DevOps isn’t just about development, the creation of new code and capabilities, there’s also the need to release to the production environment in a way that’s both swift and “safe” – protecting business operations in line with the organization’s appetite for risk. Much has been said and written about the left-to-right [...]
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Configuration management and the configuration management database (CMDB) should play a key part in the IT service management (ITSM) [...]
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IT asset management (ITAM) is a powerful IT management activity that saves your organization time and money and minimizes risk; but all [...]
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Public cloud has come a long way since we were all worried about the levels of security and availability associated with the delivery [...]
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It’s always fun to sit and talk with 2nd line support folks – the ones who actually understand the technological whatsits and [...]
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Knowledge management is playing an increasingly important part in the IT service management (ITSM) ecosystem, and in keeping businesses [...]
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Oftentimes it’s the every day things I do in my life that teach me about service management. So let me tell you what happened this [...]
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DevOps? ITIL? DevOps versus ITIL? There’s still lots of talk around which approach companies should take. But thankfully, there’s a [...]
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If you’ve ever worked in a manufacturing environment, then you certainly know what Work In Progress (WIP) looks like: stacks of [...]
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This was the situation: my customer had a dysfunctional business. It wasn’t a large company, and many employees had been there for [...]
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Many companies still need to manage their software asset investments better – to reduce risks and financial “wastage.” It can be a huge [...]
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COBIT might have started life as a tool for IT auditors, and the requirement for IT-related internal controls (hey, there’s no need to [...]
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In the development and adoption of an IT service management (ITSM) ecosystem, people will spend many hours working on the design and [...]
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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.