Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

October 2023

Modernizing ITSM with ITIL 4: Service value system

Demonstrating value is crucial to the success of any business. That's why it’s an important topic for IT service management (ITSM) service providers to consider when evaluating their service operations. How do IT service operations align with business outcomes and customer needs? How do operational metrics correlate to business value that stakeholders want to see?

Planning for the unexpected with business continuity management

As a major retailer with more than 1,700 outlets, Canadian Tire needs robust business processes that continue to operate seamlessly when adverse events strike. Although the company had disaster recovery plans in IT and an established business impact analysis discipline in its business units, these processes ran on Microsoft Excel, Word, and emails—and weren’t connected.

ServiceNow is a Magic Quadrant Leader for Low-Code for the fourth year

I’m delighted to announce that, for the fourth consecutive year, ServiceNow has been recognized as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms. We believe this recognition reflects our continued commitment to helping our customers eliminate the skills gap for app creation with low-code tooling.

The red team: ServiceNow's first line of defense

If you ask any ServiceNow employee about their role, they'll likely tell you their job and team are the best they’ve ever had. One small but mighty team proclaims this proudly: the red team, a group of professional hackers. As vigilant guardians of the company, the six-person team is tasked with testing the security of our systems and identifying cyber risks, data vulnerabilities, and security threats.

5 principles of great experiences

Product experience is a key driver of business success for ServiceNow and our customers. That’s why my product experience team and I spend a lot of time focusing on design principles that help ensure we exceed our customers' expectations. You don’t have to be a designer to use these principles and create great experiences. These are fundamentals that anyone can put into practice.

AI will empower app developers-not replace them

Despite the rise of AI, the need for app developers isn’t going away. In fact, a 2023 ServiceNow-sponsored study by Pearson suggests approximately 95,000 new application developer roles will be added globally over the next five years. According to ServiceNow’s special report on the impact of AI on tech skills, based on the research, only about 20% of app developer tasks will be either automated or augmented by 2027.

4 ways innovative companies can navigate digital transformation

From the tight global labor market to social and political volatility, macroeconomic headwinds continue to hamper business growth. Such a complex environment is anything but smooth. Your organization may be feeling pressure to deliver on initiatives to support talent, products and services, and business operations. Finding success in these areas requires digital transformation. Innovative companies are best positioned to prosper and thrive.

Employee onboarding for better engagement and retention from Day 1

Only 52% of workers felt satisfied with their latest employee onboarding experience, according to a Paychex survey. That means just under half of new hires are dissatisfied and feel unprepared to start their new jobs. Nearly 40% of survey respondents found onboarding clear, 32% said it was confusing, and 22% said it was disorganized. Four out of five (80%) new hires who feel undertrained due to poor onboarding plan to quit. Poor onboarding experiences aren’t new for HR teams.

3 ways to enhance digital experiences and productivity

Digital transformation is critical to enabling organizational change. In fact, 85% of CEOs recognize that digital capabilities are a strategic business differentiator and vital for accelerating revenue growth, according to IDC. IT leaders play a central role in business strategy. They’re asked to deliver digital capabilities to enhance organizational speed, agility, and innovation that leads to change and growth.

3 ways to maximize efficiency with hyperautomation

Efficiency is the bedrock of success for any organization. In the continuous pursuit of streamlined operations and increased productivity, ServiceNow Automation Engine serves as a valuable asset, enabling ServiceNow platform owners and automation leaders to quickly and cost-effectively connect or automate any system, document, or task with minimal code.