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7 Steps to Preventing Communication Gaps

Effective communication is one of the most essential business (and life) skills. These seven steps will help you strengthen the transfer of information and prevent communication gaps.
Date Published - Last Updated May 22, 2017

Building a Support Community Means More Than Offering a Wiki

Overenthusiastic advocates of any initiative often jump into action before thinking things through, but just because one organization saved money by using peer-to-peer support, that doesn’t mean it will work in every organization in the same way.
Date Published - Last Updated May 11, 2016

Training for the Information Age

When budgets are tight, it’s important that you spend money on training that builds the skills you need at the levels you need them.
Date Published - Last Updated May 11, 2016

Keeping One Hand on the Wheel: Trends in Service and Support Models

The ever-accelerating pace of technological change continues to push CIOs to adapt quickly or run the risk of finding themselves outmaneuvered by their competition. Whether it’s determining how best to leverage mobile apps, weighing the risks and benefits of cloud computing/storage, or...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Foresight Is 2020: Industry Predictions from the HDI Strategic Advisory Board

The HDI Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) launched an ambitious project to look ahead about five years and make some assertions about where the technical service and support industry will be by the year 2020.
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Digital Disruption and the Role of Support

We’re living in a world in which virtually everything has been changed—disrupted, you might say—by the integration of technology into nearly every facet of life. Technology is now at the center of our professional and personal lives. While there are exceptions, for most of us, it’s difficult to ...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Come Together: Business and IT Executives See Their Roads Converging

Is this the year the walls around IT and support finally come down, once and for all? There is a well-recognized chasm in many enterprises. On one side are the engineers and support people who keep the organization on the technological cutting edge; on the other is ...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

"Your Call Is Important to Us": Customer Service vs. Customer Experience

As companies have focused on improving processes and gaining greater efficiencies, one key area that has suffered is the customer experience, which is the sum of every connection an organization has with its internal and external customers across all channels and every touchpoint.
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Customer Care: Know, Engage, Thrive

We all have customers: internal or external, public or private sector, investors or shareholders. Regardless of who our customers are, we need to not only provide them with an excellent product or an exceptional service, we must also ...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

When Disaster Strikes, Preparation and Teamwork Pay Off

When Hurricane Katrina crashed upon the Gulf Coast in 2005, the IS organization at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, operated by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS), sprang into full disaster mode, mustering the troops in its Baton Rouge data center to keep...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016