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Our annual(ish) article now has a new name, but the intention is the same – to publicize any ITSM-related industry analyst reports made available by ITSM tool vendors.
5 Ways ITIL Documentation Boosts IT Service Management
ITIL documentation can take many forms. This article shares some examples, along with five ways it can boost ITSM success.
Defining Your IT Service Desk Processes
This article provides seven steps to follow to help you to identify and define the right processes for your IT service desk.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
This article shares six basics tips for the practical implementation of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Read it here.
Service Model Development Using ITIL 4 for Service Delivery
If you’re a large organization, or an IT service provider offering services to large enterprises, then reviewing your standard service model on a regular basis is imperative. Ensuring that it stays aligned with your business and IT strategy. This article explains why and how to create one if you haven’t already got one in place.
ITSM Advice for 2024 and Better IT Service Management
This article shares a whopping 79 pieces of #ITSM advice for 2024 from IT practitioners, consultants, and vendors, covering experience management, AI, value, improvement, and more.
Well-being in ITSM Survey: How is Your Well-being in 2024?
As we’re now in 2024 and the interest in ITSM well-being is again on the rise, we’re rerunning our Well-being in ITSM Survey. We’d have done this anyway in 2024, but the time feels right to run it ASAP.
ITSM Trends for 2024 – What Our Latest Industry Poll Says
This article shares the results of our 2024 content poll, insights into how ITSM trends have changed, trend-related opinions, and links to existing ITSM.tools content that might still be helpful.
Security Patch Management: Trends and Predictions for 2024
This article looks at the current state of security patch management, along with trends and predictions for how it may change (or stay the same) in 2024.
What Are XLAs and How To Use Them in IT Service Management
Yes you should aim to solve tickets as quickly as possible, but there’s more to it than that. Meeting an SLA doesn’t guarantee that the customer is happy. You need to put the emphasis on customer experience. You need XLAs, and here’s why.
Defining Your IT Service Desk Structure
This article provides advise on ITSM frameworks, standards, and methodologies; IT service desk roles; and how to define your service desk structure.
What’s Wrong with the Advice that “ITSM is a Journey, Not a Destination”?
If you’ve worked in ITSM roles long enough, you’ve probably been told, “ITSM is a journey, not a destination” at some point. But a journey is a series of destinations and for long journeys these break up the route and provide a sense of direction and accomplishment as they are reached.
But what does this have to do with ITSM? This article explains.
Incident Management: 20 Simple IT Service Desk Tips
Most organizations do some form of incident management. They might not call it “incident management,” but regardless of what it’s called, there are many key incident management tips for IT service desks to consider. This article shares 20 of the most common incident management tips.
Cloud Cost Management: What ITSM Pros Need to Know
Whether you’re looking to optimize your organization’s existing cloud usage or planning a move to the cloud, this article explains how to manage costs effectively.
The State of AI Adoption in IT – a N. American Perspective
ITSM.tools and Atomicwork recent ran two AI adoption surveys. The first was with North American IT professionals. The second was a separate survey that sought end-user, i.e. non-IT personnel, perspectives of corporate AI adoption. This article summarizes some of the key findings.