The ITIL v3 (ITIL version 3) service lifecycle-based practice incorporates the best of V1 and V2 and tests current best practice for ITSM. In order to meet the current and future business requirements, Service Design provides guidance on the production and maintenance of IT policies, architectures, and documents for the design…

A view of ITIL that aligns business and IT so that each brings out the best in the other. It ensures that every element of the Service Lifecycle is focused on customer outcomes and relates to all the companion process elements that follow. Subsequent titles in the core set will…

The ITIL v3 Qualification Scheme provides the flexibility to recognize 'complementary qualifications' and the British Computer Society (BCS) has released three courses that fall into this category. The courses are entitled Specialist Qualifications and have been award 1.5 credits towards the IT Expert certificate.   The…

January 2011: A new ITIL Complementary Qualification endorsed by the ITIL v3 Qualification Scheme has been added to the other five Complementary qualifications.   The new qualification is entitled: Configuration Management Database (1.5 credits) The other five Complementary qualifications are: …

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…

The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) strongly recommend that software tool vendors speak to aLicensed Software Assessor before embarking on an assessment to ensure the mandatory assessment criteria are understood and can be met.   The OGC announcement continues:   Following the publication of…

The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is fostering NASA's alignment with recognition that information is the most important strategic resource any organization has to manage.   Using the ITIL v3 framework to champion positive changes in how NASA conducts IT business.   Linda Cureton,…

The following information has been provided by APM Group, who administers the overall ITIL Qualification Scheme, and provides details of all the examinations undertaken, ITIL v2 and ITIL v3. The information is distributed to the Examination Institutes (EIs) for information purposes. Details regarding the percentage of candidates who…

The average pass rates for the ITIL v3 Examinations have been identified following the analysis of information originally supplied by APM Group who are responsible for the overall administration of the ITIL v3 Qualification Scheme. The information covers the period from January to May 2010.   The examinations that…

Discussions on appropriate Information Security for SME's There is increasing pressure building from legislation (for example Data Protection in the UK/EU) and industry Regulations (for example Payment Card Industry - Data Security Standard abbreviated as PCI-DSS) to affect Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's) that previously only really…