core strength

Building Core Strength

Why good core data is both the roots and the flowers of your ServiceNow tree "A tree with a rotten core cannot stand." — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn In the fitness world, and in fact the physical human world, your core is the central part of your body. It includes the pelvis, lower back, hips and stomach. Exercises that build core strength lead to better balance and steadiness, also called stability. Stability is important whether you're on the playing field or doing regular activities. In fact, most sports and other physical activities depend on stable core muscles. As ServiceNow has moved further…
architecture

Building The Perfect Architect – Part 2

What makes a good ServiceNow architect? And what makes “architect” a misnomer? In part one, we discussed what an architect is within the ServiceNow and the larger IT ecosystems. Now, we’ll delve into design documentation - a key part of an architect’s deliverables, and some of the behaviors of folks who may have the title architect but whose actions belie the title. Documenting designs and implementations A good architect understands the value of documentation, and both creates and enforces documentation. My rules of thumb for documentation are: Any custom development that includes creating new tables needs design documentation. This does…