What Matters Most is What Will Improve the Customer Experience

As part of our profile series of members of the HDI Strategic Advisory Board, EasyVista Chief Revenue Officer Evan Carlson shares what has remained constant in the rapidly evolving world of IT service and support. Learn what has worked for him in his long and successful career.
Date Published August 12, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

How to Upskill Your Staff for AI and Machine Learning

Upskilling teams in machine learning and artificial intelligence can help you organically build a future-ready workforce with the necessary skills to face upcoming challenges. A veteran IT consultant presents an article that lays out the steps your organization can take to get there.
Date Published August 4, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

What is Needed for Leadership in the Remote Workshop

The shift to the remote workplace has caused us to reevaluate how we stay connected with our team and how we gauge their well being and productivity. These skills will now become vital management tools needed in the blended workplace of the near future.
Date Published August 2, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

Why XLas Might be Better Than Traditional Metrics for Measuring IT Business Alignment

Too often, we are measuring metrics that matter to IT service and support, but not to the business’s bottom line. Here’s a look at why some traditional IT metrics fall short when it comes to creating alignment between IT departments and a business.
Date Published July 28, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

Shining a Light on IT Operations Metrics

Massive amounts of data streaming out of the systems can help IT administrators and others keep up to date about that performance and the overall end-user experience. Here are some key metrics to consider that can help you measure what’s actually happening.
Date Published July 27, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021

Automation is an Essential Survival Skill for Every Modern IT Organization

The use of automation to cope with rapidly expanding or marginally efficient workloads is all too often considered as a last resort, after all other remedies have been exhausted. There is a more proactive way to approach this labor-saving tool.
Date Published July 26, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021

New Tech Solutions Should Always Tie into the Customer or Client Journey

There has been a lot of disruption in the last two years, but the fundamentals of good service don’t change. Now that the dust has settled from the initial wave of change, take stock to make sure your tech solutions are making life easier for customers and clients.
Date Published July 22, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021

Ways to Put a Lid on Cloud Waste

It’s easy to underuse and overspend on cloud assets. The good news is that there are tools and practices that IT can apply to better manage cloud assets and tamp down the waste. Here how to determine if you are throwing money away.
Date Published July 19, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021

What Will Be the Next New Normal in Cloud Software Security?

Accelerated moves to the cloud made sense at the height of the pandemic -- organizations may face different concerns in the future. Chief among these is how to determine who is an authorized user and who isn’t in a hybrid work environment.
Date Published July 14, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

IT Service and Support Needs to Learn Their Clients’ Love Languages

It’s important for IT service and support pros to know they are in a relationship with their client, and that often misunderstandings will arise. Here, Ben Brennan lists the five “love languages” of clients, and reminds us to be human-centered in our approach.
Date Published July 12, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021