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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Q4 2019 ServiceNow Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Thank you.

I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Lisa Banks, Vice President of Investor Relations. ahead. go Please

Lisa Banks

thank quarter and joining for us Good full-year you XXXX fourth and earnings ServiceNow's afternoon for conference call.

with Executive Mastantuono, On President call me Bill are the McDermott, and Chief Chief Officer; our Gina and Financial Officer. today our

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Bill McDermott

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Gina Mastantuono

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Operator

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Kash Rangan

the ServiceNow Hi, the clear. thank very you much, messaging of and and congratulations brilliantly Bill, exceedingly positioning team is

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Bill McDermott

kind very Thank you much, Kash. I really your remarks. appreciate

business most I is are think important scale continuity, front and the the I'm to thing that right now. stability, wanted things of in I convey most

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Kash Rangan

wishes. Exciting, congratulations best and

Bill McDermott

you so Thank much, Kash.

Operator

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Michael Turits

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Bill McDermott

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Michael Turits

thank you. Hey, Bill,

Bill McDermott

much, Thank you very Michael.

Operator

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Rakesh Kumar

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Bill McDermott

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Rakesh Kumar

segment? AIOps move Loom like a if and Systems, intent add infrastructure to acquisition this recent your follow-up other complementary could of And into around or this does APM signal some I segments acquisition

Bill McDermott

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Rakesh Kumar

Great, thank you.

Bill McDermott

you. Thank

Operator

comes from question ahead. Please Hindlian go with next Sarah Your Macquarie.

Your line is open.

Sarah Hindlian

Hi, thank you very much.

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Gina Mastantuono

Sarah. you, Thank

Sarah Hindlian

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Bill McDermott

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Sarah Hindlian

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Gina Mastantuono

and as to Sure. forward Thank person. much, well looking you you so in meeting I'm

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Sarah Hindlian

right, you thank very much. All

Bill McDermott

you, Thank Sarah.

Operator

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Brad Zelnick

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Bill McDermott

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Brad Zelnick

of Bill, for success. a fan Thanks thoughtful your the and big forward I'm much to again. thank your winners look continued way dream, you so answer.

Bill McDermott

Thank I'm Thank you very you. honored. much, Brad.

Operator

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Bill McDermott

Absolutely.

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Unidentified Analyst

signed Microsoft terms opportunities, importance see you with opportunities was joint of feel ecosystem can very was going partnership that Federal if play? That's out as partners strategic strengthening going sort what about the that strengthening Microsoft, of strategic if and hit I calling with you I wondering around upon that of do the but of was recent could partnership If this follow-up, mentioned summer in Deloitte. you that ecosystem Accenture encouraging. another you just may, I do partner, and on forward the the partnership the forward one quick

Bill McDermott

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Unidentified Analyst

Bill. you, thank Great,

Bill McDermott

Thank you.

Operator

next ahead. with Sterling from Your question JPMorgan. Please comes Auty go

Your line is open.

Sterling Auty

the curious out In what translate your were and two the you XXXX? spend for machine. sales marketing guys. of hi, pointed how brand thanks, of XXXX we for just go-to-market remarks that Yes, into kind think the as that prepared about we the I'm should count marketing tenants and hiring

Bill McDermott

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Gina Mastantuono

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Sterling Auty

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Gina Mastantuono

listen, say that. choose strong. lack most is anything remains XX% renewal of I'll not very We're or because seeing more all. through in renew pricing renew industry usually leading really The M&A customers and No, customers rate of consolidation. at not reasons doesn't of with value common proud to why respect We're to

Sterling Auty

you. thank it, Got

Operator

ahead. comes Roderick Please Tom with from question next Your Stifel. go

open. is line Your

Tom Roderick

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Bill McDermott

Tom. thank well, much, Yes, very you

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Tom Roderick

just demand quarter on is portfolio deal, follow-up the little is about product seems the it just being the wider the quick the sector third of public year. quarter, September shaping sort a and strong get but you the think that up the to bit more a and Bill, wider? Fantastic. very to broader VA over I federal, Federal accustomed Can we've now of opportunity itself like the continues how gotten pacing talk course out

Bill McDermott

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Tom Roderick

Fantastic, it. thank you for the detail, appreciate

Bill McDermott

Thank you very much, Tom.

Operator

from ahead. go Your Samad comes question next Samana Please Jefferies. from

Your line is open.

Samad Samana

my and questions a evening, to as good tenure others start for Hi, the year. at to said, have ServiceNow strong thanks on congrats your taking close and

rate. you're net now So if the for and recently, the provided how dollar maybe, a Mike that a and just Bill? if looked going I'm one just metric role curious that you, you that's the the Gina, fourth that expansion quarter on forward, follow-up that just had in plan in past curious for maybe in then giving just base I'm

Gina Mastantuono

be May. And we'll Day rate in providing Analyst strong expansion very was at in So QX. it

Samad Samana

the deals? Thanks I about I contribution One announced? there deals as gone know but dovetail what you've tuck-ins, again that M&A that just the think on we've to think the have or taking bigger then calls in on Bill, this think and curiosity, you've people for Okay, how though. smaller great. M&A I something we small XXXX, has as we that, seen my from And what of you numbers I touched been guess thought about a guess And the guys -- two then, lot out to of was about a how philosophy questions. should any mirror terms will just should

Bill McDermott

much your question. very you for Thank Samana. Yes,

reported from you zero. any the First the of that to all, tuck-ins there numbers Gina today, and small zero contribution of was to I revenue

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Samad Samana

Great, appreciate Thank squeezing you the me Q&A. you. into guys I

Bill McDermott

Pleasure.

Operator

comes Alex Zukin Capital RBC Markets. ahead. with last Please go Your from question

Your line open. is

Unidentified Analyst

$XXX think this success ServiceNow's CSM figure clearly for in Thanks about relative When thinking here on way about portfolio, environment consider supercharge the right million in and remarks, the your parts taking broadly? mentioned for guys Alex. think other [indiscernible] about in and your in to in CSM? And then Bill, you different CSM us evolving is prospects the you Thanks. my Hi, we are me squeezing for what that we prepared you the growth competitive company's category, how just in given is should of the more vision mission segment, there. to question. from seeing guys segment this how product

Bill McDermott

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us better with ServiceNow. off So, should you any what do if you with about probably have you partnering doubts

Operator

the the questions. to turn for have remarks. all time I'll call closing we It's back presenters for

Bill McDermott

did. like the company, our company. of Donahoe thank leadership, for the for like thank Closing that XX,XXX just remarks, thank they and I hand-off I'd my thank and John everybody he for of gave our for great us. coming of friend, Gina just the especially I'd to ServiceNow confidence to to wonderful Exceptionally for support, the I'd professionals the into for that proud plus Board all like the in demonstrated you joining to her Founder, job especially you in like me that

up. We are warmed just getting

up. fired are We

go. We are ready to

Operator

conference very you today's Thank concludes This us. call. joining much for

may now You disconnect.

ServiceNow (NOW) 29 Jan 202019 Q4 Earnings call transcript