architecture

Building the Perfect Architect – Part 1

What makes a good ServiceNow architect? And what makes “architect” a misnomer? “Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all.” - Harry Seidler If you’re here and reading this, you probably have a concept of what a ServiceNow architect is. (In this context, “architect” means a ServiceNow technical architect.) And you’ve likely worked with folks who have the title “architect”, whether on implementation projects or as part of a larger IT ecosystem. But what does this mean, and what should it mean? I’ll spend the rest of this article…
New Release

Starting Your “EPA” (Environment Proficiency Activities)

Tips for Optimizing your ServiceNow Instance Management Having been in the ServiceNow business for over 12 years, you begin to take certain things for granted. At least until you see someone doing something that you don’t expect and it makes you say, “hmm, maybe this isn’t common knowledge”. One such area where I’ve noticed this in recent years is the management of an overall ServiceNow environment - that which encompasses all your ServiceNow instances, and the processes and techniques by which configuration, code and data is built, moved and shared between them. In my experience, if done properly, this should…