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Four ways to improve knowledge management using Knowledge-Centered Service

Worldwide there are 5 billion searches a day, of which Google processes 3.5 billion, or 40,000 per second. More than half of web searches now come from a mobile phone, and this trend is not limited to consumers; businesses are also being impacted. ServiceNow customers, partners, and employees are searching for relevant information, both on their desktops and on mobile devices, to self-solve their own issues.

Putting ITIL 4 Into Practice With SolarWinds Service Desk - SolarWinds Lab Episode #87

ITIL 4 certifications demonstrate a thorough understanding of how to deliver value to the modern organization through services. Matching that understanding with the capabilities of your ITSM solution is a powerful combination. Join ITIL 4 Managing Professional Sean Sebring and ITSM Senior Sales Engineer Liz Beavers for a crash course on applying the seven guiding principles of ITIL 4 and how they tie into using the SolarWinds Service Desk platform. Whether you’re a certified ITIL pro or a new help desk technician hoping to work more efficiently, learn five ways to deliver better service to your organization.

How to make Predictive Monitoring Valuable for your Organization

Doesn’t it sound magical to predict issues? Detecting a network outage, long before it happens. Yes! It does sound exciting. Now there are numerous network monitoring softwares out there offering this capability. To accomplish this particular goal, businesses around the world have been investing in AI powered network monitoring softwares.

Everything you need to know about ITIL4

ITIL 4 is the first significant update to the leading IT service management(ITSM) and digital service management framework since 2011. Drawing on extensive input from industry experts around the globe—including content writers, reviewers, and contributors—ITIL 4 includes practical guidance on how to tailor your IT management strategy in an increasingly complex business environment.

User Experience Tools Ready-Made for Remote Work

While none could have imagined the global impact the pandemic has had, some healthcare organizations were fortunate to have the right tools before the crisis struck. Ivanti recently hosted a webinar panel discussion with members of Houston’s Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and Houston Methodist, during which IT leaders from these hospitals discussed their rapid transition to remote work.

Now Working from Home? Smart Tips to Stay Productive

With more and more people encouraged or required to work from home these days, we reached out to some of our remote-work veterans for their insights on staying productive within their domestic domiciles. Q: What are your essential tools for communication, collaboration, and outreach (phone, email, Teams, WebEx, etc.) Brandon Black, Vice President and GM of Supply Chain: Staying connected with your team and customers alike is essential when working from home.

Best Practices in Incident Management

In an always-on world, companies look to systems and processes to keep their services up and running at all times. The most important part of maintaining this uptime is having an Incident Management process in place to restore your services in the event of an interruption or unplanned downtime. Incident Management processes are typically used by SRE, DevOps, NOC and other IT teams to respond to incidents that affect services and work on restoring their uptime.