NTT provides “ServiceNow Protected by VPN” to connect to ServiceNow through a closed network –Cloud Watch

NTT Communications Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NTT Com) released “ServiceNow Secured over VPN” on the 25th, which connects the SaaS service management tool “ServiceNow” provided by ServiceNow in the United States with the corporate ICT environment in a closed area. It can be used as a menu of the ICT total hosting service “Global Management One” on the same day.

“Immediate Service” is a SaaS-type service management tool that has the function of visualizing and editing workflows as workflows, and can be flexibly applied to various operations. As a tool to implement digital conversion (DX), companies all over the world use it, but at the same time, the demand for secure data exchange is also increasing. This time we will respond to these requirements. It is said that ServiceNow protected by VPN has become a service.

Since this service is directly connected to ServiceNow through VPN, “ServiceNow” can be used in a secure closed network without going through the Internet. Therefore, due to security policies, even companies in an environment where cloud services cannot be used over the Internet can use “Immediate Service.”

NTT Com’s corporate VPN service “Arcstar Universal One (L3)” is used for VPN lines, and the company calls for “Service Now” to be used in a safe and stable environment compared to Internet connections. is for. According to the wishes of the user company, the maximum bandwidth in the VPN connection part can be selected from three types: 100Mbps / 500Mbps / 1Gbps.

In addition, it is a menu that provides a set of “Immediate Service” subscription contracts and VPN connections, and it is also characterized by the ability to introduce a safe use environment in one stop. However, it makes it possible to provide VPN connection functions only to companies that already use “Service Now”.

In addition, NTT Com urged it to demonstrate the “immediate service” and high availability of VPN connection equipment because its data centers in eastern Japan have the same facilities as those in western Japan. Even if the equipment in the eastern part of Japan fails due to large-scale disasters and other reasons, the user company can continue to use the service even in the rare case of automatic switching to the data center in western Japan.

The reference price of a one-year contract (excluding tax) starts from 200,000 yen per month when the “Service Now” subscription contract and VPN connection are provided as a set, and 900,000 yen per month for VPN connection only (including personal support) Cost) to start. ).

In addition, NTT Com positions ServiceNow Secured over VPN as a service of the application group “Applications on SDPF”, which realizes data utilization by linking with the “intelligent data platform”.