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The Changing Landscape of IT Service Desk Contact Channels

Once upon a time, there were only a few ways employees could get IT help. They could phone a help desk number, hoping to get a person rather than a voicemail account (and even then, this might have only been to log their issue). They could send an email, but the available IT support personnel […]

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COBIT 2019

COBIT 5 is Dead, Long Live COBIT 2019

Hopefully I’m not alone in thinking that COBIT – “a framework for the governance and management of enterprise information and [...]

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Looking to the future of ITIL 4

ITSM Future: 10 Things I’d Like to See in ITIL 4

Update since publication: The latest version of ITIL – ITIL 4 – was released on Monday 18th February. To find out what is actually [...]

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Change management cog wheels

What’s Missing from Most ITSM Change Management Processes?

Change management is one of the most necessary, misunderstood, and all-too-often misused IT service management (ITSM) disciplines.  If [...]

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It's all a misunderstanding

IT Security Basics: Misunderstanding the Purpose of Penetration Testing

“I’ve had a penetration test done, so the service is secure!” (Firstly, no jokes please…) Too often, in my travels visiting a variety [...]

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Artificial Intelligence 4

The A – Z of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a complicated world to explore – with phrases like general AI and narrow AI, weak AI and strong AI, [...]

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Securitythreat

ITSM Basics: Know Your Information Security Threats!

Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? It’s easy to get lost in a sea of IT security noise right now. Not a day, week, or month seems to go [...]

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How to hit the ground running with a new ITSM job

How to “Hit the Ground Running” with a New ITSM Job

Have you ever wondered why new-job “probation periods” are often three to six months? This seems awfully long to me. However, I do [...]

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Self Service Experience

ITSM Basics: 5 Ways to Improve Your End Users’ Self-Service Experience

Self-service on the IT service desk is no longer a new concept – with 70-80% of IT service desks having implemented some form of [...]

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Cloud myth debunker

Still Insecure About Cloud? Then Read This Cloud Myth Debunker!

Are you like me and still hearing crazy stuff about security in the cloud? “We don’t think public cloud is secure.” “We’re interested [...]

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Implementing ITSM Tool 3

Implementing an ITSM Tool: Plan the Change Well

While this blog can stand alone, it’s also the third part in my three-part blog series related to IT service management (ITSM) tool [...]

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Implementing ITSM Tool 2

Implementing an ITSM Tool: Understand Your Needs

This is the second blog in a three-part series that covers understanding what you need from an IT service management (ITSM) tool, [...]

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Implementing ITSM Tool 1

Implementing an ITSM Tool: Start With the Why

Much of the IT service management (ITSM) best practice guidance tells us that ITSM software should “come after” people and processes, [...]

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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.