Cadena named top ServiceNow SAM partner

Cadena Co. said April 14 it was ranked the No. 1 ServiceNow Software Asset Management partner for 2026 in a market review published by Kinross Research. (kinrossresearch.com) Kinross Research said it evaluated ServiceNow ecosystem partners on specialization depth, Software Asset Management Professional delivery strength, artificial intelligence readiness, Fortune 500 track record, and enterprise asset intelligence capability. Cadena’s announcement said the firm was recognized for work across discovery, configuration, documentation, and testing. (kinrossresearch.com) (abnewswire.com) ServiceNow’s Software Asset Management product is built to track software licenses, compliance, and optimization, including reclaiming unused rights and managing entitlements. ServiceNow says the product also automates parts of the software lifecycle and is aimed at cutting overspending and audit risk. (servicenow.com 1) (servicenow.com 2) That makes implementation partners important: ServiceNow says its partner ecosystem is meant to help customers deploy, optimize, and extend the platform. Its partner finder lists firms across sales, services, and technology roles rather than a single official ranking of “best” partners. (servicenow.com 1) (servicenow.com 2) Cadena describes itself as a boutique consultancy focused on ServiceNow Software Asset Management Professional, Flexera migrations, audit defense, and artificial intelligence governance. Its website says it works with Fortune 500 enterprises across sectors including banking, healthcare, defense, energy, retail, and telecommunications. (cadena.co 1) (cadena.co 2) On its services page, Cadena says its implementation method starts with software spend detection and discovery, then connects ServiceNow Discovery with single sign-on logs, procurement feeds, expense reports, and endpoint telemetry. The company says that process is designed to build a data baseline before policy and workflow design. (cadena.co) Kinross Research’s writeup says Cadena stood out because it is narrowly focused on Software Asset Management rather than broader ServiceNow work. The same writeup says the firm’s delivery model uses artificial intelligence to accelerate project tasks, a claim echoed in the company’s April 14 press release. (kinrossresearch.com) (usatoday.com) ServiceNow is also pushing artificial intelligence across its own partner program: its 2026 partner awards page says the company is recognizing partners that apply the ServiceNow artificial intelligence platform to deliver measurable customer outcomes. Cadena’s new ranking lands as buyers are being sold faster deployments and tighter control of software, cloud, and artificial intelligence spending on the same platform. (servicenow.com) (servicenow.com)