The Case for ITIL®4 Foundation & Service Desk Analyst Training

Service Desk Institute (SDI), the worldwide organisation for setting best practice service desk standards in the IT service and support industry, recently selected PeopleCert, a global leader in the examination and certification industry, as the exclusive group to deliver SDI’s Service Desk Manager (SDM) and Service Desk Analyst (SDA) qualifications from June 1, 2019. Certifying

Keeping up with growing customer demand requires maximum efficiency through multiple communication channels. Self-service as a communication channel is rapidly becoming an industry must-have, as it provides customers with the facilities to manage their own service desk interactions and to find answers to common issues. The purpose of a self-service portal is to reduce the cost

Attention to service improvement has certainly increased in the last year. Competition among service desks from many industries in both public and private sectors is fierce! In the latest ‘view from the frontline’ survey, results demonstrate that 36% of service desks expect to see a greater focus on continual improvement in the industry, and 66%

by Jamie Bell, Service Desk Specialist, SDI Follow Jamie on Twitter: @thepapabell With ITIL being arguably the most widely accepted framework for IT Service Management worldwide, the release of ITIL 4 has many service desk professionals wondering what this means for them. In ITIL 2011 (or ITIL v3) the service desk was recognised as a

Jamie Bell, Service Desk Specialist, SDI It has almost been a year since I made the biggest career change in my life.   I’ve always had a reputation of being a jolly, sociable person, able to establish effective relationships, and generally quite fun to be around. Yet, I didn’t feel like any of those things

Service Desk Manager Wins £250 For Local Foodbank In Survey Prize Draw Andy Scott, Service Desk Manager at Durham University, was the lucky winner to be drawn from over 130 entrants who completed SDI’s ‘View From The Frontline’ survey during March 2019.  Andy’s prize offered him the opportunity to nominate a charity of his choice