Directory of blog entries

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The culture of acquisitions 2008-07-17 1
Another ITIL compliance howler, this one from CA 2006-12-31 1
The IT Skeptic blog is about debating ideas not personalities 2007-09-01 1
hey all you nerds in itSM 2008-09-15 1
I'll defend ITIL when I need to. 2010-12-09 1
Big Uncle: looking for the needle in the security data haystack 2008-04-26 1
The chair 2008-09-11 1
itSMF USA sure is ITIL-centric 2009-12-27 1
APMG finally let us in on ITIL Certification thinking 2007-05-01 1
COBIT 5 draft Design document available for public comment 2010-03-23 1
Season's greetings 2012-12-29 1
Results of itSMF International Board election 2007-10-18 1
New IT Skeptic blog widget on CMDB 2008-08-06 1
Why ITIL is IT-centric not customer-centric 2011-05-22 1
Prometric lists ITIL V3 Foundation exams again ... for ISEB this time! 2008-03-31 1
Announcing the Inaugural IT Skeptic Awards for 2006 2007-01-01 1
A hundred users call up and say they can't get emails. One incident or 100? 2009-10-22 1
Service Management is real 2006-05-23 1
The trainers actually delivering ITIL version 3 Foundations certification training are NOT HAPPY 2007-09-05 1
IT axioms 2010-12-21 1
Merry Christmas from the IT Skeptic 2007-12-25 1
IT Skeptic competition 2008-11-04 1
So you would like to be an itSMF International Global Member 2009-12-14 1
IT Legends, a writing competition for IT people - tell us the legends of your IT past 2008-08-25 1
has there been any change to the ITIL V3 books? 2009-09-05 1
A word about photos 2011-08-27 1
Announcing the IT Skeptic's ITIL Pipe - an ITIL newsfeed 2007-05-02 1
Something itSMFUSA seems to do well 2008-07-07 1
Third Anniversary of The IT Skeptic 2009-05-16 1
the itSMF show is more fun than Harry Potter 2007-10-20 1
Is a reboot a change? 2015-07-21 1
Web 2.0, hype or just hype? An IT Skeptic Special Report 2007-03-08 1
New itSMF Board elected 2010-10-27 1
ITIL V3 Key Element Guides now available 2008-04-01 1
An apology to itSMF 2008-07-17 1
Will ISO9000 absorb or displace ITIL? 2008-05-12 1
Chokey the Chimp turns rockstar 2010-08-03 1
10 other things you should know about ITIL 2006-11-19 1
Big Brother vs. Big Uncle; the opposing sides of the loss of privacy to security systems 2008-04-15 1
The computer that sang to its operators 2008-08-28 1
Visions of the Future of ITIL: Second Vision 2007-08-03 1
DevOps and traditional ITSM - why DevOps won't change the world any time soon 2011-08-29 1
Just how does itSMF involve the members? 2008-06-28 1
The IT Skeptic appears on ITSM Weekly podcast 2010-04-05 1
Cloud solves everything in bi-modal ... not. Cloud is one small piece of DevOps 2016-05-01 1
ITIL product compliance 2008-07-23 1
The pressure on ITIL's future notches up 2006-08-07 1
Thanksgiving 2011-11-23 1
Antonio Valle Salas's Mystery of the 1.1.1 Deleted - was ITIL once "public domain"? 2007-06-04 1
itSMF predicts competition to ITIL 2007-01-09 1
ITIL Prime 2009-01-19 1
The IT Skeptic regular podcast 2012-10-03 1
itSMF International has announced the results of election nominations 2007-09-06 1
Do Google ads undermine the credibility of this site? 2006-06-07 1
Quote of the day 2007-05-03 1
Where to officially report ITIL book errors: "behind a locked door marked BEWARE OF THE LEOPARD" 2007-06-25 1
itSMF International Board portfolios announced 2011-02-15 1
2007 is the year when PC and TV merge. 2007-01-10 1
ITILearner 2008-05-14 1
Multiple choice questions criticised but not in ITIL V3 this time 2009-04-03 1
ITIL the fad 2006-05-28 1
The new best book for introducing yourself to ITIL V3 2008-02-24 1
A message from the new Chair of itSMF International 2010-02-13 1
What I know about the candidates for itSMF International Chair and Board 2007-09-07 1
itSMF and ISACA: like chalk and cheese. 2008-01-05 1
The top seven issues with Cloud Computing 2010-02-01 1
They're changing the guard at ITIL palace 2007-08-04 1
Free IT magazines 2008-08-28 1
These big frameworks are in vogue because as opposed to thinking, folks just want the answer 2007-05-09 1
OGC Change Log for errors in ITIL, Prince2, M-o-R etc 2008-07-10 1
Important ITIL certification news: APMG's accreditation by UKAS has been suspended 2007-10-25 1
How to subscribe 2007-06-27 1
New design at the IT Skeptic Shop just for our British readers 2008-08-11 1
A hat-trick of itSMF conferences - it is all about the local level. 2011-06-14 1
Irrational exuberance in the IT industry: CMDB is going nuts 2007-03-14 1
Are you being paid to read this blog? 2011-09-18 1
ITIL really is over the top of the hype curve 2010-03-25 1
