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Help/Service Desk (ITIL/ITSM) - Research Notes

Beyond Beginner Help Desk Performance Metrics

Defining help desk performance metrics can be difficult. Organizations with dedicated help desk environments must take the time to develop a performance tracking system...
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Top 10 Strategies for Reducing Costs

Cutting costs can be an overwhelming and painful task, but knowing where to focus your efforts can make it easier. Take a look at our top ten favorite strategies. It...
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Optimize the Service Desk with Problem Management

Enterprises ready to move beyond incident management can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the help desk by implementing problem management functions that...
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Aligning Business and IT Interests to Impact the Bottom Line

Many enterprises have found that alignment is difficult to achieve because the gulf between IT and the various business units is too wide. Often there is poor...
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After-Hours Support in a 24/7 World

It is difficult to provide 24/7 support when economics and enterprise size do not warrant round-the-clock help desk operations. Some enterprises have met this challenge...
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Best Practices for Reducing IT Cost-to-Serve

Use these notes to apply cost-savings across your department. Discover cost savings in every aspect of your cost-to-serve expenses, and use the guidance and tools below...
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Help Desk Software: Self-Serve Features Maximize Efficiency

Self-service features in help desk software will boost the team's efficiency and increase end-user satisfaction. Service desks with high call volumes will benefit most...
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No Shop too Small for Service Level Management

Service level management lends transparency and accountability to the IT department, thereby improving IT/business communications. Small shops should keep it simple, and...
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Choose between Agent or Agentless Patch Management Software

Automated patch management is becoming more of a necessity in today's environment. Learn about the different types of patch management software to be able to choose the...
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Cost Reduction: Everyone's Grabbing the Low-Hanging Fruit

An Info-Tech survey has revealed the IT service areas under closest scrutiny for cost reduction. Use this information as a reality check to gauge in-house decisions and...
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