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Practical writing on IT support, ITSM tooling, SLAs and the ITIL way of working, from a decade in the field.

AI & automation4 min read

Putting AI on your service desk: what actually helps and what is hype

AI will not fix a broken service desk, it amplifies whatever you already have. Here is where AI genuinely helps IT support today, where it disappoints, and what to have in place first.

July 14, 2026Read article
Compliance5 min read

How to prepare IT support for ISO 27001, NIS2 and DORA audits

Auditors look straight at your service desk. Here is exactly what IT support needs in place for ISO 27001, NIS2 and DORA, plus a free readiness checklist to download.

June 16, 2026Read article
Metrics3 min read

MTTR is lying to you: the support metrics that actually predict quality

Mean time to resolve is the most quoted and most misleading support metric. Here are the numbers that actually tell you whether your IT support is healthy.

May 12, 2026Read article
Service design3 min read

What a realistic SLA actually looks like (with numbers)

Most SLAs are set to make everyone feel good and quietly ignored. Here is how to design service level agreements your team can actually meet and prove.

April 14, 2026Read article
Transformation3 min read

From email chaos to a real service desk: a 90-day plan

A practical, phase-by-phase plan for moving IT support out of shared inboxes and into a structured service desk, without stopping the world to do it.

March 10, 2026Read article
Tool selection4 min read

Jira Service Management vs Freshservice vs ServiceNow: which fits a company under 1,000 people

An honest, hands-on comparison of the three leading ITSM tools for mid-sized companies, from someone who has configured and run all three in production.

February 11, 2026Read article