ServiceNow, the AI platform for business transformation, unveiled the Yokohama platform release, advancing automation, governance, and workflow intelligence to help businesses navigate operational complexity. With this release, organizations can accelerate application development, improve workflow performance, and enhance customer experiences — all while maintaining the highest standards of governance and security. 

From ServiceNow Studio, which provides a unified workspace for rapid application development and governance, to enhanced self-service portals which enable customers to conveniently configure and place orders, these innovations simplify complexity and drive efficiency. Service Observability also ensures business resilience through AI-driven insights so organizations can meet the growing demand for enterprise-wide visibility — all within a single, secure platform.

The 2024 Gartner Digital Worker Survey found that over 60 percent of digital workers are streamlining work with basic automation and using analytics to build customized dashboards to support business decisions. With the Yokohama release, ServiceNow is reducing complexity and inefficiencies so businesses can strengthen decision-making, improve experiences, and accelerate productivity.

“ServiceNow continues to redefine what’s possible with AI-powered automation. By embedding intelligence into end-to-end workflows, we enable businesses to break down siloes, accelerate decision-making, and drive seamless operations at scale,” said Jon Sigler, executive vice president of Platform and AI at ServiceNow. “With the Yokohama platform release, ServiceNow helps our customers take action — giving businesses the ability to move faster, innovate smarter, and scale seamlessly. The ServiceNow Platform unites people, processes, and data in a single system of action, transforming complexity into clarity and making business transformation readily achievable.”

Speed and scale define modern business — but fragmented tools slow innovation, and siloed solutions lead to governance issues and workflow inconsistencies. The opportunity comes from building AI-powered, enterprise-grade solutions that connect teams, automate workflows, and establish security by design.

ServiceNow Studio is a unified, AI-powered environment that revolutionizes development on the ServiceNow Platform for no-code, low-code, and pro-code developers. With built-in support from Now Assist, ServiceNow Studio accelerates application development with intuitive, easy-to-use tools that enhance collaboration and streamline automation. 

Developers can work seamlessly across projects by managing all metadata in one place with cross-scope editing and confidently deploy changes with developer-friendly update set management. 

Expanding on ServiceNow’s AI Agent innovations, it integrates with AI Agent Studio, enabling developers to design both apps and AI agents in one experience. Together, these capabilities automate reviews, approvals, and application changes all enabled by the seamless data integration of ServiceNow Workflow Data Fabric for fully governed, enterprise-wide data connectivity. By centralizing tools, best practices, and AI-driven workflows, ServiceNow Studio empowers businesses to scale automation, collaborate more effectively, and turn innovation into real impact.

Service Observability, part of ServiceNow IT Operation Management, gives organizations a single solution to manage and act on insights across their entire observability ecosystem. Many enterprises rely on dozens of monitoring and observability tools, creating complexity and blind spots. Service Observability brings together information from any source, using AI-driven insights to pinpoint root causes faster, quantify business impact, and resolve issues before they escalate.

With Service Observability, IT teams get a unified, AI-powered hub that integrates seamlessly with their existing solutions. AI-driven automated workflows allow organizations to reduce downtime, remove guesswork, and align service operations with business outcomes. Service Observability delivers real-time intelligence that helps organizations move from reactive troubleshooting to proactive problem-solving.

Alfanar Global Development, has announced a landmark $1.4 billion investment to develop four world-class data centers. The announcement was made during LEAP 2025 in the presence of Abdullah Al Swaha, minister of communications and information technology.

Four data centers will be developed in four locations across Riyadh and Dammam, strengthening the Kingdom’s position as a global digital hub whilst accelerating progress towards Vision 2030’s digital transformation objectives.

These facilities aim to support cloud computing, AI-driven solutions, and data security, catering to both government and enterprise needs across a wide range of industries, including finance, healthcare, e-commerce, and AI-driven enterprises, by offering high-performance digital solutions on an international scale.

With this move, Alfanar Global Development continues to strengthen the data economy sector, enabling Saudi Arabia to consume and export data services. As the data center industry continues to expand rapidly, these data centers aim to offer scalable, resilient infrastructure, driving innovation in AI and digital transformation.

Prioritizing efficiency and sustainability, they will also contribute to the Kingdom’s green energy and environmental goals, supporting a more connected and future-ready Saudi Arabia.

Amer Al Ajmi, executive vice president of Alfanar Projects, said: “Alfanar Global Development is leaping into the future with this project, and we are proud of our continuous contribution to Vision 2030 in a transformative way.”

“By creating a secure and scalable digital infrastructure, we are not only advancing the Kingdom’s digital economy but also attracting global businesses, putting Saudi Arabia on the map as a leader in data storage and technology-driven innovation.”

With the most advanced security protocols, scalable cloud computing solutions, and AI-driven processing capabilities, these data centers are designed to attract multinational corporations seeking secure, efficient, and high-performance data storage solutions.