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Time and again, when an organization grows, so do the problem tickets on the help desk software console. In an ideal situation, all help desk tickets can be addressed one by one. Inevitably, you get ticket flooding. Fortunately, there are ways to avoid drowning. A recent SolarWinds help desk survey (April 2013), showed: *…
It’s just another typical day at the office. You know, one of those days where you switch gears from Help Desk Professional to Pest Control Expert… Sound like a horror story? Well deal with it, because it happens. You probably didn’t plan on a career change today, but leave it to your beloved users to keep you on your…
It’s often a common complaint for IT pros in desktop support teams that they are spending more time managing service requests than actual IT support. This is because there is no easy way to track and manage service requests; there’s just too much of complexity around managing service requests when dealt with manually. As…
You don’t need to believe in Murphy’s Laws to realize that one or all of the following will happen, just at the right time: * Server failure * Application failure * SQL crashes Now, multiply each of the above points with the number of servers, applications, and SQL databases you might have in your IT environment.…
Imagine a complex IT network environment supported by a help desk system, both working in silo. Here are the top three challenges in such a scenario: * Manual ticket creation for the network issue(s) * Fragmented/duplicate help desk tickets for similar network issues * Conventional/time-consuming ticket follow-up, status…
What comes to mind when you think of good help desk software? Ticketing? Automation? It’s probably not just one or two features that make you love or hate a particular help desk product. It’s the entire feature set—the sum of all the parts—that makes or breaks the deal. According to a recent help desk survey conducted by…
Why do we need reporting in the first place? Efficient help desk ticketing management starts with measurement. Reporting is one key feature of help desk software that enables management to see technician performance, pinpoint the most troublesome dilemmas, find the customer’s location, and make informed decisions. From a…
One of the most basic yet overlooked functions of help desk software is the ability to receive the problem from the affected user, register it, and relay the issue to help desk staff. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? More often than not, it is this ‘communication’ requirement of help desk software that creates the disconnection…
It’s inevitable. Every now and then, you’re bound to come across a Mr. Know-it-all—the user who’s convinced he knows as much – or more – than you. And while you may not be able to deal with him, you can deal with his technical problems as long as you have reliable Web Help Desk Software from SolarWinds… (and lots and lots…
A large number of IT help desk tickets… A series of repetitive tasks... Many different support teams... Multiple workflow dependencies... A perfect recipe for a chaotic and underproductive work environment. In situations like this one, the ability to manage all your tasks seamlessly with a single help desk solution is…
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