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Let’s Talk About Mental Health Issues in IT “For a Friend”

Posted by Daniel Breston
on July 14, 2022

For a friend, how would you help them as they feel… stressed, depressed, uncertain, they’re drinking more, they can’t feed their family, angry more often, etc.?”

Why AI and Automation Powered ESM and ITSM is Now a Must

Posted by Saad Mousliki
on July 8, 2022

ITSM and ESM tool vendors have developed intelligent solutions that integrate AI into their solutions. These ITSM tools include AI modules or integrate AI to address a variety of business concerns, including worker shortages, as well as improving the end-user experience.

IT Strategy Needs to Focus More on Employee Productivity

Posted by Sami Kallio
on June 30, 2022

Does your IT organization understand how well it’s meeting productivity-related factors for employees? Read this article to discover four tips for driving productivity improving decisions with employee data.

The What, Why, And How of Employee Experience for IT

Posted by Sarah Lahav
on June 23, 2022

Here Sarah Lahav, CEO, SysAid has written about using experience data to first understand where your organization currently is, and second to drive the required improvements. Get the help you need related to employee experience and read it now.

This Decade is Proving to Be the Best Thing for Digital Transformation

Posted by Luis Soares
on June 15, 2022

It was the worst year of a generation, but let’s put a positive spin on things – 2020 was the best year for digital transformation. This article explains why.

The Great Redundancy and Our New Ways of Working

Posted by Daniel Breston
on June 9, 2022

The Great Resignation, Great Redundancy, and Great Retirement movements escalated when COVID hit the global economy. COVID forced people to work from home and, once at home, it was a case of “Hey! I can do this or that. In fact, THAT can become a new way of doing what I like to do.” In this article, Daniel Breston looks at how our approach to working has changed forever.

The State of ITSM Two Years into the Pandemic

Posted by Stephen Mann
on May 25, 2022

This article shares the highlights of the most recent State of ITSM report looking at the impact of employee remote working, challenges related to the pandemic, technology adoption, and the business view of IT.

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

Posted by Vawns Murphy
on May 10, 2022

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.

40 of the Best ITSM Blog Sites

Posted by Sophie Danby
on May 5, 2022

Here Sophie Danby shares a list of what she believes are currently the best ITSM blog sites including vendors, member organizations and consultancies. There’s 40 in total. Read the list here.

Problem Management Isn’t Just for Incidents

Posted by Michael Keeling
on May 4, 2022

What is a “problem”? If your mindset is influenced by ITIL, you might be missing out on the inherent potential of problem management. Here Michael Keeling explains.

How Reliable is Machine Learning in AIOps?

Posted by Akif Baser
on May 3, 2022

What happens when machine learning leads to the crash of your IT systems, shuts down servers and applications, or takes actions you cannot have control over? Machine learning is the foundation of AIOps and automation, but to what extent can we depend on it, and how reliable is it?

How AI Improves Knowledge Sharing in ITSM

Posted by Sowmya Juttukonda
on April 27, 2022

Knowledge hoarding is a big challenge organizations face today. To this end, AI-enabled tools have considerable potential to manage data and help organizations to transform people’s experiences and knowledge accumulated over time into collective knowledge for the organization.

How to Improve the Patch Management Process

Posted by Greg Armanini
on April 21, 2022

The typical patch management process consists of much more than simply implementing the update. Alongside the physical deployment, each organization will have its own change management process. This work can be tedious, thankless, and time-consuming. This article offers help to make patching easier.

Solving Simple IT Helpdesk Issues with Automation

Posted by Ruben Franzen
on April 13, 2022

Have you not changed your ITSM tool in years because making minor changes is too cumbersome and expensive? Then it might be time to move on. The good news is that most modern ITSM tools provide task automation and easy reporting to save valuable time and resources.

4 Tips to Cure Zoom Fatigue with ITSM

Posted by Nancy Louisnord
on April 7, 2022

How can you combat the downsides of remote and hybrid work? Nancy Louisnord shares four tips for how an effective service management and knowledge management strategy can help.

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