ServiceNow and data security firm Cohesity announced a strategic partnership on March 10, 2026, to deliver a new standard for agent resilience in the enterprise. The collaboration is designed to provide organizations with the tools necessary to build, operate, and safeguard autonomous AI agents and their associated data with enterprise-grade reliability. This partnership integrates ServiceNow’s AI platform and workflow automation with Cohesity’s data security and management technology, addressing the critical need for continuity in AI-driven operations.
Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will develop integrated solutions that allow AI agents to maintain operational integrity during system failures or cyber incidents. By leveraging ServiceNow’s Workflow Data Fabric and Cohesity’s Data Cloud, the joint offering aims to ensure that autonomous agents can access secure, verified data while maintaining a robust recovery path. This initiative comes as enterprises increasingly deploy AI agents to handle complex tasks across IT, human resources, and customer service departments.
ServiceNow Chairman and CEO Bill McDermott stated that the partnership is a response to the rapid adoption of agentic AI, noting that resilience is the next frontier for autonomous systems. McDermott emphasized that for AI agents to be truly effective, they must be backed by a data architecture that is both secure and highly available. Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen echoed these sentiments, highlighting that the integration will provide a cyber-resilient foundation for the next generation of AI applications, ensuring that data used by AI models remains immutable and recoverable.
The technical framework of the partnership focuses on three primary pillars: secure data ingestion, continuous monitoring of agent health, and rapid recovery of AI state. By combining ServiceNow’s observability tools with Cohesity’s snapshot and recovery capabilities, the companies intend to minimize downtime for AI-driven workflows. This is particularly relevant for regulated industries where data provenance and system uptime are subject to strict compliance requirements.
The announcement coincided with a period of mixed performance in the broader financial markets. At the market open on March 10, 2026, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 47,740.8, representing a 0.06% increase at the open, though it remained down 2.38% over the past week. The S&P 500 opened at 6,796.0, up 0.01%, while the Nasdaq Composite showed a 0.12% gain at the open to reach 22,696.0. The Russell 2000 diverged from the larger indices, opening down 0.10% at 2,553.7. Volatility, as measured by the VIX, was at 25.5, a 13.5% decrease at the open, while the 10-year Treasury yield was recorded at 4.15%.
Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed. However, the companies confirmed that initial integrations would be available to select enterprise customers by the third quarter of 2026. The collaboration builds upon existing technical ties between the two firms, as ServiceNow previously invested in Cohesity through its venture arm, ServiceNow Ventures.