Santa Clara, CA-based ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), acquired data.world, an Austin, TX-based company which specializes in enterprise data cataloging and governance.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
With the acquisition, ServiceNow will deliver new data catalog and data governance solutions.
Led by CEO Brett Hurt, data.world provides a data catalog and data governance platform which will be brought into the ServiceNow AI platform, allowing customers to enrich data with meaning, context, and relationships, all while enabling AI agents and workflows to operate.
ServiceNow enables organizations to govern and orchestrate their entire data lifecycle from a single platform. Customers can capture and connect all assets, people data, and knowledge in bite‑sized, connected insights that accelerate action and make AI interactions more specific, reliable, and actionable.
The company also released new Workflow Data Fabric capabilities, including a data ecosystem built to power AI agents and workflows with real‑time intelligence. The new Workflow Data Network is a broad ecosystem of data platforms, applications, and enterprise tools that enhance Workflow Data Fabric and connect, understand, and take action from any data source, all on the ServiceNow AI Platform.
Workflow Data Network empowers organizations to move from fragmented insights to enterprise‑wide action – connecting AI to a dynamic ecosystem of partners that make data accessible and actionable across the ServiceNow AI Platform. With over 100 integrations across structured and unstructured, real‑time and historical, and both internal and third‑party sources, Workflow Data Network is designed to provide secure, flexible access to data – whether connected in place or brought into ServiceNow.
Zero Copy connectors to platforms like Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Google Cloud BigQuery, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, Cloudera, and Teradata deliver secure, scalable access to diverse data types. These connectors allow enhanced governance, compliance, and security while helping to reduce operational costs by eliminating manual data movement. Strategic partnerships with Adobe, Boomi, Microsoft, and Oracle integrate preferred applications and pre‑built templates directly into the ServiceNow AI Platform to supercharge workflow automations across departments and functions. ServiceNow’s open framework also connects to RaptorDB Pro and over 50 open‑source databases, enabling enterprises the flexibility to use the data platform of their choice.
As the Workflow Data Network continues to expand, ServiceNow also announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), bringing zero copy with Amazon Redshift to the ecosystem. The solution – part of the ServiceNow Workflow Data Network ecosystem – will unlock real‑time insights, increase AI driven actions and create seamless enterprise data unification.
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12/05/2025