SysAid IT Success Story: LG Electronics, Canada




http://www.sysaid.com   SysAid Technologies Ltd.   1 Hayarden Street, P.O. Box 1142, Airport City 70100, Israel
                                                   Toll Free (U.S.): 800-686-7047 • Fax (U.S.): +1 (617) 507-2559
                                                   Tel. (Israel): +972 (3) 533-3675 • Fax (Israel): +972 (3) 761-7205
Life's Good                                       SysAid hits the widescreen in LG Electronics
                                                  Canada Headquarters and wins all-round
                                                  thumbs up, reports IT Specialist Robin Yu

with SysAid                                       With LG Headquarters located in Korea and New Jersey,
                                                  tracking IT requests halfway around the Pacific and back
                                                  again was all in a day's work for IT Support (ITS) administrators
                                                  in LG Electronics Canada.
                                                  Over time, supporting both their local and international ITS
                                                  user base grew increasingly difficult with ITS' open support
                                                  system for external requests. High volumes of phone calls and
                                                  emails soon created a web of electronic and paper trails,
                                                  obscuring escalations and driving up inefficiencies and costs



“
                                                  associated with ITS operations.
   SysAid built a solid                           That's when IT Specialist Robin Yu commenced the search for
                                                  a better Helpdesk solution - and found SysAid in October
reputation among end                              2008. Just six months later, Robin reports that SysAid built a
                                                  solid reputation among end users, administrators and
users, administrators and                         managers alike at LG Electronics.
managers alike at LG

                    ”
                                                  LG Insiders Discover the Lifesaver Key
Electronics.                                      End users have given SysAid's simplicity of use the thumbs up,
                                                  with adoption rates of over 75% in the first few months of
                                                  deploying SysAid, and set to rise further with planned ITS
                                                  training. In turn, administrators have experienced a dramatic
                                                  reduction in the number of follow-up calls and emails, owing
                                                  to improved end user transparency through SysAid's
                                                  automatic service request notifications. “In fact, both our
                                                  administrators and end users have dubbed SysAid's F11 quick
                                                  launch button as the Lifesaver Key!”
                                                  Gradually phasing out its open support system, ITS now
                                                  employs SysAid's 'one-stop' Helpdesk repository for all
                                                  service request-related information and automatic escalation
                                                  rules to help manage their 7200 service requests received per
                                                  month. Third-level categories also help to accurately re-route
                                                  Service Requests, while SysAid's remote control feature



SysAid IT Success Story: LG Electronics, Canada
http://www.sysaid.com                                                                                       page 1
“  SysAid has clearly
improved collaboration
                                                  maximizes ITS administrator capacity and resources. “SysAid
                                                  has clearly improved collaboration and information sharing
                                                  between the ITS team, leading to reduced response and
                                                  resolution times, especially in urgent cases.”
and information sharing
                                                  Manager Dashboard Indicates Bright Future Ahead
between the ITS team,                             SysAid has not gone unnoticed at LG Management
leading to reduced                                headquarters either. Since deploying SysAid, LG managers
                                                  have refined KPIs and reporting statistics and successfully
response and resolution                           implemented new ITS measurement tools. “Our managers
                                                  love the SysAid Manager's Dashboard, especially the report
times, especially in urgent                       auto-generation. They even have the Dashboard graphs on a
case s.
           ”                                      16-inch screen in their offices!” And there's even talk of
                                                  potential plans to roll out SysAid in other LG Electronics
                                                  divisions around the world in the future.




                                                     SysAid Technologies Ltd.   1 Hayarden Street, P.O. Box 1142, Airport City 70100, Israel
                                                                                Toll Free (U.S.): 800-686-7047 • Fax (U.S.): +1 (617) 507-2559
                                                                                Tel. (Israel): +972 (3) 533-3675 • Fax (Israel): +972 (3) 761-7205




SysAid IT Success Story: LG Electronics, Canada
http://www.sysaid.com                                                                                                                       page 2

Case Study: LG Electronics

  • 1.
    SysAid IT SuccessStory: LG Electronics, Canada http://www.sysaid.com SysAid Technologies Ltd. 1 Hayarden Street, P.O. Box 1142, Airport City 70100, Israel Toll Free (U.S.): 800-686-7047 • Fax (U.S.): +1 (617) 507-2559 Tel. (Israel): +972 (3) 533-3675 • Fax (Israel): +972 (3) 761-7205
  • 2.
    Life's Good SysAid hits the widescreen in LG Electronics Canada Headquarters and wins all-round thumbs up, reports IT Specialist Robin Yu with SysAid With LG Headquarters located in Korea and New Jersey, tracking IT requests halfway around the Pacific and back again was all in a day's work for IT Support (ITS) administrators in LG Electronics Canada. Over time, supporting both their local and international ITS user base grew increasingly difficult with ITS' open support system for external requests. High volumes of phone calls and emails soon created a web of electronic and paper trails, obscuring escalations and driving up inefficiencies and costs “ associated with ITS operations. SysAid built a solid That's when IT Specialist Robin Yu commenced the search for a better Helpdesk solution - and found SysAid in October reputation among end 2008. Just six months later, Robin reports that SysAid built a solid reputation among end users, administrators and users, administrators and managers alike at LG Electronics. managers alike at LG ” LG Insiders Discover the Lifesaver Key Electronics. End users have given SysAid's simplicity of use the thumbs up, with adoption rates of over 75% in the first few months of deploying SysAid, and set to rise further with planned ITS training. In turn, administrators have experienced a dramatic reduction in the number of follow-up calls and emails, owing to improved end user transparency through SysAid's automatic service request notifications. “In fact, both our administrators and end users have dubbed SysAid's F11 quick launch button as the Lifesaver Key!” Gradually phasing out its open support system, ITS now employs SysAid's 'one-stop' Helpdesk repository for all service request-related information and automatic escalation rules to help manage their 7200 service requests received per month. Third-level categories also help to accurately re-route Service Requests, while SysAid's remote control feature SysAid IT Success Story: LG Electronics, Canada http://www.sysaid.com page 1
  • 3.
    “ SysAidhas clearly improved collaboration maximizes ITS administrator capacity and resources. “SysAid has clearly improved collaboration and information sharing between the ITS team, leading to reduced response and resolution times, especially in urgent cases.” and information sharing Manager Dashboard Indicates Bright Future Ahead between the ITS team, SysAid has not gone unnoticed at LG Management leading to reduced headquarters either. Since deploying SysAid, LG managers have refined KPIs and reporting statistics and successfully response and resolution implemented new ITS measurement tools. “Our managers love the SysAid Manager's Dashboard, especially the report times, especially in urgent auto-generation. They even have the Dashboard graphs on a case s. ” 16-inch screen in their offices!” And there's even talk of potential plans to roll out SysAid in other LG Electronics divisions around the world in the future. SysAid Technologies Ltd. 1 Hayarden Street, P.O. Box 1142, Airport City 70100, Israel Toll Free (U.S.): 800-686-7047 • Fax (U.S.): +1 (617) 507-2559 Tel. (Israel): +972 (3) 533-3675 • Fax (Israel): +972 (3) 761-7205 SysAid IT Success Story: LG Electronics, Canada http://www.sysaid.com page 2