Automation & AI Articles

An earlier State of AI in ITSM 2025 article shared some headline statistics from an Atomicwork, PeopleCert, and ITSM.tools survey and report. This article now shares some of the ITSM correlations found in the AI report data.
AI transformation in IT starts with a bigger vision. A vision that sees ITSM move from IT to “enterprise” as ESM. IT and AI are at the forefront of a digital revolution. Let’s aim for this larger view, enabled by everything we’ve learned and continue to learn as service management professionals.
This article shares the results of ITSM.tools ITSM Trends for 2025 content poll based on 176 responses. There are also insights into how ITSM trends have changed over time, some trend-related opinions, and links to existing trend-related ITSM.tools content that might still help.
Last December, Atomicwork, PeopleCert, and ITSM.tools published a State of AI in IT 2025 report. This followed an early 2024 ITSM-focused report on AI adoption in North American IT organizations. This time, the IT element of the survey is global, thanks to the assistance of PeopleCert. This article shares some of the insights from the new data.
AI is a game-changer in ITSM. But just because something is powerful doesn’t mean it’s without risk. We need machine learning ethics in ITSM. This article explains why.
GenAI is the latest ITSM and ESM trend to drive changes in service management. This article offers GenAI ITSM examples to get you thinking.
This article examines what a cloud-based IT service desk encompasses, the advantages it can offer your company, and how it’s superior to on-premises systems.
We’re rerunning the AI in ITSM survey with the help of PeopleCert, collecting responses now so we can publish a fresh 2025 AI in ITSM report in January. Please take the time to help (and this article shares some key 2024 findings).
There’s a long list of challenges when using generative AI. However, that list can be summed up in five words, “Get your house in order!” This article lists the top five ways you can achieve this.
LLMs can perform various tasks such as translation, summarization, data analysis, and question answering. Their ability to understand context and nuances in language makes them highly versatile. This adaptability has led to their adoption in multiple domains, including customer service, content creation, and more specialized fields like IT service management (ITSM).
Whether your organization is just starting out or looking to elevate its current service desk operations, this article shares insights and points to practical tips on improvement. It’s a sneak peek at what’s included in the Sunrise Software “A Guide on How to Become the Best Service Desk” guide.
In a recent webinar with SymphonyAI, I discussed artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in enterprise service management (ESM) scenarios. This article shares some of the points we discussed on AI adoption in ESM, starting with how ESM has evolved in recent years.
A recent survey conducted by OTRS Group revealed that nearly three times as many IT teams as last year want to introduce artificial intelligence to make ITSM processes more efficient.
In a recent webinar with SymphonyAI, I spoke about what our data is showing us regarding the current state of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in IT service management (ITSM). This article shares some of the discussed points.
After a couple of days at the Service Desk and IT Support Show (SITS) in April, I came away with lots of IT service management (ITSM) learnings. Following on from my initial blog on the things I’ve taken away from SITS written for i3Works, here are some more shared ITSM learnings