As a recent subscriber to ITIL News, I read a well constructed article on the website regarding Service Reporting. It started by referring to the commonly used phrase of 'aligning IT with the business', and then talked about how IT Managers' business counterparts don't quite understand how IT spending creates…

How do you transform your data center from its current stove-pipe approach to the technology and process of the much heralded next generation data center?   When I sift through the list of great and visionary qualities that many believe will define the data center of the future, I…

This article references a published 'Performance Work Statement' (PWS) that has been issued by the United States Marines and is available in the public domain.   At a strategic level (i.e. the Board) a decision may be taken to engage third party suppliers to assist with…

I believe that most would rightly accuse me of understatement for saying that both the commercial and government IT worlds are not comfortable places to be at the moment, whether permanently employed or contractor although things are looking better than they did twelve months ago, overall the short…

ITIL is becoming the de-facto standard globally for IT Service Delivery but is it the silver bullet?   Many companies globally have implemented and are implementing ITIL be it version 2 or version 3. Companies from both Public and Private sectors have started their journeys in…

Given the recent events in the UK with regards the severe weather, many companies may think more seriously about "enabling" their employees to work from home.   News articles have said that many workers who couldn't work from home just 'had the day off'.  This would…

Whether you use ITIL v1, ITIL v2 or indeed ITIL v3 the fundamental principle of People, Process and Technology is the foundation for a successful ITIL implementation.   When Consulting, Customers ask 'what is the secret to a successful ITIL implementation'?  The answer is not rocket science but…