ServiceNow Launches Manufacturing Solutions to Power New Era of Smart Manufacturing
ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) has unveiled new industry-specific solutions tailored for manufacturers during Knowledge 2021. These solutions aim to enhance operational efficiency and security while improving employee experience. The Operational Technology Management (OT Management) product offers visibility, availability, and security for critical technologies, addressing needs exacerbated by COVID-19. Early adopters include Siemens Energy. The new offerings are expected to be available in Q3 2021, helping manufacturers maximize digital investments and empower workers with real-time data.
- Introduction of Operational Technology Management to enhance operational visibility, availability, and security for manufacturers.
- Collaboration with Siemens Energy to enhance cybersecurity solutions for digital operating environments.
- New solutions expected to drive improvements in operational efficiency and employee productivity.
- Leveraging partnerships with Atos, Deloitte, Fujitsu, and Infosys to provide enhanced manufacturing solutions.
- Potential delays in the availability of new solutions.
- Uncertainty around whether new solution sales will justify the investment.
- Risks related to changes in the regulatory landscape of the manufacturing industry.
ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) today announced new industry-specific solutions for manufacturers at Knowledge 2021, ServiceNow’s flagship digital experience for its customers, partners, and developer community. ServiceNow’s manufacturing solutions will connect people, processes, knowledge, and technologies on the Now Platform to help make operations more efficient and secure while enhancing the employee experience. Leading manufacturing companies including Siemens Energy are early adopters of ServiceNow’s new manufacturing solutions.
“Manufacturers understand that the ability to securely run operations from anywhere and enable shopfloor workers with digital tools are crucial to compete and win in today’s dynamic global economy,” said Marshall Tyler, VP of Industry Solutions at ServiceNow. “ServiceNow is unlocking the benefits of workflow digitization with a single platform that improves experiences and outcomes across the manufacturing value chain.”
Introducing Operational Technology Management
ServiceNow’s newest industry-product, Operational Technology Management (OT Management), addresses manufacturers’ need to ensure the availability of their critical technology - a demand accelerated by COVID-19. Built on the Now Platform, OT Management is tailored to the unique requirements of operational technology, and allows manufacturers to gain:
- Visibility: Minimize blind spots with a unified view across IT and OT and proactively understand the connections and dependencies between systems with automated discovery of OT systems
- Availability: Avoid downtime and improve response and recovery with workflows and change management processes designed for OT systems
- Security: Reduce risk and streamline compliance efforts with pre-built proactive and reactive security workflows
“Digitalization is rapidly transforming industrial operating environments into hyper-connected industries that require the seamless integration of physical and digital assets working with internet-like speed,” said Leo Simonovich, vice president and global head, Industrial Cyber and Digital Security at Siemens Energy. “To secure the digital-driven economy of the future, industrial companies need cybersecurity solutions capable of monitoring, detecting, and acting on credible threat intelligence targeting operating environments. Our new collaboration brings together Siemens Energy’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR), powered by Eos.ii, solution with ServiceNow Operational Technology Management (OT Management) to provide a purpose-built cybersecurity offering that protects the digital operating environment with precision defense."
Connecting Workers for a New Era of Smart Manufacturing
Manufacturing trends like Industry 4.0 and global events like COVID-19 have accelerated digital investments in manufacturing operations. To maximize the return on these investments, manufacturers need to now empower their workers with relevant data and digital workflows to improve decision making and unlock productivity.
ServiceNow’s new manufacturing solutions will connect workers to digital operations, empowering them with training, knowledge and access to real-time data and communication. By putting workers at the center of the factory digitization experience, organizations can improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), reduce costs, and drive continuous improvement.
ServiceNow Partners Amplify Value for Manufacturers
ServiceNow's global ecosystem of partners enable manufacturers to accelerate time-to-value by expanding ServiceNow’s out-of-the-box workflows with pre-built solutions that combine industry best practices with rapid implementation and customer success plans.
Atos: Built on the Now Platform, Atos Product Quality Inspection is a new solution designed to help manufacturers manage product quality and reduce supply chain risk, enhancing their current technological infrastructure by leveraging Industry 4.0 principles.
Deloitte: Deloitte’s global manufacturing experience is providing new ways to apply OT Management to deliver transformational value through innovative, connected, cloud-enabled solutions, which are showcased at The Smart Factory @ Wichita.
Fujitsu: Fujitsu’s Smart Factory solutions integrate with ServiceNow OT Management to provide visibility, security, and predictive maintenance for the operational technology managing a manufacturer’s production assets, to help manufacturers transition to a new paradigm of digital sustainability.
Infosys: Infosys and ServiceNow jointly provide OT service management solutions that leverage Infosys Cobalt cloud blueprints, to support manufacturing industries as they digitize their factory, floor, and plant operations.
Additional information:
- ServiceNow’s new manufacturing solutions are expected to be generally available in Q3 2021.
- Watch the Knowledge 2021 Manufacturing Keynote.
- Learn more about digital transformation in manufacturing in ServiceNow’s Workflow Guide: The Modern Digital Factory.
- To learn more about ServiceNow’s work with Siemens Energy, read the press release.
- ServiceNow today introduced new industry solutions for the healthcare industry. Learn more here.
Use of Forward‑Looking Statements:
This press release contains "forward‑looking statements" about the expectations, beliefs, plans, and intentions relating to new solutions. Such forward‑looking statements include statements regarding expected performance and benefits of such solutions. Forward‑looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward‑looking statements. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, our results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward‑looking statements we make. We undertake no obligation, and do not intend, to update the forward‑looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward‑looking statements include, without limitation: (i) delays and unexpected difficulties and expenses in making available additional solutions; (ii) uncertainty whether sales of such solutions will justify this investment; and (iii) changes in the regulatory landscape of the manufacturing industry. Further information on factors that could affect our financial and other results is included in the filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
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