The It Support Handbook: A How-To Guide to Providing Effective Help and Support to It Users

ISBN-13: 9781484251324 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 197 str.

Mike Halsey

Opis

Beginning-Intermediate user level

Spis treści

Part I: IT Support Fundamentals

Chapter 1: An Introduction to IT Support 

Chapter 2: Understanding Your IT System Better

Chapter 3: Understanding Your Users: How Much Do They Know?

Part II: IT Support Methodology

Chapter 4: Flow Logic and Troubleshooting

Chapter 5: Querying Users Effectively

Chapter 6: Joining The Dots: Finding the Root Cause of an IT Issue

Part III: Understanding IT System Problems

Chapter 7: How IT Systems are Structured

Chapter 8: The Human Factor

Chapter 9: The Peripheral Problem

Chapter 10: Building and Environmental Factors

Part IV: Documentation and Reporting

Chapter 11: Why Good Documentation Matters

Chapter 12: Creating Troubleshooting Guides

Chapter 13: Creating and Managing Paperwork

Chapter 14: Harnessing System and Error Reporting in Windows

Chapter 15: Obtaining Advanced Error and Status Information on PCs

Part V: Providing Remote Support

Chapter 16: Remote Support Tools

Chapter 17: Gathering Information Remotely

Chapter 18: Helping Your Users to Help You

O autorze

Mike Halsey is a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) awardee, since 2011, and technical expert.  As the author of Windows 7, 8, and 10 troubleshooting books and associated videos, he is well versed in the problems and issues faced by PC users, IT pros, and system administrators when administering and maintaining all aspects of a PC ecosystem. Mike is a teacher and prolific author who uses his training to educate people about complex subjects in simple and straightforward ways. Originally from the UK, Mike now lives a simpler and less complicated life in the South of France with his two rescue collies, Evan and Robbie. 

Blurb

Become a more effective tech professional by learning how to provide the most useful IT support for your users. You'll learn how to efficiently and effectively deal with any type of problem, including operating systems, software, and hardware. IT support is often complex, time-consuming, and expensive, but it doesn't have to be with the right processes in place.

Whether you're an individual, part of an IT support team, or managing staff supporting PC users in their homes, The IT Support Handbook will help you understand the right way to approach, troubleshoot, and isolate problems so they can be handled efficiently, with least disruption and cost to your business. You'll make yourself popular with your colleagues, and keep your customers and users happy and productive.

What You'll Learn:

• Manage reporting, and keep a record of issues that occur
  
• Provide effective remote support for users away from home or working in another office
  
• Use error and system reporting in Windows to obtain high-quality, relevant information
  
• Spot patterns in user behavior that may be causing difficult-to-diagnose problems
  
• Be familiar with best practices to make you a better support professional
  

This book is for IT professionals, IT support (on-site and remote), and system administrators who manage support teams. No prior knowledge is required.

Mike Halsey is a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) awardee and technical expert.  As the author of Windows 7, 8, and 10 troubleshooting books and associated videos, he is well versed in the problems and issues faced by PC users, IT pros, and system administrators when administering and maintaining all aspects of a PC ecosystem. Mike is a teacher and prolific author who uses his training to educate people about complex subjects in simple and straightforward ways.