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DevOps and ITSM – the Perception of Different

Posted by Daniel Breston
on September 16, 2020

Are you sitting either side of a DevOps and ITSM divide? The truth is, they’re really no different to one another. Here Daniel Breston challenges you to change your perception of DevOps and ITSM and start talking in a common language.

Look Beyond Self-Service. Here Comes Self-Servicing

Posted by Ian Aitchison
on September 11, 2020

In the future you should not expect your end users to come to you. The best support experience is going to be the one that’s immediate, silent, invisible, and doesn’t impact the individual.

Using Blue-Green Deployments and Canary Releases in ITSM

Posted by Steve Chambers
on September 8, 2020

Here Stevie Chambers explains two extensions of Blue-Green Deployments and Canary Releases to being controlled by ITSM tools for both cloud and non-cloud scenarios.

5 Benefits to IT Departments from Cross-Functional Collaboration

Posted by Ruben Franzen
on September 1, 2020

This article looks at five key benefits from effective cross-functional team collaboration that every business can reap, from everybody learning more to challenging old ideas.

Getting Started with ITIL? Here are 5 Tips to Help

Posted by Joe The IT Guy
on August 20, 2020

From incident management to problem management, managing changes to exploiting knowledge, here Joe the IT Guy shares his five top tips for successfully getting started with ITIL.

Deeper Insight into the Current State of ITIL 4 Adoption

Posted by Stephen Mann
on August 14, 2020

In a previous article we presented the results of our ITIL 4 adoption survey. Here we dive deeper into some of the correlations to help establish the different views on ITIL 4 and its adoption across different role types.

8 Key Factors to Recognize When Implementing SIAM

Posted by Steve Morgan
on August 6, 2020

In this article Steve Morgan shares his experiences of implementing multi-vendor IT operating models, offering up eight key areas of advice to help you on your own SIAM journey.

Self-Healing IT: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

Posted by Abhishek Bhattacharya
on August 4, 2020

Like self-driving cars, self-healing IT is already here and it’s going to stay whether you like it or not. Please read this article to find out more about what it is, how it works, and why it matters to your organization.

Consultancy Beyond ITSM Implementation to Support Continual Improvement

Posted by Sumit De
on July 30, 2020

The first day using your service management solution is important. But for your service desk to be as efficient and intuitive as it can be, you’ve got to continually improve your knowledge and use of the tool. The best people to guide you along the way? ITSM consultants. Here’s why.

Employee Experience Explained for IT Service Desks

Posted by Roy Atkinson
on July 28, 2020

At its heart, employee experience is subjective. It’s based on employee sentiment – positive and negative – about the organization, the workplace, the workforce, and the work itself. This article explains why it’s so important for IT service desks.

ITSM in the New Normal – a Crowdsourced Perspective

Posted by Sophie Danby
on July 9, 2020

So much has changed with the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s important for IT organizations to realize that IT service delivery and support will likely never be the same. With that in mind, here 22 ITSM-ers share their thoughts and opinions on what ITSM will look like in this ‘new normal’.

Using ITSM Tools for Cloud Governance

Posted by Steve Chambers
on June 25, 2020

ITSM practitioners, practices, and tools should be considered important guardrails to add to any cloud adoption project. And there are no excuses for an ungoverned cloud. This article explains the importance of ITSM guardrails for cloud governance and lists several key tools and practices to put those guardrails on the cloud.

Advice for Common Remote Communication and Collaboration Issues

Posted by Paul Wilkinson
on June 19, 2020

Without effective remote communication and collaboration skills and enabling toolsets, our businesses face risks and our employees will experience some or all of stress, frustration, fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Here, Paul Wilkinson explores the issues and the solutions in more detail.

The Making of a Maturity Model: An Approach to Culture and Client Support

Posted by Ron van Haasteren
on June 17, 2020

Has your organization considered taking a maturity model approach to the improvement of its ITSM capabilities? To help you to understand the opportunity, this article quickly explains the key aspects of maturity model use as part of a service improvement health check.

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