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The ServiceNow Data Archiving Plug-in and its Limitations

The ServiceNow Data Archiving Plug-in and its Limitations

Date: October 30, 2024
Author: Zak Cole

The ServiceNow Data Archiving plug-in has a number of limitations that lead organizations into implementing an alternative archiving solution. An understanding of such limitations can help organizations decide between ServiceNowโ€™s in-built data archiving capabilities and purpose-built archiving solutions. What is the ServiceNow Data Archiving Plug-in? ServiceNow provides archiving capabilities via its Data Archiving plug-in. The…

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How to Manage ServiceNow Storage and Avoid Exceeding Storage Limits

How to Manage ServiceNow Storage and Avoid Exceeding Storage Limits

Date: October 23, 2024
Author: Zak Cole

Poor management of ServiceNow storage can lead to a number of issues. Firstly, users that exceed the ServiceNow storage limit are subject to additional storage fees.  Secondly, if left unaddressed, ServiceNow records can accumulate within database tables and impact the performance of the instance. This issue often manifests as slow dashboards, reports, queries and data…

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ServiceNow Data Archiving: Common Fears, Concerns and How to Resolve Them

Date: October 15, 2024
Author: Zak Cole

A well-defined process for ServiceNow data archiving helps manage growing data volumes, improve ServiceNowโ€™s performance and support organizationโ€™s efforts to comply with data regulations.  Despite the benefits, many organizations associate a number of common fears and concerns with the process. This article provides an overview of ServiceNowโ€™s in-built archiving capabilities, the limitations, fears and concerns…

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Creating a ServiceNow Instance Backup

Creating a ServiceNow Instance Backup: Common Fears and Concerns

Date: October 2, 2024
Author: Zak Cole

A ServiceNow instance backup could literally save your organization.  As a business-critical ITSM platform for many organizations, ServiceNow is often integrated with other key applications/systems for analytics, BI, AI, ML, etc. As a solution so central to many organizationโ€™s operations, data loss and downtime to ServiceNow can have catastrophic effects.  Consequences of downtime and data…

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Are ServiceNows Backup Capabilities

Are ServiceNowโ€™s Backup Capabilities Reliable Enough for Your Organization?

Date: September 18, 2024
Author: Zak Cole

ServiceNowโ€™s backup capabilities make it possible to recover data in the event of corruption and/or loss of ServiceNow data.  However, ServiceNowโ€™s approach to backup and restore is not foolproof.  In fact, a number of limitations to ServiceNowโ€™s backup capabilities increase the chances that corrupted or lost data cannot be recovered. ServiceNow itself recommends that its…

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Creating a ServiceNow Disaster Recovery Plan

Creating a ServiceNow Disaster Recovery Plan

Date: September 11, 2024
Author: Zak Cole

For users of ServiceNow, the importance of creating a ServiceNow disaster recovery plan should not be overlooked. The platform is critical to the way many organizations operate, and significant downtime and disruption will likely have serious consequences, felt around the enterprise.  Various limitations to ServiceNow’s in-built backup capabilities mean the solution does not meet every…

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Managing ServiceNow Data

Managing ServiceNow Data: Top Three ServiceNow Growing Pains and How to Address Them

Date: September 4, 2024
Author: Zak Cole

Effectively managing ServiceNow data and its growth is key to maintaining a healthy ServiceNow instance. If left unchecked, ServiceNow data growth can become unmanageable, causing significant problems for organizations using the platform.  This blog post will highlight the top three growing pains facing ServiceNow users and best practices for managing ServiceNow data growth.  Top Three…

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Disaster Recovery Plan for ServiceNow Users

Date: August 28, 2024
Author: Zak Cole

Disaster recovery is essential in supporting an organizationโ€™s overall business continuity strategy.  A well crafted and tested disaster recovery plan helps to minimize the impact of a disaster and ensure organizations can restore operations quickly. Itโ€™s important for disaster recovery to encompass all business functions, solutions and infrastructure. However there are some elements of a…

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ITSM Archiving and Why

ITSM Archiving and Why Itโ€™s So Necessary

Date: August 21, 2024
Author: Zak Cole

ITSM archiving is integral to the effective management of data and its growth.  The practice of ITSM – or IT Service Management – exists at an intersection which most other areas of an organization, its customers/users and its partners pass through. As such, ITSM solutions generate a lot of data organizations wish to retain. Either…

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Integration Hub Alternative for High Throughput ServiceNow Data Replication

Integration Hub Alternative for High Throughput ServiceNow Data Replication

Date: August 14, 2024
Author: Zak Cole

Due to its limitations, many organizations seek an Integration Hub alternative that better aligns with their requirements.  In the best case scenario, such limitations are recognised before too many development hours are lost to troubleshooting, avoiding a significant technical debt.  However, some organizations start their journey with the Integration Hub, and find their requirements outpace…

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