It's time to put automation into practice

How organizations can operationalize automation for lasting success

Automation holds more potential to positively impact IT and the business than ever before. As IT teams manage increasingly complex infrastructure environments and data-intensive workloads, automation can deliver much-needed operational efficiency. And as the business integrates emerging technologies like AI and ML, automation allows them to do so in an agile manner.

But despite these potential gains, we find that organizations struggle to advance automation. It's clear that confusion still exists about how best to put automation into practice.

In this year's Automation Priorities Report, we explore four priorities to help organizations operationalize automation.

Operationalizing automation requires a balance of immediate operational improvements and long-term strategic advantages. Some priorities focus on foundational investments in technology while others examine evolutions in processes and culture. All are needed for lasting success.

Here are your automation priorities for 2025.