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IT Help Desk Cost: Software Pricing Guide

The cornerstone of any IT department is the strength of its help desk. When your end users have to jump through hoops to resolve their issue or wait an eternity to receive a reply, it doesn’t create a positive experience and could ultimately lead to unhappy employees, poor ratings, or lost sales. It is essential that you have a robust IT help desk system that can seamlessly categorize, prioritize, and assign each ticket to a different technician in just minutes.

Assessing Biden's recent executive order on A.I.

In October 2023, President Biden issued an executive order on artificial intelligence. The order requires developers of dual-use foundation models (LLMs that pose security risks) to perform red team tests and provide regular reports to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Enterprise analyst John Donegan covers the order's nuances, assessing its positive aspects while also highlighting where it falls short.

PAM Masterclass - Episode 1: Privileged account governance and remote password reset

In the first episode of our masterclass series, we will extensively cover how to discover and onboard all your privileged users and resources in PAM360. We will discuss how you can manage granular access to resources based on user roles and privileges. Additionally, we will delve into the password rotation capabilities of the product, ensuring compliance with both built-in and custom policies and demonstrating how it automatically resets passwords for a wide range of remote resources.

Visually replay user-facing issues with Zendesk and Datadog Session Replay

Zendesk provides support teams with an integrated solution for processing all types of customer inquiries and feedback. But as organizations scale, support tickets can multiply, making it difficult to parse customer feedback and investigate issues promptly and thoroughly. Customers often report problems without providing the detailed context needed for effective troubleshooting.

Question Time: GenAI for Customer Experiences | ServiceNow

Yes, generative AI is a BIG deal. Brian Solis, head of global innovation at ServiceNow, shares how every organization is going to have to reimagine their business for an AI-first world. Plus, get some practical examples of how AI can improve the customer experience (like giving people what they want before they even know they want it!). Take Brian’s advice and allow your curiosity to run wild — reply in the comments with creative ways you plan to use #GenAI.

Question Time: GenAI for Developing on the Now Platform | ServiceNow

Sometimes you have to see it to believe it. That was the case for Tom Freeman, a self-proclaimed generative AI skeptic and director of technical marketing here at ServiceNow. Tom sits down to answer questions about how genAI will impact developing on the Now Platform, the value of our large language model, and what’s coming next in this space. See it to believe it.

Question Time: GenAI for IT | ServiceNow

The consensus is in: Generative AI is a game-changer. Rajeev Sethi, VP of digital technology and emerging technologies at ServiceNow, discusses how genAI can improve KPIs across the business from employee satisfaction to mean time to resolution (MTTR). Now, we turn the question to you — what are some ways your workplace is using generative AI?

Question Time: GenAI and the Future of Work | ServiceNow

AI isn’t new to ServiceNow — we’ve been innovating in the space for nearly a decade. ServiceNow’s Chief Transformation Officer Kelley Steven-Waiss shares how generative AI will help employees focus on the work that matters most, get the right insights, and take the right actions. Watch until the end for her personal favorite way to use Now Assist. Now it's your turn in the hot seat — Have you discovered any innovative uses of AI at work? Drop your knowledge in the comments.