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Why "Helpdesk" and "User Support" are two Entities?Miguel Marquina , CERN - IT AbstractWe have recently decoupled both user entry points, emphasising the role of "Helpdesk@cern.ch" as a point of first-level assistance. Offering additional justification for our motivation in doing this does not harm. We already announced in the last CNL (CERN-CNL-2000-003,
"Change in E-mail Destination for We are aware that it will take a while to align all the
documents, pointer, links, etc., that are still referring to As what regards added value to users, we are convinced that we
gain in promoting one-desk, one-address, one-number
( In what regards the future, the consolidation of this model of work in IT offers confidence that the term (and concept) for "Helpdesk" will last, regardless of how internal restructurations will affect units like "User Support". About the author(s): Miguel Marquina is the Head of User Support in IT. |