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Announcing the 2021 HDI Award Winners

In hybrid fashion, we handed out the hardware to recognize the best in technical support and service management. The event was held at SupportWorld Live in Orlando, and streamed online. Don’t forget - there’s still time to enter the next awards cycle!
Date Published November 10, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021

The HDI Power of Connection

Doug Rabold, one of the speakers at HDI Support World Live this year, reflects on how many in the HDI community have helped him learn the ropes after a mid-career shift to IT Service Management. He now relishes being in the position to give back.
Date Published November 9, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021

The Trustworthiness of Managers Affects Your Bottom Line

In a passage from her book, “Trust Me - Restore Belief & Confidence in an Uncertain World”, Lea Brovedani demonstrates how managers think trust in their leadership is higher than it often is, and why that’s important to fix.
Date Published November 9, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

How to Plan What to Automate in Your Service and Security Processes

Automation is only a benefit when it is implemented correctly and for the right reasons. If done poorly, it can even create more work for your team. Here, we walk you through a step-by-step process on how to determine what to automate and how best to do it.
Date Published November 3, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021

The Problem with Customer Service Surveys

In the world of service management, we’re not evaluating products, but services, which are even more difficult to comprehensively assess via customer surveys alone. Here’s how to make sure the data you are getting is much more than noise.
Date Published November 2, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

How to Avoid the Leading Cloud Migration Mistakes

Moving operations into the cloud doesn't have to be a floating nightmare, but it isn’t a cure-all for organizational shortcomings, either. Here we list five common migration mistakes. If you can avoid them, it can go a long way to ensuring a smooth and fast transition.
Date Published October 28, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

The Importance of Strategy in Service and Support Improvement

Strategic thinking is not only a requirement for achieving senior level positions, but also a required skill in creating your service strategy. It’s the process of learning from your experiences on what works and what doesn’t work that makes us a better strategic service leader. Here’s how.
Date Published October 27, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

Cloud Security: What to Consider

Securing a cloud environment is much more difficult than securing a traditional computer network, as it offers so many more soft targets for unlawful entry and chances for accidental data erasure. Here, a cloud cybersecurity expert walks readers through three aspects of cloud security to begin...
Date Published October 21, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

Using Production Assurance to Improve Service Transition and Operations

Production assurance is an organizational and process alignment designed to protect the production environment of an organization when the going gets rough. See how this process worked in a step-by-step walkthrough with Medtronic when that organization experienced a significant outage.
Date Published October 19, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

How to Mitigate the Risk of Ransomware Attacks

Dealing with a ransomware attack when it’s happening is extremely difficult. It’s better to put the work in now to shield your business from such attacks, or at least from the worst effects of such attacks. Here are some tips from a cybersecurity expert on how to do that.
Date Published October 19, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023