Do You Need Your Ticketing System for Real-Time Incident Management?

Ticketing systems are designed to manage issues, assign tasks, and organize requests, but they can hinder speed and adaptability due to their structured, manual nature. While effective for tracking ongoing requests, many operationally advanced companies avoid them for real-time incident management, opting for more agile, automated solutions like PagerDuty. These companies benefit from systems that automatically generate alerts for issues, providing immediate visibility and allowing quick response without the delays of manual ticket creation. Although ticketing systems remain useful for tracking follow-up actions and addressing root causes post-incident, their detailed fields can be cumbersome for high-priority tasks. Organizations are encouraged to evaluate the necessity of complex processes, as reducing them can enhance team efficiency and move closer to achieving DevOps efficiency.