Operational Technology Mgmt in ServiceNow Modules

Operational Technology Mgmt

Bring visibility and service management to industrial OT and connected devices.

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Operational Technology Management extends ServiceNow beyond the IT data centre into the factory floor, the utility grid and the connected building. OT assets, PLCs, sensors, SCADA systems, have historically been invisible to IT tools, yet they now carry cyber risk and need the same lifecycle discipline.

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What OTM adds
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Operational Technology Management extends ServiceNow beyond the IT data centre into the factory floor, the utility grid and the connected building. OT assets, PLCs, sensors, SCADA systems, have historically been invisible to IT tools, yet they now carry cyber risk and need the same lifecycle discipline. OTM gives them an inventory, a health view and a service model.

What OTM adds

OT asset inventory, a purpose-built model (based on the Purdue reference model) for industrial assets in the CMDB.
Site-based organisation, group assets by physical site and production line.
OT vulnerability response, connect OT risk into Security Operations.
Incident & change for OT, apply ITSM practices safely to production environments.

IT/OT convergence. Attacks increasingly cross from IT into OT. OTM matters because you cannot protect or maintain what you cannot see, it gives security and operations teams a shared, accurate picture of industrial assets.

Where it connects

OTM feeds the CMDB, links to SecOps for OT threat response, and uses ITSM change control adapted for the safety constraints of operational environments.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the term Operational Technology Management (OTM) refer to in ServiceNow?

Operational Technology Management extends ServiceNow beyond the IT data centre into the factory floor, the utility grid and the connected building.

What is another point to note about Operational Technology Management (OTM)?

OTM feeds the CMDB, links to SecOps for OT threat response, and uses ITSM change control adapted for the safety constraints of operational environments.

What else is worth knowing about Operational Technology Management (OTM)?

OT asset inventory, a purpose-built model (based on the Purdue reference model) for industrial assets in the CMDB. Site-based organisation, group assets by physical site and production line. OT vulnerability response, connect OT risk into Security Operations.