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Help Desk Renaissance: A New Understanding of the Importance of Technical Support Services

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Overview The technical help desk has traditionally been a place where minimal effort or expense is placed. To save money, many companies have sent their call centers overseas. However, new issues are developing which are causing companies to rethink their technical support strategy. These issues include an increase in technological frustration by American consumers, a back lash of American consumers against companies using foreign call centers, a reduction of experienced workers as the "Baby boomers" retire, and an insufficient number of new IT college graduates able to fill the void. The implication is that the combination of these forces is creating a "Perfect storm" which will ultimately affect information systems in two ways.

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Publisher	Mt. Hood Community College	File Format	PDF
Date Published	September 2007	Downloads	3
Format	White Papers
Topics	Help Desk, Customer Support Services, Call Center - Contact

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