Automation: An Ingrediant of Success

>keep things running smooth for those in the company
When it first began to make it’s rounds in thewho used a computer. As it became known that
business world, IT Automation was extremelyautomation would free up these types of resources
expensive to have implemented and the technologyand allow the network to patch itself this technology
was in an obviously unproven state.  As time wentreally began to garner attention from businesses that
by and the technology advanced more businessesmay have once been apprehensive about adopting a
began to take notice and begin implementing things likenew technology.
Run Book Automation and ITIL automation.These days the majority of companies be them small
As is normal in the world of computers things changeor large have implemented some type of automation. 
rapidly and there’s always a bigger, better pieceSome have begun to use services like ITIL
of software or hardware waiting in the shadowsManagement while others still have gone to full
patiently for its chance to dethrone currentautomation and streamlined their IT staff considerably,
technology.  This is perhaps even truer when dealingsaving their company both money and time. In fact
with technologies surrounding networks.  Thoughthose companies who do not plan to automate to
it’s been in existence for some time aspects ofeven a small degree should take heed and learn from
IT automation are just beginning to take foot withinthose who’ve already chosen that path.  Data
businesses.Center Automation has become such a powerful tool
When it first began to make it’s rounds in thethat those that choose not to automate often find
business world, IT Automation was extremelythemselves struggling to keep applications online and
expensive to have implemented and the technologyrunning properly and generally have no choice but to
was in an obviously unproven state.  As time wentemploy an unnecessarily large IT staff.  In many
by and the technology advanced more businessescases these companies have failed and are no more
began to take notice and begin implementing things likehowever it’s never to late to begin the
Run Book Automation and ITIL automation.  Theseautomation process.
businesses quickly discovered that implementation ofAs with all things once it approaches commodity
such things freed up not just network resources butstatus and is no longer the new thing prices drop,
human resources as well.healthy competition takes root, and there are endless
Prior to implementation the majority of businesseschoices both in terms of services and cost for
whom relied on their networks for business wereentrepreneurs and IT professionals to consider.  Most
frequently forced to dedicate one or two individuals toexperts predict that the majority of networks will be
a network for the sole purpose of tracking down bugscompletely autonomous by 2016 and while
and then manually create patches for those problems.that’s difficult to argue, it may happen much
This naturally consumed payroll and did not allowsooner should the technology continue on the road
talented individuals to assist in the creation of newit’s on.
applications, perform alpha and beta testing, and even