Service Desk Articles

Could the Future of IT Self-Help Be 4th Generation Intelligent Self-Service?

Could the Future of IT Self-Help Be Intelligent Self-Service?

The ability for IT end users to self-serve, or self-help, continues to advance, but what do we REALLY need from a self-service portal?
Multilingual Support Needs

3 Ways Real-Time Translation Helps Multilingual IT Support

Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, provides quick and accurate translation across communication channels, notably chat and ticketing.
Changing IT Support

5 Ways New Technology is Changing IT Support

Following our webinar on how technology is changing the IT support landscape, we answer the top 5 questions raised. Plus preparing for the next 5 years.
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What if your IT service desk was in Westeros?

With Game of Thrones returning to our TVs, and other devices, here are a few GOT-inspired IT support and IT Service Desk memes for your entertainment.
5 Approaches to Eliminating Language Barriers

5 Approaches to Eliminating Language Barriers in IT Service Desks

Surveys are showing that traditional multilingual support approaches are showing signs of ineffectiveness, leaving a big void for some service desks.
Employee Experience

Employee Experience is The Only Metric You Need

How do you make employee experience your most meaningful IT service management metric? Here Pasi Nikkanen shares his insights.
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The Power of Chat for IT Support

Chat for IT support is still a minority access and communication channel, but it should be doing so much better. Please read on to find out why.
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Service Introduction: The Critical Link Between Projects and IT Service Delivery

In this article you’ll find practical information on how to better link your IT projects and service delivery. Including examples of the tasks involved.
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Is the Automation Storm Coming to the Service Desk?

Automation isn’t at a point where you can replace your staff with a bot. However, you should be thinking about the coming day when you can.
Service Safaris

Service Safaris: Understand How Corporate IT is Really Used

Why and how corporate IT should use “service safaris” to get up from their desks to witness customers’ IT and business realities firsthand.
Self-Service Success

8 Tips for Self-Service Success

There are a number of other opportunities to increase the odds of self-service success, here Simon Johnson of Freshservice discusses his eight tips.
IT Staff Motivation: Don’t Let Work Steal the Fun

IT Staff Motivation: Don’t Let Work Steal the Fun

Here, Adam Haylock discusses one of seven key ways to succeed in a modern organization, and it’s a lot simpler than you might think…
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User Feedback: What Should an IT Department Measure?

Here we look at how to successfully measure user satisfaction, and we take a look at benchmark data from HappySignals to see what you should be measuring.
IT Support and the Human Firewall

Service Desk and the Human Firewall

The service desk is now part of the new human firewall required to combat the darker side of life online. Here David Bullock explains more.
Improving IT Service Delivery – We All Need a Little BRM

Improving IT Service Delivery – We All Need a Little BRM

How can you formalize BRM to help gain a better understanding of the linkage between IT decisions and business performance?