Think about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities on something as ubiquitous as search. We all use search in our everyday lives, and our preferred search engine responds with pages and pages of highly relevant information, definitions, reviews and recommendations, history, and so much more. But this type of consumer-life use case can be miles away from how we use search in the enterprise. In that context, what may seem simple gets a lot more complicated.

A combined ITSM and ITOM approach can make your business more resilient and proactive in three ways. We’ll start with a stat that most anyone will appreciate: In the average enterprise, about 60% of incidents are generated by machines (servers, storage, network routers, etc.) instead of people, ServiceNow research finds.

Every business has a CEO. And especially in today’s environment, most CEOs face challenges. Business continuity, employee productivity, customer service, to name a few. If they didn’t know it before, COVID has made CEOs realize that outdated, offline processes are slowing them down, frustrating employees and customers, and costing them too much. With winter approaching in half the world, one could say CEOs feel they’re being left out in the cold.

Accenture is renowned as a global leader in technology consulting and outsourcing, with 500,000 employees serving clients from a range of industries, across 51 countries. The organisation uses the Now Platform to transform how it gets work done and is also a long-standing partner. At Knowledge 20, Accenture was named ServiceNow’s Global Partner of the Year.

Reopening the workplace is a complex, dynamic process. Workplaces have diverse footprints—traditional offices, manufacturing floors, call center operations, retail locations, and more. Some industries have no choice but to return, while others have more flexibility. Yet companies across all industries must be able to manage the new reality of work with agility and resilience.

It’s been more than seven months of forced work from home for many of us, particularly in the United States. That’s six months in which our spouses, our kids, and our parents became our colleagues. And I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to feel a little antsy. If this Wall Street Journal article is any indication, I’m far from alone. Despite an initial boost in productivity, cracks in the remote work experience are clearly starting to emerge.

In this new series of Now on Now stories, we share how we use ServiceNow products internally to transform our operations and create great experiences. We hope our stories will inspire you--our customers and partners--to achieve even greater business value and resiliency through the Now Platform®. For more information, visit the Customer Workflows Book of Knowledge.

Ninjas are known for their stealth and agility, skills that take much practice and study to master. They are never satisfied with their current abilities and always seek to improve. Those noble aspirations are not limited to secret warriors. In the current climate, IT leaders are also busy adding new capabilities to their skillset. In my IT Experience Podcast, I regularly sit-down with IT pros who have valuable advice for their peers.

IntegrationHub spokes accelerate ServiceNow-Microsoft workflow automation One of the features of the Now Platform Paris release is built-in Microsoft Azure Active Directory integrations that simplify common workflows ServiceNow Onboarding and Software Asset Management (SAM).