In support of the Australian government's Digital Education Revolution (DER) initiative, the itSMF Australia chapter has introduced a new membership category for schools to improve the delivery of IT services to students.   Schools will be provided with access to knowledge and increased awareness as to…

Assistance in raising the awareness of ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) is being provided by Hewlett Packard (HP) who is delivering a series of ITIL awareness sessions with Softline, an IT specialist in Azerbaijan. The sessions cover both ITIL and Project Management Professional (PMP).  

Gartner's vice president Jay Pultz states that IT Infrastructure and Operations (I & O) represents 60 per cent of total IT spending worldwide. Pultz goes onto state that I & O cost savings of 10 per cent in twelve months and up to 25 per cent in three…

Deutsche Bank having partnered withÂTata Consultancy Services (TCS) who will deliver a global application service desk, service operations and all other IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) services to the bank at locations across seven countries - the USA, UK, Germany, Hungary, Philippines, Singapore and India to achieve transformation. …

Sept 2011: Reading, UK -Northgate Information Services has been awarded a seven year IT managed service contract by Reading Borough Council, worth £75.6 million ($121.8m).   Building on the success of a previous contract that is due to expire this year, Northgate will provide IT services…

ITIL and Internal Revenue Service (IRS)Â -ÂAudit findings   USA: The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has recently published its audit findings regarding ITIL Event Management, Incident Management, and Problem Management initiatives at Service Operations Command Center Branch (SOCCB).   SOCCB…

Texas, August 2011. Business process reengineering events have been utilized to refine internal processes and improve the ability to provide comprehensive information technology services to Headquarters Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff Manpower, Personnel and Services, Air Force Personnel Center, Air Force Services Agency, Air Force Manpower Agency…

The recentÂITIL 2011 improvements came about following the information collected from the ITIL community as they used the Core Publications.   As one might expect, best practice strives for continual improvement andÂthis means a change control log is available to capture such improvements. The log can be found…

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited, a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities focused on the Macau market in China - often referred to as 'The Las Vegas of the East', has achieved ISO/IEC 20000 certification for IT Service Management System.   The ISO/IEC…

The Office of Government Commerce (OGC), who are the owners of ITIL and Prince2 amongst other products, has been brought under the control of the UK Government Cabinet Office and are now part of the Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG).   The move brings together in…