Local authorities: specific cyberthreats and appropriate responses
Security challenges are evolving rapidly, and local authorities face unique risks when it comes to cyber-attacks. Residents' personal identity data, users' bank details, employees' health records, etc. Local authorities hold sensitive information, which must be...
Build and maintain a network of involved partners
A partnership is like a beautiful plant. First, you have to choose the seed, plant it, and water it to make it grow and give its best. As the publisher of iTop software, Combodo is convinced of the importance of partnerships in delivering an optimal customer...
The 6 ITSM trends in 2024
2024 is shaping up to be a year full of challenges and innovations for ITSM, with Artificial intelligence, Cloud, cybersecurity… New trends are emerging and are set to reshape the landscape of the sector. Thesetransformations promise to be as profound as they are...
Managing change effectively with iTop
It is often said that 80% of IT issues are caused by mis-managed changes. While it's difficult to 'fact-check' that figure, it is certainly true that all IT managers have already experienced this situation at least once, with more or less serious consequences....
ITSM software to support the creation of new services
When a new IT service (or a new offer) is created, a whole chain of production and services is impacted. Hence the interest of choosing an ITSM solution agile enough to integrate these developments and guarantee the quality of the services provided. Creation of new...
ITSM software: automation as a vector of savings?
Synonymous with efficiency and productivity, automation is commonplace in all business processes. ITSM is no exception: automation features streamline IT service management and simplifies the daily life of support teams. More than just saving time, some ITSM...
IT budgets: strong pressure on CIOs in 2023
After many years of freedom in terms of investments, justified by the digital transformation of their companies, Information Systems Departments must now limit and prioritize their expenses. If you are a CIO, do not be surprised to see your management controller turn...
ITSM software as a true reflection of the evolution of IT infrastructures
Digital services companies or internal CIOs, you know it all too well: changes within your technical infrastructures are frequent and poor monitoring can have consequences on the quality of the services provided. That is why it is essential to have an ITSM solution...
ITSM software to promote collaboration
While users are increasingly looking for autonomy, they expect maximum responsiveness from the IT department. One of the keys to meeting this requirement is to facilitate collaboration, both from the CIO and end-users. As a good service management guarantor, ITSM...
Collecting data with iTop in action
In this tutorial, we will cover data synchronization with iTop and see how to adapt it to a specific need thanks to data collectors. We will use the open APIs available on https://api.gouv.fr/ in order to synchronise national education institutions with our iTop...
Use case: TIMS steps up to the next level with iTop Professional
TIMS is a telecom and IT services operator with over 34 years of experience. Using iTop Community (the free edition of the solution) for about ten years, the company recently decided to upgrade to iTop Professional to enhance its ITSM capabilities, provide teams with...
Which iTop SaaS offer is right for you?
Free ? Team ? If you are wondering which iTop SaaS offer to choose from, in order to start or strengthenthe management of your IT services, this article is for you! Start with the “FREE” version… In any open-source solution, the free community version is the logical...
CIO: Demonstrating agility in a constantly changing environment
The Information Systems Department is constantly evolving, according to the growth of the company, internal changes, and user needs… In order for the production of services and the efficiency of IT teams to remain in good shape, it is necessary to be agile and...
Eat your own dog food
How our ITSM solution iTop is a core element of our organisation When you join Combodo this is something that strikes you. Our solution iTop is in the middle of the organisation, not only as the product we sell and deliver to our customers, partners or community. but...
Cloud Hosting: 5 good reasons to trust the SaaS version of iTop
Security, maintainability, functional scope, scalability…When you choose an ITSM tool in SaaS mode, take a word of advice: do not leave any gray areas about its ability to meet your needs!Your ITSM tool is at the heart of your business and if it can't be fully relied...