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Here are the 2023 HDI Awards Finalists in the Individual Categories

See which IT service and support professionals made the cut to gain the chance to take home an award at Supportworld Live this spring.
Date Published March 1, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

Here are the 2023 HDI Awards Finalists in Team Categories

These teams and organizations reflect some of the best ideas in IT service and support.
Date Published March 1, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

Is There a Better Best Practice for IT?

An argument is made for a new way to organize your IT service and support teams around activity prioritization.
Date Published February 28, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

Buzzwords Without Action Can Become Empty Promises

From an Omdia analyst, here are some suggestions for ways we can put action behind those memo-headline catchphrases.
Date Published February 27, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

The Beginner’s Mind and a Path to ESM Success

From a recent HDI webinar, here’s advice for how to help your organization keep an open mind to a new way of doing things.
Date Published February 23, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

Make a Plan to Deal with Disruptive Technology

Sticking one’s head in the sand when there’s news of new technology can only lead to more work in the long run for IT service and support operations.
Date Published February 23, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

A Primer on Emotional Intelligence and Soft Skills

Automation may free up managers to practice a forgotten art of connecting deeply with their team members. Here is how to bone up on these skills.
Date Published February 22, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

Underestimate Cybercriminal Organizations at Your Peril

Too many of us have an outdated concept of the level of sophistication of cybercrime organizations. That may put us at risk.
Date Published February 15, 2023 - Last Updated February 16, 2023

How to Prep for a Service Desk Manager Role (SDM)

Here are six things you can do to best position yourself to hit the ground running for this role, from HDI featured Contributor Pierre Bernard.
Date Published February 14, 2023 - Last Updated February 16, 2023

IT Should Still Innovate During an Economic Downturn

Too often, IT departments attempt to simply keep the lights on when the business climate sours. Here is an argument for why that would be a mistake.
Date Published February 13, 2023 - Last Updated February 16, 2023