Taking Automation to the Next Level – Business-Driven Automation
Published:
April 23 2009, 01:43 PM
by
Ben Scheerer
In lean economic times, automation can represent an opportunity for IT to reduce cost through more efficient practices and processes. But while you can usually gain some efficiency with a lower level of automation, an automation strategy can’t achieve full business value unless it’s guided by sound business principals. Without the proper business context organizations may end up automating processes with the least business value and devoting resources to the wrong services.
We at CA have developed a unique approach to automation termed Business-Driven Automation (BDA). BDA aligns to the context of the business and helps organizations achieve step gains in efficiency as they grow in their automation capabilities. An organization’s automation maturity can easily be assessed and tracked though our BDA maturity model as detailed in a CA white paper I co-authored Enabling Business-Driven Automation for Business Advantage. Be sure to explore the benefits and impending business value gained from Business-Driven Automation and achieve a better understanding on how a BDA strategy will benefit your business regardless of where your current automation capabilities lie.
By: Ben Scheerer
In the position of Senior Principal of Product Marketing, Ben Scheerer manages solutions marketing for CA’s Virtualization and Cloud Management initiatives. Ben’s 17 years of industry experience has run the course of software sales, consulting to product and solutions marketing. Ben’s contributions...
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