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The Service Portfolio in ITIL: What is it, And What's the Difference With The Service Catalog

The service portfolio helps you pull together your end-to-end service offering and make it more focused on customer outcomes. Done well, it can promote IT Service Management (ITSM) and make your services more visible. Defined in ITIL, this process broadens the view and incorporates IT services across their entire lifecycle. In the following post we will explore its full scope of practice and the benefits it can bring to service delivery and user experience across your organization.

The InvGate Insight Integration Cheat Sheet

In today's landscape, IT asset managers need tools that can go further than Inventory Management. In order to extend your IT Asset Management (ITAM) processes to address your whole environment, a robust ITAM solution must include a wide library of integrations to complement its functions. In this article, we will explore exactly that. We have listed InvGate Insight’s integrations and their usage to help you make sure you are getting the most out of the solution.

Combining ITAM And ITSM to Get Total Control of Your IT Assets

If having a help desk in your organization is a game-changer regarding user experience and efficiency, combining IT help desk software with Asset Management unlocks a whole new proficiency level for IT support. Why? Because you'll be tracking incoming incidents, using workflows to automate repetitive tasks, complying with SLAs, and improving your reporting capabilities – and on top of that, you are leveraging your assets' data and empowering your agents to manage issues and requests in a centralized platform, without the need to cross-check information or move from one solution to another.

A Step-by-step Guide to Implementing a Patch Management Process

A proper Patch Management process is crucial as it helps prevent data breaches by fixing security vulnerabilities and bugs. It is also the way to make sure all your devices run the latest software versions, which implies having access to updated functions and characteristics. Just so we are all on the same page, Patch Management consists of acquiring, testing, distributing, and installing updates or software patches.

How to Build a Change Management Workflow

Change Management is a critical practice for organizations to effectively adapt, innovate, and maintain stability. It involves various aspects of an organization's IT infrastructure, applications, processes, and policies. As the scope and complexity of changes continue to grow, the need to automate a Change Management workflow becomes paramount. In this article, we will explore the different types of changes described by ITIL to then break down the process behind automating the Change Management process.

What's New With InvGate: September Updates

We start September with some exciting news and brand new functionalities for both of our products, InvGate Service Desk and Insight. Fasten your seatbelt because you’re about to see some serious improvements in user experience, workflows, security, Data Management, and more. In particular, we’ll introduce you to: Let’s get into details!

Why The Pentagon Has The Worst IT Help Desk in The US Government - And How to Avoid it

No one wants to have the worst IT help desk, but someone has to. And the title was recently earned by the Pentagon. According to a survey, the Department of Defense (DoD) was the last in line regarding help desk support, behind 23 other federal departments. But how did it get there? And, more importantly, how can you avoid being the last in line? Let’s see.

What is SIAM? Things to Consider Before Adopting The Framework

SIAM or Service Integration and Management consists of a way of managing multiple suppliers and integrating them to provide a single business-facing IT organization. It can effectively integrate interdependent services from service providers into end-to-end services to enable you to meet business requirements. Information regarding suppliers and vendors is central to an effective service delivery strategy: it will help both your overall organization capabilities and your financial decision making.

IT Asset Manager | InvGate Insight Walkthrough

IT Asset Management software must cover a wide range of functionalities in order to adapt to the needs of the people using it. In this video, our Product Specialist Matt Beran walks you through all the capabilities that make IT asset managers' work seamless. Discover the power of ITAM dashboards, CMDB Contract Management, and more — all with a user-friendly interface!

An Introduction to Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)

Enterprise Mobility Management or EMM is a holistic set of practices and technology oriented to help you improve your management of mobile devices, the applications, and the data they enable and enforce your information security policies. Done well, it can help you keep track of phones and tablets, and keep your data protected.