Difference between Service and Incident in-terms of ITIL Definition
This might be super simple, but the text book ITIL definitions really cause confusion.
ITIL Definition:
- Service Request – A formal request from a user for something to be provided.
- Incident Request – An unplanned interruption to an IT Server or reduction in the quality of an IT Server. Failure of a configuration item that has not yet affect services is also incident.
This is a much easier way to interpret the difference:
- Service Request – Request for a new service
- Incident Request – Alert or Request to remediate an existing service