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In-person ITSM Events

SITS 2022: Why I’m Excited for the Return of In-person ITSM Events

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on our community. It was rough, and now that the world is returning to normal, here are some things to look forward to at in-person ITSM events such as SITS 2022.
State of IT Self Service

The State of IT Self-Service in 2021

This article presents some of the key survey findings of our State of IT Self-Service in 2021 report, including how only one in five organizations (21%) reported that the expected ROI for their IT self-service investment was achieved.
IT Service Desk Analyst Motivation

Using Experience Feedback to Up IT Service Desk Analyst Motivation

Have you ever stopped to think about the effects – both positive and negative – of working on an IT service desk? This article digs into service-desk-analyst work motivation and how it impacts their performance.
5 Steps to Drive Collaboration

Service Desk Improvement – 5 Steps to Drive Collaboration

This article by Patrick Bolger outlines five key steps for improving your operations and outcomes through the creation of the right environment for effective collaboration.
Self-service Portal Benefits

How Are Your IT Self-service Portal Benefits Doing?

Where is your organization currently with IT self-service? Have you succeeded with benefit delivery? Or do you still need to start, improve, or restart your IT self-service capabilities? Help us know more about the current state of self-service in ITSM by taking our short survey.
Rethink Your Approach to the CMDB?

Is It Time to Rethink Your Approach to the CMDB?

The use of a configuration management database (CMDB) has long been the subject of ITSM debate. To help your CMDB thinking, and success, this article offers up three ways in which to rethink your organization’s use of its CMDB(s).
Manage an IT Service Desk in a WFA Era

How to Better Manage an IT Service Desk in a WFA Era

The global pandemic created new “work from home” (WFH) scenarios for IT support. Now this has morphed into “work from anywhere” (WFA), but what’s the IT support impact?
IT Self-Service with Intelligent Automation and Proactive Remediation

Enabling IT Self-Service with Intelligent Automation and Proactive Remediation

What self-service improvements should your organization be aiming for? This article by Stephen Mann explores, along with looking at how IT service desks can benefit from intelligent automation in self-service.
Enterprise Service Desk: The Challenges (and it’s Not Just a Desk)

Enterprise Service Desk: The Challenges (and it’s Not Just a Desk)

Enterprise service management has been largely viewed through the lens of IT, and the same is true of the enterprise service desk concept. But it’s time to rethink the approach says Roy Atkinson. Here he explains why and how.
Cybersecurity Threats in 2021

What ITSM Practitioners Need to Know About Cybersecurity Threats in 2021

The cyber threats landscape is expected to change in 2021. As hackers discover new ways of compromising your business, ITSM personnel must be ready for any attack. Here’s what you need to know.
ITIL 4 Service Desk

The ITIL 4 Service Desk Guide – Process, Practice, Function?

This article by Jamie Bell focuses on one of the ITIL 4 Service Management Practices – the Service Desk practice. As well as the associated practice guide and what it entails. Get all the details here.
Flow Metrics

Flow Metrics Explained

This article explains what flow metrics are and how they’ll help the operations and outcomes of your service teams and the people within them. Read David Stewart’s insights here.
Love About Working in IT

What Do You Love Most About Working in IT?

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I asked a number of people working in IT and ITSM roles what they love most about working in IT. The answers were varied and make for interesting reading. Take a look and see if it perhaps reinforces the reason(s) why you also love working in IT (or perhaps don’t).
ITSM Trends and Topics for 2021

The 5 Hottest ITSM Trends and Topics for 2021

This article reports back on the results of our latest content poll, which asked respondents to choose the five ITSM topics they most need help with in 2021. We also look at how things have changed versus 2020. Get the results here.
The Service Request Process in a SIAM model

Building an Effective Service Request Process in a SIAM model

Here IT industry authority Steve Morgan provides his advice on how to build an effective SIAM service request process and how to overcome common challenges.

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