Mastering Zendesk
Cedric F. Jacob
- 412 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Mastering Zendesk
Cedric F. Jacob
About This Book
Master the art of providing effective IT services to your customers by leveraging Zendesk
About This Book
- Deep dive into the functionalities of Zendesk and improve your organization's customer services
- Learn how to expand the capabilities of Zendesk by integrating and extending it with third-party tools
- A master level guide that manages tickets, channels, and workflows along with advanced security features
Who This Book Is For
This book is for proficient Zendesk administrators who want to unlock the full potential of their Zendesk environment by gaining a deeper understanding of Zendesk's advanced customization options.
What You Will Learn
- Customize ticket channels such as Email, Twitter, Facebook, and Web-Widget
- Add business rules to create a more effective and automated Zendesk environment
- Use Zendesk apps to add more functionality to the Zendesk setup
- Extend Zendesk with JIRA and Salesforce
- Create custom metrics within GoodData in order to set up customized and automated reports
- Learn how to secure and troubleshoot Zendesk
In Detail
Zendesk is a cloud-based customer service solution that is widely used because it is easy, efficienct, flexible, and low cost. It is highly scalable and is great for organizations of all sizes. If you're a Zendesk administrator and are looking to explore advanced-level concepts, then this book is for you.
It covers the core functionalities such as managing users, groups, and the organization, and creating and adding custom fields. You will learn how to add customized ticket channels to your account. Then, you will focus on customizing business rules and extending Zendesk with JIRA and Salesforce. Towards the end, the book emphasizes security and troubleshooting aspects as well as providing tips and tricks to create a more efficient support environment.
By the end of this book, you will be able to turn a basic Zendesk setup into a highly customized working environment.
Style and approach
This advanced guide provides easy to understand examples to ensure you gain expertise with Zendesk.
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Mastering Zendesk
Mastering Zendesk
Credits
Author Cedric F. Jacob | Copy Editor Tom Jacob |
Reviewer Maria Herrmann | Project Coordinator Kinjal Bari |
Commissioning Editor Pratik Shah | Proofreader Safis Editing |
Acquisition Editor Prachi Bisht | Indexer Francy Puthiry |
Content Development Editors Sanjeet Rao Monika Sangwan | Graphics Kirk D'Penha |
Technical Editors Bhagyashree Rai Nidhisha Shetty | Production Coordinator Shantanu Zagade |
About the Author
I would like to thank Sanjeet Rao and Prachi Bisht from Packt publishing, who trusted me with this project and guided me through the process of writing my first book.I would also like to thank everyone who joined me on my professional journey so far and helped me to achieve my goals, including Maria Herrmann, who graciously accepted to review this book. Many thanks also go to (in no particular order): Philipp TheiĂler, Christian Thaller, Johannes Strassmann, Claudio Di Vincenzo, Pauline Gehrmann-Golomer, and Max Uhlmann.A special thank you to my family, who always supported me in my ambitions. Just so I can include your names in this book and ordered by age, thank you Hiltrud, Francis, Denise, and Laura.Lastly and importantly, I would like to thank my girlfriend StĂ©phanie, who kept me company through long nights of writing, proofread my first drafts, and always made sure that I would not run out of caffeine during the process. Thank you!
About the Reviewer
Firstly, my appreciation goes to the author himself, with whom I have worked on numerous tasks and projects. Discussing, implementing, and finally seeing ideas come to life in Zendesk is a very fulfilling process and I am convinced that this book will help the ...