When the capabilities of IT service management are applied to other business functions like HR, Finance, Facilities, Legal, Sales, or Marketing to improve service delivery, it is known as ESM (Enterprise Service Management)
Like most things that are changing and challenging our way of living, the accelerating change in unfamiliar customer behaviors disrupted supply chains, and diverse regional responses are challenging the traditional IT practices. To address these adverse circumstances that are stressing current operating models, companies must envision and execute new experiences, and digitally express their brand values to customers and employees by meeting their needs at relevant points of engagement. How?
The business needs of IT Service Management (ITSM) are evolving, and I&O leaders must take sufficient action to position their ITSM practices as an enabler of digital business instead of a bottleneck. A recent Gartner report on the 2022 Strategic Roadmap For IT Service Management states, “By 2024, 80% of ITSM teams that have not adopted an agile approach will find that their ITSM practices are ignored or bypassed.”
A never-ending global pandemic and the Great Resignation that shows no sign of slowing down, have made one thing very clear. In order to sustain in a volatile environment such as what’s being witnessed, organizations must level up their IT game to ensure the business runs smoothly and deliver a delightful employee experience every step of the way. To simply put, uninterrupted IT is the need of the hour for unstoppable business.
With a paradigm shift to hybrid work practices and remote working, some critical questions arise. Firstly, how can organizations optimize employee engagement by using service management technology and principles? Secondly, how to digitize processes and assets? Thirdly, and most importantly, how to keep operations running in a world where the ‘work-from-anywhere’ workforce model is prevalent?
According to a study, an average organization logs about 1200 IT Incidents per month out of which 5 will be critical. Given the increase in complexity of digital infrastructure, an incident is likely to impact multiple resources and services generating a ton of alerts. The mean time to repair for critical incidents is 5.81 hours, which reduces if there are fewer incidents to manage in the first place.
Technology is now everywhere. All enterprises have to step up and be tech-savvy not merely for a competitive edge, but as a mandate to be a part of the digital-first league, the majority today. As a result, IT infrastructure has become one of the fundamental building blocks of all enterprises to enable a modern, 21st-century experience that is “Always on”.
With advances in AI, the obvious discussion arises, how to make work-life easier? How to minimize time spent on mundane tasks? How to save time and money while ensuring that your IT team is functioning as efficiently as possible? Now enter… the chatbot. The virtual assistant or the chatbot is a significant AI-powered development with various use cases. It is an integral part of self-service today. In fact, you can even say that the chatbot has re-defined self-service.
Combining the forces of ITSM and ITOM is one of the best decisions IT organizations can make to deliver on the promise of keeping the business always on. Think of it this way, can a motorcycle run its course without being subject to proper care and maintenance? A motorcycle helps you get from point A to point B, but to keep doing that, you need to maintain it in good condition and good health.
Gone are the days when AIOps was merely used as a buzzword to draw attention to the growing popularity of AI in IT service management. Today, factors such as the never-ending COVID 19 pandemic and the great resignation have pushed AIOps to emerge as a vital instrument for enterprises looking for ways to optimize their digital operations.
