At ServiceNow, we’re continually innovating to help make work better for everyone. I’m excited to announce the launch of three new Now Platform® solutions to help enterprises advance their digital transformation efforts. These solutions include new features to unlock productivity, low-code governance, and innovation for the new world of work.

We have a saying at ServiceNow that the world’s biggest challenges are our biggest opportunities. Our purpose is to make the world work better for everyone — from the daily conveniences we’ve come to expect, to the larger-than-life experiences we’ll never forget. There are infinite ways we can help solve the world’s toughest business challenges, and we want to celebrate all of them. That’s why we’re unveiling the next phase of our brand evolution.

At ServiceNow, customers have been our passion from the start. “The original founders of the company, beginning with Fred , always had the customer as the first, second, and third priority,” says CEO Bill McDermott. That passion drives us to work tirelessly to innovate on behalf of customers and help solve their business challenges. Good news travels fast. When our customers find better, easier ways to work, they want to share the experiences with others.

Creating a seamless digital support experience can make employees, service desk agents, and businesses more successful. Automating mundane, time-consuming tasks, such as triaging incidents and shifting to a proactive support model offers numerous benefits: That’s why ServiceNow and Microsoft entered a strategic partnership to help mutual customers accelerate digital transformation, create great experiences, and unlock productivity, including leveraging artificial intelligence (AI).

Activity on Now Learning, ServiceNow’s learning platform for training and certification, is on the rise. Total logins rose 25% between 2020 and 2021, and on-demand course completion increased 43%. As ServiceNow revenue continues to grow at 30% per year, the demand for skilled administrators, developers, and architects is rapidly increasing.

I’m excited and humbled to announce that ServiceNow has been recognized as a 2022 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice in Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms. We attribute this distinction to our customers, who’ve been on this journey with us. Their valuable input molds our strategy and products.

I’m excited to announce ServiceNow has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Agile Planning Tools for the second year in a row. This is an extremely important distinction for ServiceNow and our newly named Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) offering. We believe this recognition reflects our expanded hybrid work management approach, financial management support, and extended integration with third-party tools.

Proactive field service is about being one step ahead of your customers. It requires systems that meet customer needs while minimizing their efforts. When thinking about moving from a reactive field service model to a proactive one, most people jump to the Internet of Things (IoT), servitization, and outcome-based services. But it’s important to first create an operationally efficient foundation that benefits both customers and employees. These five steps can help.

Edua Dickerson, vice president of ESG and finance strategy at ServiceNow, co-authored this blog. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns are rapidly rising to the top of the corporate agenda. Not only is ESG a corporate responsibility, but it’s also a win-win for enterprises. By embracing sustainability, ethical labor practices, and effective processes and controls, organizations are laying the groundwork for increased value creation, according to McKinsey.

We’ve all suffered that common irritation: “A service person will be at your house sometime between 9 am and 4 pm.” In our personal lives, that can mean frustration and inconvenience. For businesses, that broad window of uncertainty can add up to real money in lost productivity. Both scenarios can chip away at customer confidence and satisfaction. In increasingly competitive marketplaces, those agitations can even be enough to push a customer to look elsewhere.