In this episode of Syncing with ServiceNow, host Fred Reynolds and Kristin McDonald dive into Gartner’s latest recognition of ServiceNow as a Leader in Business Orchestration Automation Technologies (BOAT). They explore how ServiceNow’s orchestration engine, data unification, and AI capabilities have evolved from early workflow automation to today’s powerful, interconnected platform.

Fred and Kristin discuss the growing role of AI agents, the impact of workflow data fabric and zero-copy connectors, and how organizations can leverage ServiceNow’s platform to break down silos, streamline business processes, and achieve meaningful outcomes.

Tune in to hear how ServiceNow continues to shape the future of business automation and what lies ahead for organizations embracing AI and orchestration-driven transformation.

Host Andy Whiteside is joined by Fred Reynolds and Kristen McDonald to unpack how to get real outcomes from ServiceNow, not just another go-live. The crew recaps Gartner’s recognition across six tech workflow segments, then dives into where AI delivers value today and what foundations you need in place first.

In this episode:

• Why many ServiceNow orgs stall: it’s not the code, it’s the implementation
• The fix: start with strategic goals, then a focused micro assessment
• AI in IT Operations: cut noise, correlate faster, resolve quicker
• ITSM with agents: when to use automation vs true AI
• Help desk uplift: one agent operating like many through assistive AI
• Software Asset Management: audit readiness, license savings, Now Assist
• SPM for AI delivery: track ideas to outcomes inside the same platform
• Security use cases: AI-powered vulnerability exposure and proactive defense
• CSDM v5 and why strong CMDB hygiene still matters

Takeaway: ServiceNow is a platform, not a point tool. Nail the basics, then layer AI to move from reactive support to proactive, measurable value.

Want a reality check on where you stand? Ask us about a free ServiceNow or CMDB micro assessment.

In this milestone 50th episode of Syncing with ServiceNow, host Andy Whiteside and co-host Fred Reynolds are joined by Guillaume Seynhaeve (G) from 3CLogic to explore how Voice AI is transforming customer service and the contact center experience. They discuss 3CLogic’s Voice AI Hub, its deep integration with ServiceNow, and how enterprises can streamline operations, improve service quality, and balance automation with human support.

Why Listen:

• Discover how Voice AI can automate up to 40% of repetitive service desk calls
• Learn how AI-driven voice agents improve speed, accuracy, and customer satisfaction
• Understand how ServiceNow and 3CLogic combine to enhance agent efficiency and lower operational costs
• Hear real-world use cases of intelligent escalation, post-call automation, and sentiment detection
• Get insights into the future of multimodal, single-channel engagement strategies

Whether you're managing a service desk or shaping your organization's AI strategy, this episode offers a compelling look at how voice is making a powerful comeback—with AI at the helm.

In Episode 49 of Syncing with ServiceNow, host Andy Whiteside is joined by Mike Sabia and John Dahl for an in-depth discussion on ServiceNow Lens—a powerful new capability that uses generative AI to extract and act on data directly from your screen.

The team explores how Lens empowers support agents and developers by instantly capturing error messages, screenshots, and log files, then automatically generating incident tickets, filling in scripts, and suggesting next actions.

You’ll learn:

• How Lens differs from traditional data fabric and RPA tools
• Real-world use cases for troubleshooting and client support
• Key features like custom prompts, multi-source capture, and secure session handling
• Where Lens sits on the spectrum between LLM and agentic AI
• The potential (and limits) of AI in de-escalating and resolving support tickets faster

Whether you’re curious about ServiceNow's AI roadmap or looking to enhance user productivity, this episode is packed with insights.

Tune in and see how on-screen intelligence is transforming the way we work in real time.

In this episode of Syncing with ServiceNow, Andy Whiteside, Fred Reynolds, and Mike Sabia dive deep into ServiceNow’s evolving role in the CRM landscape. From its CSM roots to its growing capabilities in sales, field service, and AI-driven customer experience, the team explores how ServiceNow is redefining what CRM means in a digital-first world.

They discuss:

• Why XenTegra hasn’t lost a customer in three years
• How ServiceNow's CRM rethinks legacy approaches like Salesforce
• The role of AI agents in creating seamless, intelligent support
• CRM’s integration with field service, sales, and quoting tools
• The future of contact centers, digital transformation, and customer success

If your business is still relying on outdated CRM strategies, this is the conversation you need to hear.

n this episode of Syncing with ServiceNow, host Andy Whiteside is joined by Fred Reynolds, Practice Lead for XenTegra’s Modern Apps team, and Mike Sabia, Master Architect, for a deep dive into the major highlights from ServiceNow’s Knowledge 2025 conference.

