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Helping Enterprise Clients Succeed With Automation
Automation
is hard What makes automation so challenging is not the down level bits of writing the the code and building the the systems that automate The real challenge to to to be- ing successful in in in automa- tion
in in in in Enterprise IT IT (EIT) is is aligning the cogs of tools culture and compe- tency Helping EIT clients succeed in in automation requires a a a a a a a a level of of creativ- ity ity and tenacity a a a a a a a a lack of of of which often causes auto- mation
initiatives to to to fail to to to reach their full potential business value This extra creativity and tenacity is is required as there are no turnkey solutions or or or plat- forms for for automation Automation
is typically
the the ‘glue’ that holds turnkey platforms together and al- lows them to to function as a a a a a whole system But for those teams and pro- jects that can push through the the challenges the the bene ts ts are compelling Automa- tion
is a a a a force multiplier that improves e e e e e e e ciency while reducing cost and risk So why aren’t more organiza- tions further down the the automation path? According to to Gartner “Digital business gives IT infrastructure and operations leaders a a a a a a mandate to implement organization-wide automation ”
Eric Miller
AWS Lead Neudesic
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