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The State of ITSM Two Years into the Pandemic

Posted by Stephen Mann
on May 25, 2022

This article shares the highlights of the most recent State of ITSM report looking at the impact of employee remote working, challenges related to the pandemic, technology adoption, and the business view of IT.

ITSM: What is IT Service Management?

Posted by Stephen Mann
on May 20, 2022

What is ITSM? Why is ITSM important? What are ITSM’s benefits? And what are ITSM’s “quick wins”? Find out more with our comprehensive overview.

SITS 2022: Why I’m Excited for the Return of In-person ITSM Events

Posted by Vawns Murphy
on May 10, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on our community. It was rough, and now that the world is returning to normal, here are some things to look forward to at in-person ITSM events such as SITS 2022.

40 of the Best ITSM Blog Sites

Posted by Sophie Danby
on May 5, 2022

Here Sophie Danby shares a list of what she believes are currently the best ITSM blog sites including vendors, member organizations and consultancies. There’s 40 in total. Read the list here.

How Reliable is Machine Learning in AIOps?

Posted by Akif Baser
on May 3, 2022

What happens when machine learning leads to the crash of your IT systems, shuts down servers and applications, or takes actions you cannot have control over? Machine learning is the foundation of AIOps and automation, but to what extent can we depend on it, and how reliable is it?

How AI Improves Knowledge Sharing in ITSM

Posted by Sowmya Juttukonda
on April 27, 2022

Knowledge hoarding is a big challenge organizations face today. To this end, AI-enabled tools have considerable potential to manage data and help organizations to transform people’s experiences and knowledge accumulated over time into collective knowledge for the organization.

How to Improve the Patch Management Process

Posted by Greg Armanini
on April 21, 2022

The typical patch management process consists of much more than simply implementing the update. Alongside the physical deployment, each organization will have its own change management process. This work can be tedious, thankless, and time-consuming. This article offers help to make patching easier.

Solving Simple IT Helpdesk Issues with Automation

Posted by Ruben Franzen
on April 13, 2022

Have you not changed your ITSM tool in years because making minor changes is too cumbersome and expensive? Then it might be time to move on. The good news is that most modern ITSM tools provide task automation and easy reporting to save valuable time and resources.

4 Tips to Cure Zoom Fatigue with ITSM

Posted by Nancy Louisnord
on April 7, 2022

How can you combat the downsides of remote and hybrid work? Nancy Louisnord shares four tips for how an effective service management and knowledge management strategy can help.

What Employee Experience Really Means for IT Support

Posted by Sami Kallio
on March 30, 2022

If you work in, manage, or are responsible for the performance of an IT support team – whether in-house or outsourced – and are looking to understand better how the increasing profile of, and demands related to, employee experience affects it, then this blog is for you.

ITSM Misinformation and the (ITSM) Walking Dead

Posted by Michael Keeling
on March 24, 2022

Have you ever been told that your business must do something because ITIL/Agile/DevOps, etc. “says so”? If the answer is ‘yes,’ you have been exposed to the zombie experience virus… though most people don’t realize it.

SIAM and SLAs

Posted by Steve Morgan
on March 16, 2022

This article looks at SLAs in a SIAM world. That to succeed (with SIAM), your organization’s service architecture model must be well understood, with the third-party service providers, the SIAM function, and internal service providers working well together.

The 5 Hottest ITSM Trends (and Topics) for 2022

Posted by Sophie Danby
on March 3, 2022

We asked our readers which topic areas they and their fellow ITSM practitioners would like content-related help with in 2022, and here we share the results.

What 2022 Needs to Know About Employee Experience

Posted by Sami Kallio
on February 24, 2022

This article shares five key insights from The Global IT Experience Benchmark Report™ H2/2021, including how self-service portals are no longer the least liked IT touchpoint and how badly service desk ticket bounces are affecting your users.

(Nearly) Everything You Need to Know About Being an ITSM Pro

Posted by Paul Wilkinson
on February 17, 2022

To help other ITSM professionals from making the same mistakes, wasting time and effort, and putting business value at risk, here Paul Wilkinson shares his advice from a 40+ year career in the industry.

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