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What is Help Desk Software Anyway?

We naturally get this question quite a bit! In summary, help desk or service desk software works to automate the service management and support function. Typical support desk purposes include helping users retrieve lost passwords, helping customers troubleshoot product issues, assisting employees with hardward and software technical problems, and more. There are number of service and support solutions available that offer rich and robust functionality for optimizing the help desk management process...

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The Benefits of Hosted Help Desk Software

Hosted help desk software - software "in the cloud" - underscores a significant paradigm shift in how companies - large and small - deliver service automation and support. The proliferation of “the cloud” has touched every major business function, including HR, Finance, Marketing, and of course internal and external IT Customer Support. Today a number of help desk and CRM vendors now offer cloud-based solutions that come with some promising benefits:

  • Remote hosting — no “messy” installations required
  • Affordability — at least in the shorter term, you’ll pay less for ‘cloud’ vs. ‘physical’ software
  • Scalability — the cloud makes this very easy!
  • Automatic updates/maintenance (you’ll always have the latest version at the ready,  if you opt into auto updates)
  • Newest technology — with cloud software, you’ll be getting the ‘latest and greatest’
  • Reduced staffing requirements — a big plus for leaner organizations

Do cloud-based help desk packages include all the great things you need to manage your internal/external support requirements? Yes!  Ticketing, call tracking, remote alerting, backoffice integration, ITIL support, and more, are available through many cloud-based solutions...

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It's a Social - Join The Social Help Desk Revolution!

It’s impossible for an IT professional to go anywhere without hearing about the social media paradigm transforming the help desk function. Help desk software providers are rushing to augment their platforms with tools and technologies integrating social features and functions. The more advanced solutions not only embed Facebook/Twitter integration, but actually make these social platforms the center point of the solution (or in some cases at least provide the option for this). One could argue that social integration, like Facebook and Twitter, are probably more ideal for external customer (CRM) support.

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Get Fresh Service & Support Tips from the Help Desk Coach!

Whether you're managing an internal help desk or external customer service desk, you'll need to stay on top of the latest tactics and strategies to ensure maximum client satisfaction. While help desk management or service desk automation software can help streamline and optimize operations, it's the "human factor" that arguably counts the most for effective support that satisfies your end users. Visit our Help Desk Coach area for insights into effective service and support desk management.

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Infographic: Understanding the Help Desk Software & Support Workflow Process

It goes without the saying the help desk and support process can vary significantly from organization to organization. This informative infographic does a great job illustrating and identifying all the various moving parts of the service and support function. From initial problem/issue/service request entry point -- be it social, phone, email or other -- to the support software, platforms and applications working to automate the service desk function -- this infographic provides a relevant and useful flowchart representation of the support process from beginning to end.

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See Gartner's Latest Service & Help Desk Software Magic Quadrant!

Gartner's recent Magic Quadrant for IT Service & Support Management Tools (ITSSM) provides an insightful comparison of top service and support software vendors in the space. Functionality reviewed - pertinent to the help and service desk - includes problem/incident managment, change management, knowledge management, request management, and more. If you're presently evaluating help desk service and support software, be sure to review Gartner's assessment of vendors, including strengths and watch points. Also be sure to read it if you're interested in learning more about the state of the industry in terms of technology and trend.

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