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How to Manage a Permanently Distributed Workforce

Here are some simple strategies for coping with the new normal in the IT service and support workplace.
Date Published March 20, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

In an IT Career, Patience May be an Overlooked Virtue

A Q&A with N.J. Robinson, a longtime member of the HDI Strategic Advisory Board, on what he’s learned throughout his career.
Date Published March 17, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

The Rise of the Machines: Is Your IT Job at Risk?

Machine learning and AI is already automating some tasks which once required human effort, but the new wave of technology also will open up new possibilities to IT professionals with the right skills.
Date Published March 17, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

The Metrics That are Valuable to IT Service Centers

It is important to measure the performance of your IT teams. HDI Featured Contributor Michael Hanson offers some measurement tools to help.
Date Published March 15, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

The Non-Tech Skills Needed to Succeed in IT Service and Support

We asked HDI thought leaders and featured contributors what so-called soft skills might be best to develop in this industry.
Date Published March 10, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

Asset And Configuration Management Using AI

IT management expert Phyllis Drucker provides two perspectives on how automation can help with the management of IT infrastructure.
Date Published March 9, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

The Value of Employee Recognition

Here are suggestions for how you can execute a sustainable and valuable employee recognition program for your IT team.
Date Published March 8, 2023 - Last Updated February 20, 2024

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