Insights | Thirdera

Optimizing the Application Landscape with ServiceNow Enterprise Architecture

Written by Michael Henderson | Feb 18, 2025 5:57:24 PM

This financial services company sought to enhance its enterprise architecture practice by improving application inventory visibility, Business Continuity Management (BCM), and application criticality assessment.

Project Snapshot

60%

reduction in application records

100%

BCM application visibility

Client size: 30,000+ Client industry: Financial Services Client location: Global

 

Key Challenges

Inefficient application management across regional and departmental variants.

Limited visibility into application inventory and business criticality.

Incomplete BCM coverage.

Lack of streamlined application certification processes.

 

Our Solution

Thirdera implemented ServiceNow Enterprise Architecture (formerly APM) to address critical architecture needs.

 

Application inventory
Established comprehensive inventory of 2,000+ applications, consolidated to ~800 through strategic rationalization.

 

Business continuity integration

Integrated with existing Fusion BCM tool, expanding application visibility from 20% to 100%.


 

Governance enhancement

Created automated business criticality evaluation process and simplified application certification schedules

 

Analytics and visibility

Developed Platform Analytics dashboards for insights into application certification and CSDM gaps.

The Result

Improved application management
Enabled more efficient application estate management with 60% record reduction.

Enhanced visibility
Created comprehensive views of application inventory, criticality, and business continuity.

 

Operational efficiency
Application estate now managed by fewer resources. 

About Thirdera, a Cognizant company

Thirdera, a Cognizant company is an Elite-level ServiceNow partner, enabling customers to maximize the value of the ServiceNow platform through workflow-enabled services and solutions. Founded in 2021 and acquired by Cognizant in 2024, Thirdera, a Cognizant company is one of the largest and most credentialed ServiceNow partners globally. We offer world-class guidance to help businesses accelerate growth and productivity. With expertise and capabilities spanning experience design, process optimization, and AI-accelerated solutions, we are ushering in the next era of transformation, automation, and partner expectation. Visit www.thirdera.com for more information.

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