What am I skeptical about? 2006-05-29 1
Please identify yourself if commenting about other people 2007-09-07 1
Wow! the IT Skeptic now available as podcasts! 2006-11-25 1
Big uncle: policies and controls for security systems 2008-05-07 1
For a monthly newsletter, The Skeptical Informer is 2007-03-11 1
See you in Melbourne 2010-06-19 1
the ITIL industry is worth about $2 BILLION to $5 BILLION per year 2007-08-05 1
IBM draws that long ITIL bow again 2007-05-10 1
ITSM for the Real World 2009-04-23 1
ITIL's value statement to the business 2007-10-25 1
The IT Skeptic is writing a new book on service management 2009-11-18 1
Wow, now itSMF USA has TWO presidents. 2007-06-27 1
where does DevOps work in the enterprise? 2014-08-18 1
All five IT Skeptic books available on Amazon 2009-04-21 1
The grey area between governance and management 2008-05-17 1
itSMF risks instability and constitutional crisis through high-handed elimination of election candidates 2007-09-11 1
When will the geeks get it? 2006-11-26 1
The IT Skeptic does not condone IP theft 2008-04-12 1
Crap Factoid Alerts: Strong Commitment to ITIL3, 72% trained, 94% planning, 89% predictable costs.... 2008-11-27 1
The fallacy of the linear value of time 2010-02-22 1
Visions of the Future of ITIL: Third Vision 2007-08-07 1
New products in the IT Skeptic's store 2007-05-11 1
Minor crap factoid spotted: "nearly half consider ITIL very critical to achieving their goals" 2008-04-20 1
The Magnolia bursts 2009-03-30 1
An idea for how to handle incidents as requests 2013-07-03 1
ISACA's new strategy for COBIT and its future impact on ITIL 2009-05-30 1
IT is not a snowflake 2014-11-17 1
Excellent ITIL V2 and V3 certification training credits calculator 2008-10-10 1
Sharon Taylor resigns itSMF International chair 2009-11-26 1
Happy Birthday ITIL V3, my how you have ... grown? 2008-06-03 1
Gullibility: the extraordinary spread of crap factoids on the internet 2008-04-15 1
New technique to squeeze optimum performance from helpdesks 2009-11-06 1
While ITIL V2 CMDB was silly, ITIL V3 SKMS is totally absurd 2008-05-18 1
What name do you like best for a movement to reconcile DevOps and ITSM by finding a common worldview/model for IT management? 2013-02-13 1
Deep discounts for ITIL Live™ 2009-04-01 1
ITIL the cult 2006-06-06 1
Tell us what you think about the new ITIL Version 3 books, and see what others thought 2007-07-19 1
Updated terms and conditions for this site 2009-03-13 1
itSMF International website adrift 2008-12-07 1
itSMF International secret rules revealed 2007-08-10 1
People people people people process process technology 2008-09-03 1
Availability is all about what they will pay for 2011-06-23 1
Runtime Google analytics errors 2008-08-13 1
Say it ain't so!! ITIL V3 Incident and Problem processes do not determine the affected service 2009-08-12 1
Microsoft are more avaricious than the Fat ITSM Four, by a nose 2007-03-24 1
Get out more 2013-08-13 1
Public review of the ITIL V3 Foundation Syllabus: who knew? 2008-09-21 1
Interruption to service 2009-10-21 1
Why the IT Skeptic site exists 2007-06-13 1
The hot internet topic of IT jobs 2008-09-01 1
Normal program will be resumed as soon as possible 2014-04-21 1
A great article on how technology does not fix process in CMDB 2007-02-08 1
The soundtrack to the IT Skeptic blog 2008-05-18 1
Lead with DevOps 2017-03-01 1
Five reasons not to rush into ITIL Version 3 2007-09-14 1
Every word in the thesaurus: how to distinguish between PinkVerify and ITIL compliance 2006-12-01 1
Why Crap Factoids get believed 2008-04-26 1
I have personally attended an ITIL Version 3 training course and I feel about the EXAM... 2007-10-09 1
Perhaps one day Service Management will become a universal discipline: ITIL 4? 2008-01-30 1
The IT Skeptic's New Year resolutions 2009-12-31 1
the distinction between organisational change and administrative production change 2008-09-03 1
Serious contributions from the IT Skeptic 2011-09-27 1
The rules of ITIL V3 certification and training 2009-02-20 1
ITIL V3 and eTOM, the rapprochement begins 2008-08-14 1
Constructive criticism or demonising ITIL? 2009-10-21 1
The ITIL version 3 Refresh Launch Roadshow: the world waits with bated breath.... 2007-03-26 1
ISO38500 may be too late; the word "governance" is rapidly equalling "management" 2008-06-07 1
The penny dropped: itSMF "members" are in fact shareholders. 2007-09-16 1
Merry Christmas 2008-12-24 1
Magic happens. BMC promise some magic ITIL. 2007-06-15 1
portfolio lifecycles 2008-06-26 1
The march of ITIL zealots 2006-06-09 1
Great insights into process 2009-02-07 1