If you haven't yet, you should immediately read my friend and colleague
Stephen Mann's recent take on User-Centric IT. It is not only
thought-provoking and incredibly relevant, but timely (and, of cou...
This is part of Cost Modeling Your Cloud series:Part 1: Know your
numbersPart 2: Develop the modelPart 3: Be consistent ** Disclaimer:
Math ahead. Actual costs and data points obfuscated for confident...
If images in your document are extending to the point of no return in
your browser, here's a way to adjust a long URL to "wrap" your content
into view. This will save you valuable time scrolling aroun...
Having accurate information in your CMDB is critical, especially in
highly regulated business environments. In my last blog post, I talked
about how the Desired State application can help you determin...
The Knowledge Base is kept current with frequent edits and additions.
You can stay up-to-date on the latest by reviewing the weekly KB digest.
Recently added and updated Knowledge Base articles: (Requ...
I recently came across one of the most complex workflows I've ever
encountered. After the initial cringe and urge to run away I wanted to
understand what the business case was. It turns out that a lot...
The ServiceNow Education Services team recently introduced a new
training offering for people interested in learning more about
ServiceNow's Project Portfolio Management application. This is a 2-day
t...
Maybe you're interested in upgrading to Eureka or curious about the
changes and you're looking for a complete list of Eureka requirements
and enhancements. I wonder where you could go to find that inf...
Is Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) causing a second-password vanishing act
in your email forms? You are not alone. Using IE 11 to save a form that
has two password input fields clears the contents of the...
Did you know that ServiceNow offers field service management (FSM)
capabilities? I wouldn't blame you if you didn't, our field service
management application was previously called ServiceNow Work Mana...
Do you need an automatic method of checking that certain CIs are in a
particular state? For example, ensuring that servers have at least a
specified minimum amount of RAM and disk space or that critic...
This video demonstrates the ServiceNow IT Governance, Risk, and
Compliance (IT GRC) application. It is important to make sure your
organization stays in compliance with any laws and regulations that
a...
When they need additional information on hurdles that our customers are
coming across, ServiceNow employees use some of the Knowledge Base's
(KB) top articles to help them out and gain better knowledg...
This video provides a brief tour of the Resource Management application
and explains how it can be used to create resource plans, request
resources for upcoming projects, assign tasks to specific user...
This video provides a brief overview of the Change Management
application and explains how it can be used to minimize risks associated
with changes to your IT environment. <P></P><P>For more information on chan</P>...
The ServiceNow Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver provides
read-only access to the database associated with your ServiceNow
instance and is very useful for reporting and other purposes.If you pl...
This video demonstrates the ServiceNow problem management process, from
creating a new problem record through associating child incidents and
conducting root cause analysis. This is an excellent resou...
We keep track of the most popular articles each week, and we thought it
would be helpful to share these with the whole ServiceNow community, in
case any of you face similar issues. Below are the top 1...
This somewhat peculiar blog was inspired by a ZDNet article: Forget
strategy, IT managers are too busy fighting fires. There's no real link
from a content POV, it just got me thinking about IT and
pla...
Scheduling is an easy way to distribute reports to ServiceNow users.
Because reports help to communicate important information to your team
members, it can be frustrating when they don't work as expec...