There are many different interpretations of service catalogue – in terms of what it is and how it delivers value. The concept has been kicking around for a few years now, initially coming from ITIL v3, although in reality it can be applied more widely and fundamentally to a number of different worlds, and approaches [...]
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Have you found your trusty hard hat and tool belt? I hope so, because I’m back and ready to start diving into the details of building [...]
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Would you build a house by starting with the roof? Well of course not! Yet many ITSM implementations I hear about want to start with [...]
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Be warned, this blog looks to the future of IT service management (ITSM), ITSM tools, and ITSM data. You might need to click through on [...]
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I must be mixing with the wrong crowd as some of my blogs have gone a little bit “out there” of late. This time I want to look at how [...]
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In my last blog we looked at some of the things you can do to plan ahead for your IT service management (ITSM) tool implementation – [...]
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Hold on to your hats, lil’ ol’ Joe is about to get all technical on you … Demand for IT is unpredictable in what is now a digital, [...]
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If you are just buying or have bought a shiny new IT service management (ITSM) tool – congratulations! You have many good opportunities [...]
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Service Integration and Management (SIAM) has been around for a while but it’s still a strange or even unheard of term for many. [...]
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Before you pick up a tool, you need to know what you plan to use it for. That’s just common sense, isn’t it? So naturally there’s a [...]
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Why do people have to make things so complex? I often see organizations whose processes, tool configurations, user interfaces and every [...]
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In the words of George Michael, “Let’s go outside.” That’s using IT service management (ITSM) outside the IT organization. As, unless [...]
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When was the last time you thought about the language you use as an IT service management (ITSM) or IT professional? I’m not talking [...]
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So in case you hadn't worked it out yet, I'm Joe! Hello there. I'm a native New Yorker and I love everything connected to IT service management (ITSM). I'm a passionate blogger and Twitter addict, and I'm also the resident IT guy at SysAid Technologies.