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Service Desk

What is a service desk?

A service desk is the problem-solving point of contact between a provider of IT services and its users. Service desks can manage everyday IT incidents, disruptions (such as outages), as well as planned and unplanned service changes. A help desk typically uses a “ticket” workload system, managing both internal and user-facing support departments. Today’s service desks generally employ cloud-based—and even AI-based—software to efficiently manage workloads.

What are the business benefits of a service desk?

The benefits of a well-managed service desk—particularly one that uses cloud-based and/or AI-based ticket management software—include:

  • Faster resolution times. A streamlined support escalation path can reduce employee effort.
  • Gap management. Real-time identification of support gaps can provide actionable insights that optimize the user journey.
  • User engagement. The problem resolution process can include customized user greetings, automated emails and updates and scripted responses.
  • Efficient workflow. Prioritize, manage and escalate user requests with customized ticket categories and automatic ticket routing.
  • Management reporting. End-to-end tracking/reporting and simple dashboards provide management with visibility into all service requests.
  • Multiple points of access. You can collect tickets from multiple user sources—phone, web portal, email, endpoint monitors or mobile apps.
  • Self-service. Users can become more efficient and productive with easy-to-use and easy-to-access self-service capabilities.

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