Increasing IT productivity

Source: Forrester TEI study on ServiceNow

25 %

Reduction of P1 incidents

Source: Forrester TEI study on ServiceNow

61 %

Productivity gains in ticket processing

Source: Forrester study on Jira Service Management

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“We don't want to manually open tickets anymore when automated processing is possible—for us, that's not a future scenario, it's the present.”

Matthias Kreft

Chief Representative at Reisebank AG

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“We have been successfully managing numerous processes in IT and other business areas with the Serviceware platform for many years. With the new AI-native engine for the platform, Serviceware has now set the right course for the future.”

Gerd Zumkeller

Head of Information and Telecommunications at Rastatt District Office

Features

AI Agents as Proactive Problem Solvers

Request overload slows IT teams down. AI agents analyze independently, search relevant systems, ask follow-up questions, and resolve tickets automatically. Making ITSM run itself.

AI Assistance for Quick Answers

Research eats up service time. AI assistance delivers precise recommendations directly in your ITSM tool—for faster, consistent resolution and improved service quality.

Process Design with AI—Model Workflows Intuitively

ITSM workflows get complex. AI creates them from simple text or images. Turning new business requirements into intelligent processes—fast.

Knowledge Management That Actually Works

Knowledge is often scattered and outdated. AI-powered knowledge management keeps content fresh and makes it instantly usable across ITSM—for self-service, assistance systems, and consistent service quality.

Process Automation—Efficiency Reimagined

AI recognizes patterns, prioritizes tasks, and triggers workflows automatically. Accelerating service processes, optimizing resources, and ensuring service quality.

Self-Service & Portal—Instant Help for Everyone

Users need IT support. Intelligent self-service portals provide instant help, drive ticket deflection, and boost ITSM efficiency.

Service Catalog—Clear Offerings, Fast Requests

Lack of IT service visibility creates chaos. A digital service catalog structures offerings clearly, accelerates approvals, and ensures smooth ITSM operations.

Experience & Analytics—Turn Feedback into Action

Quality matters in ITSM. Feedback and analytics capabilities identify trends and deliver actionable recommendations for better services—continuously and data-driven.

Connected Services—Seamless for Everyone

Disconnected tools break the experience. Through seamless data, processes, and systems, the AI-native platform ensures consistent workflows and satisfied users.
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How AI supports ITSM: autonomous processes and AI assistance in action

Product Tour

Based on the AI-native Serviceware platform, modern IT service management combines AI agents, assistance and knowledge to create an intelligent system.

In the video, Oliver Goldapp explains how these technologies automate routines, recognize correlations and control service processes with foresight.

Rethinking ITIL Processes — Automated, Intelligent, Integrated

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ITIL Best Practices

Serviceware combines deep ITIL best-practice expertise with AI-powered automation. The result: faster, more transparent, and more consistent processes—from Incident to Change.

Incident Management — Resolve Faster

Unexpected disruptions slow processes and put teams under pressure. AI automatically classifies, prioritizes, and resolves incidents, helping teams reduce downtime and improve service availability in real time.

Problem Management — Identify the Root Cause

Recurring issues drain teams and frustrate users. Integrated Problem Management addresses the root causes, eliminating disruptions sustainably and preventing them proactively—resulting in more stable systems and fewer outages.

Change Management — Safe and Automated

Manual steps delay changes and increase risk. Automated approval workflows, standardized processes, and audit-ready logs ensure security, compliance, and frictionless change execution.

Request Fulfillment — Structured Self-Service

Standard requests consume valuable support capacity. A clear service catalog empowers users to resolve common needs quickly, while automated workflows increase transparency and lighten the load on support teams.

Configuration Management — Full Transparency

Unclear dependencies complicate decisions and introduce risk. The integrated CMDB provides real-time data on assets and relationships, making impacts immediately visible and reducing risk across the environment.

Service Level Management — Ensure Consistent Quality

Missed SLAs often go unnoticed until service quality suffers. Service Level Management creates clarity, continuously monitors SLA adherence, and flags deviations early—so teams can act proactively and improve service quality with precision.

See It Live: IT Service Management

In a 20-minute demo, a Serviceware expert shows how the AI-native Serviceware Platform redefines ITSM—with intelligent automation, measurable results, and real-world examples.
Book your free ITSM demo
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FAQs

ITSM covers all processes that help organizations plan, deliver, and improve their IT services. Modern ITSM solutions go beyond structured workflows: they use AI-powered capabilities to accelerate processes, improve quality, and reduce manual effort. The result is a continuously optimized service operation—not just traditional process management.

ITSM software consolidates core processes like incident, problem, change, and request management, making them controllable through workflows, automation, and clear ownership. In an AI-native platform like Serviceware, these processes are enhanced with intelligent capabilities—recommendations, automatic prioritization, contextual suggestions—significantly boosting efficiency.

The Serviceware Platform is AI-native—meaning AI is built into the architecture from the ground up, not added later as a plug-in.
This enables capabilities like classification, prioritization, and knowledge suggestions to work directly and seamlessly within ITSM processes. At the same time, the platform operates on a unified data foundation, ensuring transparency, reducing friction, and enabling consistent workflows with measurably better outcomes.

Yes. The platform supports key ITIL processes such as Incident, Change, Problem, and Request Fulfillment, along with extended disciplines like CMDB and Service Level Management. AI-powered features enhance these processes by accelerating decisions, reducing errors, and strengthening process quality—without altering core ITIL principles.

Absolutely. The platform offers open APIs and standard integrations with monitoring systems, collaboration tools, and asset databases. AI capabilities can leverage this external data to detect patterns and enrich processes. Organizations keep their existing systems while gaining additional automation and transparency.

ITSM creates common ground through clear processes, transparent communication, and traceable service levels. The platform's AI-powered capabilities support this further by preparing information, suggesting priorities, and recommending next steps. Increasing speed, accountability, and mutual understanding.

ITSM success can be measured through KPIs such as resolution times, recurring incident rates, change cycle times, and SLA adherence. The Serviceware platform provides integrated analytics and reporting to track these metrics. AI-powered insights identify patterns, highlight bottlenecks, and support forecasting—enabling teams to make informed decisions, implement improvements systematically, and sustainably enhance service quality.