Our first Podcast!

Key Tips for Recruitment and Retention of a Diverse Team by Scarlett Bayes, Industry Analyst, SDI Last year, SDI teamed up with Ivanti to host a forum for service desk professionals (both male and female) to discuss their thoughts, concerns, and ideas surrounding Gender Equality in ITSM. Throughout the day, delegates expressed that they struggled

The Great Recruitment Challenge by Jamie Bell, Service Desk Specialist at SDI   A common frustration I often hear about is companies struggling to attract talented individuals to join their organisation. The calibre of candidates applying is not good enough or they simply do not get any applications at all. I’ve previously written about retaining great

Problem management is an ITSM process which aims to minimize the adverse impact of incidents and problems to the business caused by errors within the IT infrastructure, to prevent the recurrence of incidents related to these errors, and establish the root cause of incidents and initiate actions to improve or correct the situation. Generally speaking, the

Are you a people focused organisation? by Jamie Bell, Service Desk Specialist, SDI   “We are a customer focused organisation”  “Our customers are what make our business great”  “We work with some very exciting and innovative clients”  At some point during a working year, no doubt you’ve heard these types of phrases uttered by a senior

Being Bold and Aiming High: How a top performing MSP stands out from the rest By Todd McQuilkin, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Air IT Operating to standard frameworks and achieving ISO compliance can be difficult, but it’s a basic requirement in our marketplace. You must have those badges on your website and marketing just to

Does your service desk create real business value and deliver a brilliant customer experience? By creating a culture of success at the service desk through best practice, motivation, engagement, development and continual service improvement, you can. To help you do that, Service Desk Institute’s best practice standard for service desks, can help you create the