From AI breakthroughs to customer success stories, the team unpacks:

• Why AI + Data + Workflows is the winning formula—and how most organizations aren’t ready for it
• The rise of AI agents as 24/7 digital assistants
• ServiceNow’s bold move into the CRM space and what it means for sales and service teams
• How AI is supercharging developers and accelerating delivery
• Honest insights from customers struggling with CMDB hygiene and foundational gaps
• The value of vulnerability and partnership in navigating the ServiceNow journey

Whether you're a ServiceNow veteran or just getting started, this episode sheds light on where the platform is headed—and how XenTegra can help you get there.

Tune in to hear why it felt like a homecoming, how AI can (and can’t) help without the right groundwork, and why no one should be an “accidental admin” anymore.

In episode 45 of "Syncing with ServiceNow," host Andy Whiteside delves into the transformative powers of AI in business with a distinguished panel including Mike Sabia and John Dahl. The discussion explores the three tiers of AI—Analytical, Generative, and Agentic—and their roles in enhancing business operations. The episode uncovers how businesses can harness AI to improve customer service, streamline operations, and foster employee productivity. The conversation also challenges listeners to rethink traditional business metrics in favor of a more holistic approach to AI integration. Whether you're looking to refine your AI strategy or explore its practical applications, this episode provides essential insights into making AI work for you in the real world.

Join Andy Whiteside and guests Mike Sabia and Fred Reynolds where we dive deep into the pivotal topic of multi-factor authentication (MFA). As ServiceNow gears up for its new Yokohama release, enforcing MFA becomes not just a recommendation but a necessity.

Our experts discuss the criticality of MFA in safeguarding your digital infrastructure, how ServiceNow users can seamlessly transition to enhanced security protocols, and the implications of the upcoming changes. Whether you're a seasoned ServiceNow user or just getting started, this episode is packed with essential insights on making your security measures foolproof and future-ready. Don't miss out on the discussion about the various authentication methods, including biometrics and hardware security keys, and learn how these can be integrated into your daily operations. 

At ServiceNow, we make the world work better for everyone. These aren’t just words—they demonstrate who we are through our actions every day. The extraordinary power of our people is at the core of every innovation, team achievement, and spark of creativity, as well as how we make the world work better for everyone.

That’s why we’re incredibly honored to have earned a spot on Fortune World’s Best Workplaces list for the second year in a row. We’re one of only 25 companies to be recognized. To us, this reflects our hungry and humble culture, which makes ServiceNow truly exceptional. We encourage our people to do their best work, live their best lives, and fulfill our purpose together. This is the promise of our People Pact.

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Mike Sabia

In this episode of Syncing with ServiceNow, hosts Eddie McDonald and Mike Sabia dive into ServiceNow's recent recognition as a leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms. 

For the fifth consecutive year, ServiceNow has been acknowledged for empowering organizations with low-code tools designed to meet today’s dynamic business needs. Eddie and Mike explore the significance of this achievement, the growing role of low-code and no-code capabilities, and how these tools bring efficiency and accessibility to developers and non-developers alike. They also discuss ServiceNow’s App Engine, Creator Studio, and the exciting potential of generative AI with Now Assist for Creator. 

Whether you're a seasoned developer or a business user, this episode sheds light on the ways ServiceNow’s low-code solutions can optimize workflows, reduce costs, and empower innovation across industries.

AI is changing everything, including IT leaders’ to-do lists. Nearly every team across the modern enterprise—from HR to public relations to customer service to engineering—is using AI to get work done, according to recent ServiceNow research on the changing role of IT leadership in the AI era.

As a result, IT leaders have been propelled to center stage. Chief information officers, chief technology officers, and other tech leaders are now responsible for a vast range of tasks, some of which are far outside the traditional purview of IT. While some executives are seizing the moment to become “chief everything officers,” others are scrambling to figure out how to prioritize and delegate.

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Mike Sabia
Co-host: Fred Reynolds

Generative AI (GenAI) has disrupted how virtually every organization operates. In fact, 81% of organizations around the globe plan to increase their AI spend next year, according to the Enterprise AI Maturity Index by ServiceNow and Oxford Economics. But are they fully prepared to tap into the opportunities?

