Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Unit 12 - Technical Support

Future Trends

-A rise in those working from home.
-Businesses spanning more than one site.
-Business operating 24/7 across the world.
-Cost savings for small companies by having support cover many sites.
-Increased productivity for IT staff/
-Cheap to implement - VNC, Windows remote desktop and Windows Live Messenger are free.

Drawbacks of remote support

-Needs faster internet.
-Communication with the technical user.
-If the network or server goes down, then nothing can happen.

IT support for the future

-Support systems that know you.
-Smarter peer-to-peer support.
-Virtual worlds with avatar support.

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