The mood at HDI 2017 Conference & Expo was upbeat. Participants seemed optimistic about the future of tech support.
Date Published May 23, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
It should not take a crisis to generate a meeting between support center and desktop support managers to keep the relationship between the two groups on track.
Date Published May 17, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Karen Ferris was named one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management. Learn what motivates Karen to be involved in the community.
Date Published May 16, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
What kind of work would you expect from someone if they accepted that their work was inherently less valuable and advancement was a myth?
Date Published May 9, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Roy Atkinson was named one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management. Learn what motivates Roy to be involved in the community.
Date Published May 4, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
The mission of technical support has been to get people back to work quickly after an incident or for a service request. But that can no longer be our primary mission.
Date Published April 26, 2017 - Last Updated April 19, 2019
We are on the threshold of an era when we can take advantage of advanced technologies to assist us and, more importantly, those we support.
Date Published April 19, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Technology hard trends in artificial intelligence, cyber security systems, cloud computing, data analytics, and virtualization will shape the future of tech support.
Date Published April 11, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
In order for support organizations to be truly successful, ticket documentation should be an every time event, not a sometimes event.
Date Published March 23, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
The computer is meant to serve the person, not the other way around. The purpose of technical service and support is to restore the assistance technology offers.
Date Published March 16, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017