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Mike Sabia
Co-host: Eddie McDonald

IT experiences regular waves of innovation, most recently with generative AI. Meanwhile, IT’s core imperatives remain constant. Year after year, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) research consistently ranks reducing the frequency, duration, and impact of incidents and outages as the top operational objective for IT. That goal holds true for organizations of all sizes across industries globally.

The best-case scenario is to predict and prevent outages before they happen. When directly asked, “If you could choose one thing to do really well, what would have the biggest positive impact?” 43% of IT leaders chose “proactive response to incidents before they impact users,” according to a global EMA survey.

The next best scenario is to significantly reduce MTTR,1 regardless of whether the “R” stands for “repair,” “respond,” “restore,” or “revive.” That effort begins with identifying and attacking the most significant influencers on time, the first “T” in MTTR.

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Mike Sabia
Co-host: Eddie McDonald
Co-host: Fred Reynolds

In Episode 38 of "Syncing with ServiceNow," your host Eddie McDonald, filling in for Andy Whiteside, dives into a crucial conversation on how HR leaders are at the forefront of business transformation. Joined by Mike Sabia, XenTegra's certified master architect, the duo explores a recent blog post titled "Survey Finds HR Leaders Will Drive Business Transformation."

In this episode, Eddie and Mike discuss the significant role HR plays in digital transformation, particularly in streamlining onboarding processes, utilizing AI to enhance productivity, and revolutionizing HR service delivery. They also examine how HR executives are leveraging cutting-edge technologies like Gen AI to make smarter talent decisions and drive efficiency within organizations.

Key Takeaways:

• The impact of digital transformation on HR processes.
• How AI and Gen AI are being used to optimize talent management.
• The importance of integrating technology to enhance workforce productivity and decision-making.

Whether you're an HR professional, a tech enthusiast, or simply interested in how digital tools are reshaping the business landscape, this episode offers valuable insights into the future of HR and its critical role in driving business success.

Tune in to discover how HR leaders are not just adapting to change but are actively shaping the future of work.

In a competitive market, delivering great customer service is critical to maintaining relevance and exceeding expectations. However, many organizations struggle to manage fragmented systems, front and back offices that don’t “talk” to each other, and clunky workflows that tap into far too many systems and applications.

In fact, according to the ServiceNow Customer Experience Trends report, “44% of agents say their biggest challenges are difficulty communicating with other departments and delays resolving customer issues.”

ServiceNow is dedicated to helping organizations across industries make it easier for customers to self-serve, empower agents with automation and intelligence, and streamline front-, middle-, and back-office workflows in six key ways.

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Mike Sabia
Co-host: Fred Reynolds
Co-host: Eddie McDonald

Only 52% of workers felt satisfied with their latest employee onboarding experience, according to a Paychex survey. That means just under half of new hires are dissatisfied and feel unprepared to start their new jobs.

Nearly 40% of survey respondents found onboarding clear, 32% said it was confusing, and 22% said it was disorganized. Four out of five (80%) new hires who feel undertrained due to poor onboarding plan to quit.

Poor onboarding experiences aren’t new for HR teams. At ServiceNow, we wanted to figure out how to change this paradigm in a meaningful and effective way. With an employee satisfaction rate of 92% in 2023 and a retention rate of 161%, we’re making progress.

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Eddie McDonald
Co-host: Mike Sabia

In a competitive market, delivering great customer service is critical to maintaining relevance and exceeding expectations. However, many organizations struggle to manage fragmented systems, front and back offices that don’t “talk” to each other, and clunky workflows that tap into far too many systems and applications.

In fact, according to the ServiceNow Customer Experience Trends report, “44% of agents say their biggest challenges are difficulty communicating with other departments and delays resolving customer issues.”

ServiceNow is dedicated to helping organizations across industries make it easier for customers to self-serve, empower agents with automation and intelligence, and streamline front-, middle-, and back-office workflows in six key ways.

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Mike Sabia
Co-host: Eddie McDonald

Knowledge 2024 was an incredible, action-packed three days of inspiring keynotes, exciting demos and breakout sessions, and plentiful networking opportunities for the 20,000 ServiceNow customers, partners, and developers in attendance.

In addition to announcements about expanded GenAI, workflow automation, and partner solutions, here are the key takeaways from Knowledge

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Fred Reynolds
Co-host: Mike Sabia
Co-host: Eddie McDonald

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – March 19, 2024 – ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the leading digital workflow company making the world work better for everyone, has been named a Leader in two IDC MarketScape vendor assessments:

• Worldwide Value Stream Management (VSM) and Agile Project and Portfolio Management 2023‑2024
• Worldwide Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) and IT Project and Portfolio Management 2023‑2024

According to the reports, “ServiceNow’s combined platform and execution across its Strategic Portfolio Management strategy enable a strong foundation for leverage for Project Portfolio Management, Application Portfolio Management, and Agile. The company’s expanding focus with AI and GenAI create a needed foundation and basis to evolve further as organizations seek to manage Products, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), portfolios, epics, programs, and/or tasks and user stories that encompass business and other initiatives.”

