# ServiceNow launches Control Tower Alliance with Kong, AWS, OpenAI and others

Digest AI · Enterprise & Industry · published 2026-10-28T21:17:04Z

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## Summary

ServiceNow announced the **ServiceNow Control Tower Alliance** on October 28, 2026, a partner ecosystem focused on AI governance, security, and observability. Founding members include Kong, Amazon Web Services, Cisco, NVIDIA, OpenAI, and others. The alliance centers on the **Super Intelligence Control Tower**, a centralized platform designed to discover, secure, govern, observe, and measure enterprise AI adoption at scale. Partners collaborate through three modes: building solutions on the Control Tower, delivering pre-integrated and certified offerings, or co-selling with ServiceNow’s global support. Kong, positioning itself as the **AI Connectivity Company**, will contribute its **Kong Konnect** platform to enforce real-time governance across APIs, models, and tools used by AI agents. The Control Tower also includes features like AI Passport—a digital identity document for agents—and compliance workflows for regulations such as the **EU AI Act** and **California AI Transparency Act**. ServiceNow claims the alliance provides curated, tested solutions to help enterprises adopt AI safely while maintaining visibility and control over agent behavior.

## Key points

- ServiceNow Control Tower Alliance launched with Kong, AWS, Cisco, NVIDIA, OpenAI, and seven other founding members
- Super Intelligence Control Tower offers discovery, security, governance, observability, and value measurement for enterprise AI
- Kong’s Kong Konnect enforces real-time governance across APIs, models, and tools used by AI agents

## Why it matters

The alliance consolidates AI governance tools under a single platform, reducing fragmentation for enterprises adopting AI. Kong’s participation extends real-time enforcement, addressing a key gap in multi-provider AI workflows. For businesses, this means standardized compliance, reduced risk, and easier integration of third-party AI tools.

## Sources

1. [Kong Becomes Founding Member of ServiceNow Control Tower Alliance](https://unite.ai/kong-becomes-founding-member-of-servicenow-control-tower-alliance) (Unite.AI, 2026-10-28)

Part of the developing story: [Google Cloud Expands Enterprise AI Partnerships](https://digestai.news/thread/accenture-expands-federal-ai-push-with-google-s-gemini-agents) (6 stories)

## Cite

Digest AI, "ServiceNow launches Control Tower Alliance with Kong, AWS, OpenAI and others", 28 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/servicenow-launches-control-tower-alliance-with-kong-aws-openai-and-ot

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