Combined ITOM Cloud Accelerate release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family ITOM Cloud Accelerate release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Australia.

Tip:

If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

Important information for upgrading ITOM Cloud Accelerate to Australia

Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

New features

Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for ITOM Cloud Accelerate.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	Cloud Account Management Cloud Account Management is the first feature from ITOM Cloud Accelerate in the Cloud Workspace application that brings together ServiceNow cloud solutions in a unified experience as part of the Cloud Governance Suite.
Zurich	Configure a custom catalog ID in Cloud Account Management account request Users with the cw_admin role can set which catalog to use for Cloud Account Management (CAM) requests by updating the sn_itom_cam.cam_catalog_id system property. This property is set by default to the base system CAM catalog. Viewing Cloud Account Management dashboards Access the Compliance dashboard, Overview page, and Cloud assets dashboard through the Cloud Asset Explorer section in the new Monitor and Track tab. Compliance dashboard: View data across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and OCI accounts in one centralized location. Overview page: View total discovered assets, grouped by cloud provider and categorized into Compute, Databases, Virtual Machines, and Storage categories on the Overview page. Monitor total accounts by provider, with change tracking since the last update. Cloud assets dashboard: Governance and operations teams can monitor, track, and act on compliance and asset details through the Cloud assets dashboard. Identify missing ownership information for accounts to support accountability and audit readiness. Asset viewers can drill down to view detailed information for each configuration item (CI). Viewing the home page in Cloud Account Management Visualize growth trends across cloud providers with a time-based graph showing account activity. Leverage direct access to Cloud Discovery Workspace and Cloud Cost Management from the dashboard. Use filters like cloud provider and business unit to refine the dashboard view for tailored insights. Cloud Provisioning and Governance The legacy workflows are no longer supported starting with the Zurich release. You can continue using existing custom workflows and deprecated base system workflows but use the new base system Flows for all future needs. In the Zurich release, the Cloud resource operation request and Blueprint request workflows have been migrated to subflows.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Changes

Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing ITOM Cloud Accelerate features.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	Enhanced Cloud Services Catalog Cloud Services Catalog experience Improved the hierarchical structure of multiple repositories with the support of Terraform Connector IaC discovery capabilities. Support for integration of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with Terraform Open Source.
Yokohama	Cloud Provisioning and Governance: Terraform Connector Cloud Provisioning and Governance: Terraform Connector has been renamed Cloud Services Catalog Terraform Connector
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some ITOM Cloud Accelerate features or functionality were removed.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Australia, some ITOM Cloud Accelerate features or functionality were deprecated.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	Support for Cloud Provisioning and Governance: Google Cloud Connector has been removed. If you are on a legacy release, you cannot continue to use the Google Cloud Connector but you can use the Cloud Services Catalog Terraform Connector. Support for Cloud Migration Assessment has been removed.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Activation information

Review information on how to activate ITOM Cloud Accelerate.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	The ITOM Cloud Accelerate features are available as an application with the activation of the Cloud Accelerate plugin, which requires a Cloud Governance subscription. Contact your ServiceNow sales representative to procure the ITOM Cloud Accelerate entitlement. The https://servicenow.com/docs/bundle/xanadu-it-operations-management/page/product/cloud-services-catalog/concept/csc-home.html application is available with the ITOM Cloud Accelerate entitlements. Alternatively, you can install it by requesting them from https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/application/bc3429fc24e02910f877b722d6bbdcaf. You must have Employee Center as a prerequisite to launch and use the Cloud Service Catalog application.
Yokohama	The ITOM Cloud Accelerate features are available as an application at Cloud Accelerate, which is available on the ServiceNow Store. Contact your ServiceNow sales representative to procure the ITOM Cloud Accelerate entitlement. For details, see Request the Cloud Provisioning and Governance application.
Zurich	The ITOM Cloud Accelerate features are available as an application at Cloud Accelerate, on the ServiceNow Store. Contact your ServiceNow sales representative to procure the ITOM Cloud Accelerate entitlement. For details, see Request the Cloud Provisioning and Governance application.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for ITOM Cloud Accelerate we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for ITOM Cloud Accelerate we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for ITOM Cloud Accelerate, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for ITOM Cloud Accelerate we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for ITOM Cloud Accelerate we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	Leverage additional Out Of Box catalog items with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Use the multiple repositories structure with the Terraform app and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Discovery. Access and manage your cloud resources and publish your cloud offerings to a catalog by using the added features in the ServiceNow Cloud Services Catalog user interface. See ITOM Cloud Accelerate for more information.
Yokohama	Cloud Workspace highlights: The new Cloud Workspace application has includes a new feature called Cloud Account Management, which automates account creation, improves transparency, and integrates policy-based governance and certification processes, enhancing efficiency and control across multiple cloud platforms. Support for AWS account and Azure subscription requests via direct API integrations or Terraform and GitHub integrations. Performance enhancements for the predefined catalog items in CSC Content Pack. See Cloud Governance for more information.
Zurich	Ability to monitor, track, and analyze cloud assets across providers in Cloud Account Management. Compliance visibility and account insights in Cloud Account Management. Improved asset-level filtering and visualization in Cloud Account Management. Ability to view cloud assets and access detailed information about associated configuration items (CIs). Migrated legacy workflows to subflows in Cloud Provisioning and Governance. See Cloud Governance for more information.
Australia	No updates for this release.