As the central (perhaps even single) point of contact, and “the face of IT,” your IT service desk needs to be a powerhouse of knowledge; versed in every IT solution imaginable, ranging from IT issues to service requests, as well as IT policies and procedures. And when I say “face of IT” I don’t mean […]
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Joe the IT Guy | 2 Comments on How to Optimize Your Service Desk’s Knowledge Management
I recently worked with a service management organisation (in the manufacturing sector) that wanted to improve their service delivery. [...]
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IT guys are often happiest when something breaks and they have a root cause to find, investigate, and resolve. Sometimes, though, [...]
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For me it was a constant source of bafflement in projects – why does the obvious seem so out of reach when we look at applying IT [...]
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Maintaining a 5-star service desk relies on the continual assessment, and potential improvement, of the service you offer. But it can [...]
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There are Three Ways of DevOps, three principles that underpin all other DevOps patterns. The DevOps Second Way is to “Amplify Feedback [...]
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Shadow IT, the introduction and use of IT in an organization with little or no involvement or support from the IT department, is a [...]
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Although we’re now well into the 21st century, the goals of the gender-equality movement have still to be accomplished, especially in [...]
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We have all had, or have heard about, IT horror stories that have caused businesses to go into unplanned panic (and most likely to be [...]
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It’s not often that I admit to being excited by a new ITIL publication – the popular IT service management (ITSM) best practice [...]
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Stephen Mann | 5 Comments on 8 Things that Stand Out in the New ITIL Practitioner Guidance Book
Long blog title, I know, but hopefully it got your attention. You might be thinking “IT service desk complaints and continual service [...]
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In ITIL 2011 – an IT service management (ITSM) best practice framework – there’s five books covering nearly thirty ITSM processes. And [...]
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The IT press and social media make it clear that our world is getting riskier every day, making cyber security the new flavor of the [...]
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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.