“Value Stream Management and Strategic Portfolio Management have become essential for organizations to execute and deliver in our fast‑paced, dynamic world of work,” said Pablo Stern, SVP, Technology Workflow Products at ServiceNow. “Business leaders are looking to ServiceNow to deliver business outcomes and better adapt to change. Through the power of intelligent automation and AI, the Now Platform can help connect everyone from the C‑Suite to Agile and DevOps teams to align with business strategy and optimize workflows so companies can prioritize speed, compliance, and value delivery at scale."

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Mike Sabia
Co-host: Eddie McDonald

The demands of modern businesses continue to reshape IT asset management (ITAM) beyond traditional practices and tools.

ServiceNow commissioned Enterprise Management Associates to survey 450 global IT leaders on the state of ITAM. Our report, “A business view of ITAM,” sheds light on the most critical aspects leaders need to focus on to deliver ITAM success.

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Fred Reynolds
Co-host: Eddie McDonald
Co-host: Mike Sabia

Organizations are under more pressure than ever to maximize the benefits of their digital transformation technology investments. Those that use technology to ramp up productivity will leapfrog the competition.

At ServiceNow, we’re excited to support organizations in their digital transformation journeys. The Now Platform® Washington, D.C., release, available today, is designed to do exactly that. The innovations in this release deliver intelligent automation, simplified experiences, and extensibility—complemented by generative AI (GenAI)—for fast time to value.

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Mike Sabia
Co-host: Fred Reynolds
Co-host: Eddie McDonald

At ServiceNow, we’re driven by our purpose to make the world work better for everyone. To that end, one of our top priorities is helping the global nonprofit sector digitally transform its operations.

That’s why we’re launching the ServiceNow.org Partnership for Good Grant: to provide nonprofits with technology that will allow them to do better business and more good.

In 2024, we’ll award four grants—up to $2 million in total value—to individual nonprofits that use technology in impactful ways to enable greater efficiencies and better serve their communities.

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Eddie McDonald
Co-host: Mike Sabia

Continuous change and economic uncertainty are normal in today’s business environment. In fact, 88% of executives believe their customers are changing faster than their business can keep up, according to Accenture.

A unified and intelligent platform can help organizations focus on what matters most—Net Promoter Score, revenue growth, and margin expansion—and seamlessly adapt to change.

At ServiceNow, we use our solutions internally to maintain this same focus while ensuring we’re ready to take on whatever comes next. Let’s look at three examples:

• IT Service Management and IT Operations Management (together known as service operations)
• IT Asset Management
• Strategic Portfolio Management

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Eddie McDonald
Co-host: Mike Sabia

If you're a ServiceNow Architect, aim to become one, or work with Architects, this article could be useful for you!

I wanted to share with you my experience of the excellent ServiceNow Certified Master Architect (CMA) program that I'm lucky to be a part of.

Wait… What is that Certified Master Architect program?

ServiceNow has created a new "elite" program, to train and certify specialists, way above the “Implementation Specialist” level.

This is a six-month program, including 2 weeks of on-site trainings, and 4-6 hours per week of live webinars! This program is currently only offered to registered implementation partners and internal customer facing ServiceNow consultants. This program and certification is not intended for customers.

A typical participant is expected to be a veteran leader in the ServiceNow field, having successfully delivered many large, complex, global multi-product projects on the ServiceNow platform. They are required to have a special blend of technical expertise and soft skills in sales conversations and also post sales deliver domains allowing them to manage and communicate best practice advice and guidance with customers.

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Fred Reynolds
Co-host: Eddie McDonald
Co-host: Mike Sabia

ServiceNow is excited to peer into the future of customer experience (CX) to see what’s in store. Customer operations and service delivery have undergone significant disruptions in recent years. The year ahead promises to be no different.

The continuing need to deliver a frictionless customer journey, a renewed focus on improving the agent experience, and the meteoric rise of generative AI (GenAI) are some of the many reasons why CX is poised for transformation.

Join us in counting down our top CX predictions for 2024:

Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Fred Reynolds
Co-host: Becky Whiten
Co-host: John Dahl