In the context of ServiceNow technical governance, environmental management primarily focuses on defining the instance structure. This includes:
Instance Segmentation: Determining how many instances are needed (e.g., separate instances for development, test, and production) and how they relate to each other.
Instance Upgrades: Establishing policies and procedures for managing instance upgrades, including scheduling, testing, and communication.
Instance Maintenance: Defining guidelines for ongoing maintenance activities, such as patching, backups, and performance monitoring.
Why not the other options?
B. Data ownership: Data ownership is typically addressed within data governance policies, not specifically environmental management.
C. User access policies: User access policies are part of security governance and are handled through roles, permissions, and access control lists.
D. Application customization: Application customization is governed by development and configuration standards, not directly by environmental management.
[Reference: ServiceNow platform documentation, ITIL 4 framework, =================]