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 service management (ITSM) in an outsourced environment? Where is the common sense? After all, the premise (on paper at least) makes sense, does it not? A well-structured and […]
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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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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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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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Everyone understands the need for availability of services. I mean, we all want our power services to be there, right? OK, maybe some [...]
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Introduction If you’re following IT service management (ITSM) trends, you’ll have noticed continuous improvement is “the new black,” [...]
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As part of the rapid growth in social media adoption, Twitter reignited a “chat revolution” and triggered a resurgence in internet [...]
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Last year, my good friend Earl Begley wrote an interesting blog called “Things I didn’t learn in ITIL school.” Earl’s blog detailed [...]
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Last week, in Part 1 of my two-part series on configuration management, I covered what configuration management is and the importance [...]
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One of the biggest pain points I’ve encountered during my years of working in IT service management (ITSM) is the fallout from the [...]
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Not too long ago, in the IT service management (ITSM) minefield that is LinkedIn groups, a service delivery manager asked: “When is an [...]
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I was asked by my superiors, of which I have many, to write a blog about CSI. But for some reason SysAid’s content editor, the amazing [...]
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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.