We’re running our fifth ITSM Well-being Survey to see how people feel about working in IT (and in IT service delivery and support roles in particular) in 2025. We’re hoping you’ll spare us a minute or so to share your personal views on employee well-being in your organization.
ITIL and Agile are two of the most widely adopted IT frameworks. While ITIL is often associated with structured processes and governance, Agile emphasizes flexibility, collaboration, and rapid delivery. However, they can coexist and even complement each other to create a more robust ITSM strategy.
IBM software licensing is notoriously complex. Even small IBM licensing mistakes can lead to costly compliance issues. This article shares the top 10 IBM licensing mistakes and provides actionable strategies to help ITSM professionals avoid them.
Blockchain is a technology often associated with cryptocurrencies. However, it can potentially revolutionize ITSM because its ability to provide transparency, security, and immutability across processes makes it a natural fit for tackling many of ITSM’s pain points.
With so many sessions on offer, people to meet, and new ideas to digest, how can you be sure to make the best of your next ITSM conference experience?
An earlier State of AI in ITSM 2025 article shared some headline statistics from an Atomicwork, PeopleCert, and ITSM.tools survey and report. This article now shares some of the ITSM correlations found in the AI report data.
IBM license audits often come as an unwelcome surprise for ITSM professionals. Despite maintaining a positive relationship with your IBM account manager and investing significantly in software and support over the years, your organization might still receive notice of an IBM license audit. Why does this happen?
AI transformation in IT starts with a bigger vision. A vision that sees ITSM move from IT to “enterprise” as ESM. IT and AI are at the forefront of a digital revolution. Let’s aim for this larger view, enabled by everything we’ve learned and continue to learn as service management professionals.
Kotter’s 8-step Model provides a comprehensive approach to change management and has been widely adopted globally. This article explains the model and how it helps with change management and enablement.
IT ticket templates refine your team’s response process, allowing service desk agents to communicate swiftly with pre-drafted replies for common issues. Here are some examples you can use.
This article shares the results of ITSM.tools ITSM Trends for 2025 content poll based on 176 responses. There are also insights into how ITSM trends have changed over time, some trend-related opinions, and links to existing trend-related ITSM.tools content that might still help.
Capabilities like Configuration Management (with its Configuration Management Database (CMDB)) and Asset Management (and asset management tools) can help with ITSM. But what’s the difference – CMDB vs. Asset Management? This article explains what each is and how each helps.
Last December, Atomicwork, PeopleCert, and ITSM.tools published a State of AI in IT 2025 report. This followed an early 2024 ITSM-focused report on AI adoption in North American IT organizations. This time, the IT element of the survey is global, thanks to the assistance of PeopleCert. This article shares some of the insights from the new data.
What IT service management (ITSM) help will you and your organization need in 2025? This is why we run our annual ITSM Topics poll – it’s good to know where you’ll likely focus next year and where others will be focusing, too. Plus, it provides a collective shout-out for assistance in certain ITSM areas.
Modern network monitoring tools are essential for providing ITSM professionals real-time visibility into their IT infrastructure. These tools automate the process of tracking devices, applications, and network traffic, allowing IT administrators to quickly identify and resolve issues.