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Service management frameworks — a practical overview

Service-management frameworks like ITIL exist to standardize practice. Most MSPs need a lighter touch than full ITIL implementation. Here's how to think about the spectrum.

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MSP & B2B service-operations writers

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Orbit Platform Engineering

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Service-management frameworks like ITIL exist to standardize practice. Most MSPs need a lighter touch than full ITIL implementation. Here's how to think about the spectrum.

Who it's for

  • Service managers exploring frameworks

Pain points we solve

  • ITIL feels too heavy

How Orbit fits

Light-touch service management for small-to-mid MSPs.

Common use cases

When teams reach for this

  • Framework selection

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